Word: roofs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...erection of a mere two thirds of a gymnasium are numerous and have already gained a good deal of recognition. In the first place it is a sloppy way of doing things and will involve the extra expense incident to the construction and subsequent wrecking, of a temporary roof. During the time of building the third story, much if not all of the gymnasium will be closed to facilitate the activities of the contractor and his employees. And obviously the University will completely lack for an indefinite period the use of the top story which has not been built...
...June of the next year came a scorching day. In the morning, as usual, the dogs scampered and trotted out on the laboratory roof. Toward the end of the afternoon the doctors were summoned and there in the sunshine lay a monstrous dead bulldog, by now twice the weight of her litter mate, a dog fit for baying at enormous moons. In the burning heat her heart and lungs had failed to function for her abnormal, pituitarily overgrown body. Dead though she was, however, she had proved it possible to grow giants in a laboratory...
...everlasting roof...
...Mellon's next notable act was to issue a statement which, had the Congress been in session, must have raised the roof of the Capitol. Said Mr. Mellon: "This is a good time for the prudent investor to buy bonds. ... It is easier to pick out sound bonds than sound stocks" (see BUSINESS...
...smothered religion in the Wall Street district. Only last week a new orthodox Jewish synagog opened its doors there for the first time. The synagog is merely an office building room given by Benjamin E. Greenspan, a lawyer. Some day he hopes to build a fitting edifice on the roof of one of the skyscrapers. Once indifferent to religion, Lawyer Greenspan found fresh faith two years ago when his eldest daughter miraculously escaped Death. Thereafter he prayed during every office day. Last week more than 100 Jews went to his synagog's first service. When the skyscraper synagog...