Word: power
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...construction of the Freshman Halls in 1914 marked the real beginning of central heating at the University. Because of the proximity of the power-producing unit of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, the obvious solution of the dormitory heating problem was a "hook-up" with the boiler room of the power plant. The way in which the concession was secured is one of the unwritten chapters of Harvard diplomacy, but the negotiations were successful and the economies in heating costs led the College authorities to consider at once ways and means for extending the service...
...corner of the new library, under Massachusetts Avenue, down Linden Street, under Mt. Auburn Street, and thence to the rear of the then new Gore Hall of the Freshman group. At that point, when the steam pipes were installed, connection was made with the system from the Elevated power plant. The heating service, even at that great distance, proved satisfactory and it was gradually extending until all the Yard buildings, except the house occupied by Professor Palmer, were connected with the central plant. Later the new Fogg Art Museum was brought into the system...
...question that required a great deal of discussion", said Field, "was that of how much power the editor of a college paper should have. It was decided that the best way to insure good organization is for the editor to be absolute in his authority when it comes to a final decision about the policy of the paper. The committee also held the view that editorials should represent the opinion of the editors of the newspaper, not the opinion of the majority of students in the college. We all felt," he continued, "that the publications should lead, not follow...
...during the blanket enthusiasm for every sort of co-operation from the Farmers' Milk Exchange to the Melting Pot. Certainly there is pleasure and prestige to be had through such associations as the National Student Federation; the profit derived therefrom must be a general and genial entity. Without executive power, which no one desires to grant it, the recommendations of the organization through its committees remain merely advisory and the whole advantage of the discussions boils down to an exchange of opinions on ideas that are growing tired...
...charge of the chickens; the radio-announcer was given a mop; the judge was made a waiter in the mess hall; the preacher was given the task of cleaning the chapel each day; the bartender was put to washing dishes; the pugilist was made a fireman in the power house; the masseur was given the job of manicuring the yard; and the pretzel peddler was assigned to the scavenger cart...