Word: scaled
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...semi-annual examination in N. H. 4, will count as 300 on a scale of 500, the final examination, of course counting...
First, we went into the engine room, where is generated all the steam used in cooking. The boilers are high, but the engine is small, it being used principally to run the laundry which is connected with the kitchen. Here we can get some idea of the scale upon which our Dining Association is conducted. In this laundry, which is used almost exclusively for washing the soiled table linen, are employed four or five women, who have nothing to do except to attend to these duties. Here, too, are the latest improvements in machinery, which saves a vast amount...
After inspecting the store rooms and refrigerators, we ascended once more to the regions above, more than ever impressed with the magnitude of the scale upon which our dining hall is conducted...
...expect our division of the parade to be again, as in years past, the most unique and interesting feature of the whole affair. It is certain that the preparations for the event which have been made this year by the college are on a far more elaborate scale than ever before. Whether this is advisable or not is an open question; but that the Harvard brigade will be met with an ovation on its march admits of no doubt. There is some uncertainty as to the result of attempting to divide the classes into companies or of making any pretence...
...Band" and the drum corps turn out with the student delegation which is to attend the Independent rally in Boston, is not a bad proposition. Other considerations aside, the practice to be obtained would more than repay the trouble, while the accompanying fun would serve further to tip the scale in favor of this scheme. If the drum corps is not the proficient enough to turn out en masse, a picked corm might be chosen from among those whose former experience with the sticks enables them to serve without further practice. If any action is to be taken it must...