Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual report of the curator (Mr. Alexander Agassiz) of the Museum of Comparative Zoology for 1882-1883 has lately been published. It contains an interesting report on the beginnings and progress of the museum, together with an excellent heliotype of the buildings; also reports on the various departments by the heads of those departments...
Committee CHARLES CARROLL,Committee GORDON DEXTER,Committee GEO. HIGGINSON.The N. Y. Times says of the report of Supt. Damrell on the boat-house accident :-"There is no attempt made in this report to fix the responsibility on any person or persons, but simply to state the physical causes which brought about the accident, and to show how such accidents may be avoided in the future. It was at first intended to examine at length into the question of responsibility, but after much deliberation on the part of those interested this was given up. The reasons for this abandonment were, first...
...Knapp's report on the boat-house accident which has not been made public, divides the responsibility, holding that the corporation is not entirely responsible. As it is understood that no suits are to be brought the matter will be allowed to rest on the part of the corporation...
...report of John S. Damrell, Boston's inspector of buildings, upon the causes of the accident at the Harvard boat-house, is as follows : L. E. Sexton, President of the Harvard University Boat Club-Dear Sir : In response to your letter under date of Nov. 12,1883, I visited the site of the Harvard University Boat Club house in Cambridge, Mass., and examined building and platforms on the west or water side of same, with a view of ascertaining the cause of accident Oct. 20, 1883. The platform I found in a wrecked condition-that is, a certain or central...
...meeting of the managing committee of the school of classical studies at Athens recently held in New York, Prof. Goodwin, who has been director during the past year, tendered his report. This report is a very interesting one and quite favorable to the future success of the school. The work of the six students present during the past year has been characterized by industry and a true desire to make the best of their opportunities. The school will be a great aid to scholars from America, who may in future visit Greece, and its work will not be limited...