Word: shower
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...great reasons for the unpopularity of the Yard dormitories has been the lack of decent toilet and bathing facilities in them. The north entry of Thayer was no better than the other Yard buildings in this respect. There was but one shower bath room, and the only toilet room was in the basement. The interior of the entry has been so thoroughly gutted that there should be but little extra expense or labor required for the installation of an adequate toilet and bath room on each floor. Hot and cold running water also might well be provided for each suite...
...addition to Harvard Hall, an entrance hall and a large cafe. Above will be the library and several smaller rooms. With the exception of the sixth the remaining floors will be taken up by 23 bedrooms. On the sixth floor will be three squash courts with locker rooms and shower-baths...
...there were 781 meteors recorded; three years later 431 meteors were counted in the eastern half of the sky. The search this year began at midnight, meteors appearing from that time in increasing numbers until an hourly rate of 134 was reached, and a fine shower seemed imminent. The rate, however, suddenly fell off, averaging only between 50 and 60 per hour during the rest of the night...
...been carried on through the summer and is now nearly complete. Every room is furnished with hot water heating apparatus, and with hot and cold running water. On each floor in both entries, occupying the present bed-room space at the ends of the halls, a set of shower baths and lavatories has been installed; while porcelain bath tubs have been placed in the basements. In order to permit of bath room facilities on the first floor as well as the others, the west entry stairways have been modified to correspond with those in the east entries...
...previously this year, as the men made long, hard line drives that were in contrast to the files made in the Holy Cross game. In the field, also, the work was animated and showed the spirit of determination and hard work that pervades the team. Although a heavy thunder shower fell during the practice, the men carried every play through to its end, despite the slippery ground and wet balls...