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...glass flowers, at the University Museum, has been discontinued, and will not be resumed until Professor Goodale returns from his vacation. The work, thus far largely experimental, has proved entirely satisfactory. There was a possibility that the weight of the larger models, five to eight pounds, would cause the plaster mounts to break, when stood upright in the cases, but sufficient time has now elapsed to allow for any such accident, and none of the plaster casts show any signs of weakness...
...most striking part of the building is a large reception room for ladies, occupying the greater part of the first floor. The floor of this room is of Georgia pine, and the doors and other finishings are of cypress. The walls are of rough plaster, painted a dark green, with a broad frieze in a lighter tint. The ceiling is supported by two large beams, which run cross wise and give a substantial appearance to the entire room...
...parlor or meeting rooms oak panelled finish and deep window seats are called for, while the society rooms are to be finished in light paint to recall the old colonial buildings. This same treatment will be carried out in the Assembly Hall. Throughout the building the plaster walls are to be painted in plain harmonious color as a background for portraits and prints...
...Princeton a practice of strengthening the ankles and knees of each member of the eleven by adhesive plaster or elastic bands, even in ordinary daily practice, is very successful and might well be tried here. It takes time and cannot of course wholly prevent sprains or wrenched knees, but it makes the chances of serious injury very small...
...plaster cast of the "Pieta," by Michael Angelo, the original of which is in St. Peter's at Rome, has also been received recently...