Word: sizing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...progress of construction for a building of this size has been remarkable. It is expected that the ice surface will be ready for use by January 15, although some of the minor details will not be completed until a fortnight later...
...hockey rinks inside the Stadium have been completed and will be flooded today. One of the rinks is the same width as the Boston Arena, and the other is the exact size of the St. Nicholas Rink in New York. Eight arc-lights will be erected over each rink next week so that the squad can practice in the evening...
Work began yesterday afternoon on two rinks to be constructed on Soldiers Field inside the Stadium. The larger of the two will be 180 by 90 feet, exactly the width of the Boston Arena; the other will be 180 by 80 feet, the size of the St. Nicholas Rink in New York. As soon as the latter is complete the University team will use it until just before the Princeton game on January 15. After that they will practice on the larger rink in preparation for the Yale game on February 19 in the Boston Arena. The rink...
From the stonehenge the lecturer proceeded to Arequipa, the site of the Harvard Astronomical Observatory. This town, although far from any other settlement of size, is much more advanced than the cities to the south. The sanitary condition is unusual for South America, and there is a club established by the members of the observatory staff. Professor Brewster concluded his lecture with views and a brief description of Lima, the mountain capital of Peru...
...judge by the size of the Freshman parade to Soldiers Field yesterday, football enthusiasm and class loyalty are still dormant in the members of 1913. The class will never have a better test of its mettle than this afternoon, for it will mean a sacrifice of self-interest to stand on the side-lines of the Freshman field while the University game is being played. But the first duty of Freshmen is to their class team, and enthusiastic support this afternoon will double the chances of victory...