Word: portions
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...facade which is being erected on the Gray Herbarium is now nearing completion, and will be completely finished about the middle of April. This constitutes a portion of the reconstruction which the Herbarium has been undergoing within the past few years $10,000 was provided for the facade by an anonymous friend, being the fourth recent gift to the institution...
...Gray h.'44. It eventually proved, however, inadequate for the purpose, and presented a great danger of fire with the consequent loss of its valuable contests. The reconstruction was begun in 1910, when N. T. Kidder '82 gave $11,000 for the erection of a wing to contain a portion of the plant specimens, which now number 485,000 sheets. The following year, an anonymous donation of $25,000 was used for the purpose of building the southwest wing to provide for the library and administrative offices. In the same year, George Robert White made possible the rebuilding...
...lends harmony to the whole structure. Every effort has been made to make the building thoroughly fire-proof. The desks are of steel with asbestos tops, and all the fittings non-inflammable. The metal cases containing the collections are air tight to guard against dampness and dust. The central portion, wherein a part of the specimens must be stored for lack of room elsewhere, is now the only section which presents any menace through fire
President Quincy in 1837 spoke of Gore Hall as the principal ornament of the College square, and expected that but a small portion of what we now call Gore Hall would be of "sufficient capacity to contain the probable accumulation of books during the present century." As we watch the derricks pulling down the walls of this intellectual Bastile we wonder in a somewhat patronizing air at President Quincy's quaint taste and short-sighted expectations. Let us forget his taste, and think about his short-sightedness. He made his mistake in judgment because he could not see our modern...
...floors have now been taken up, the iron stacks being the next portion to be removed. This latter operation should not occupy over three days, and upon its completion work on the exterior will progress rapidly...