Word: projections
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Harvard Commission on Western History recently established by the Corporation has commenced its work of making a collection of books and documents on the history and development of the West, broadly interpreted. Professor Hart has been advertising the project on his tour through the West, and Dean Wells, secretary of the commission, is sending out letters to graduates and undergraduates living in the western states asking individuals to aid in the work by reporting to him any material, such as books, pamphlets, newspapers, reports, letters, etc., bearing on the history of their own section of the country...
...Massachusetts tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock for the purpose of discussing the proposition of having electric lights in the Senior Dormitories next year. The committee has investigated the proposition thoroughly and is prepared with all the necessary details. As many men as possible should be present, as the project is one vital to the class, and one which President Lowell is heartily supporting...
...furnishes necessary capital. The latter has four requisites which the former must take account of, namely, he has to be saved money, time, trouble, and his problems must be worked out for him in advance. Therefore the business man will always ask these questions: "What will the project cost? Will it pay? Where is the money coming from?" The engineer must be able to answer these and at the same time impress upon his employer the necessity of the future growth of the enterprise. Furthermore he must be able to make recommendations, graphic charts, and reports which will convince...
...Cosmopolitan Club, the Deutscher Verein and other such organizations are already taking an active interest in this project and it is hoped that with this impetus such an excellent plan will soon materialize...
...fixed for the opening, it will probably be within the next month. The entire tube is now finished and the subterranean landing stages are ready for use, but there is still some work to be done upon the sections above ground. When work was begun upon this remarkable engineering project it was estimated that it would be nearly four years before it was completed. The Hugh Nawn Construction Company, in spite of two or three unlooked for delays has managed to bring the work almost to a finish in two years and three months...