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...buildings shall not be started until the increasing demands of a growing university make them necessary. This main building is situated in the midst of a beautiful expanse of country, consisting of some ten acres about a mile from the centre of Worcester. It is situated upon a gentle slope about 400 feet from the street, while at its side and in its rear are acres of land suitable for the location of any buildings deemed necessary in the future. The building is intended for lecture and recitation rooms; in the basement, however, is to be placed the gymnasium...
These words have had the desired effect, and a British School now stands on the slope of Lycabettus on land adjoining that of the American School. But the words of Bishop Lightfoot, with but slight change, may now appeal powerfully to our own national pride and honor. Above all things, we must not, at this late day, allow ourselves to play the part of the sleeping hare in this friendly race...
...right are the lobby, ticket office, coat room, etc., and on the left the entrance for collegians, coat room, smoking room, etc. The entire rear is taken up by the lecture room. This hall will seat 600, and has a stage or raised platform. The floor has a gradual slope to the stage...
...kind-hearted man can possibly have any objection to having the youth of Cambridge disport themselves on the gently sloping hill that leads down from President Eliot's house to the Library, when the hard frozen snow invites to sleds and toboggaus. But we do object to having the studious part of the college community exposed to the constant risk of being taken off their feet by the runners of the little coasters as they come flying down the slope. If these innocent children had any conception of the danger they occasion the college "grind," they would immediately desert this...
...well feel justified in phrophesying a brilliant future for the university that is to be. Sad as it may be to think that the future classes of '97, '98, and the rest, may not count in their number the smiling member from San Francisco and the Pacific Slope, who now seems an indispensable part of Harvard, we must school ourselves to the idea of separation. However, notwithstanding this serious drawback, Stanford University has our best wishes. It is sincerely to be hoped that no mismanagement, such as is only too common in works of this time will prevent the fulfilment...