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...ground floor was given up to the guests. The Living Room, bordered by palms and with an open fire in the southern fireplace, was used for dancing. The Hall, Dining Room, Periodical Room Card Room, and Reading Room were arranged with boxes separated by screens of palms, ferns, and spruce. The rooms were hung with festoons of laurel and smilax, to which were attached rows of Japanese lanterns...
There will be in all twenty dances. The Delta west of the hall will be fenced in and decorated with bay and spruce trees, Japanese lanterns, etc.; and boxes to hold from three to seven couples will be constructed and appropriately decorated. "Fusser's Delight," a section at the extreme west of the Delta, will be enlarged this year so as to meet the expected demand. An orchestra in the hall will alternate with a band on the Delta, so there a will always be something doing from 8 to 1. There will be no supper dance as refreshments will...
...Delta west of Memorial, in which the statue of John Harvard stands, will be fenced in and decorated with Japanese lanterns and laurel, while bay and spruce trees will form the boxes, where the couples may sit in the open air and listen to the band concerts given between the dances, a new feature this year. Supper will be served continuously from 9 until 12 at tables strewn with flowers and arranged out of doors in the Delta. In short, this is a chance no Seniors who believe in fairies can afford to miss...
...Harvard I" is of the biplane type, with a wingspread of 24 feet and a supporting surface of 200 square feet. The controlling elevators are the feature of the machine, and present 35 square feet of surface. The workmanship throughout is of spruce, hollowed for lightness and laminated for strength. The weight of the framework is about 150 pounds, and of the engine and propellor 200 pounds, making the total weight of machine and operator about 525 pounds, the lightest biplane ever built. The engine is four-cylinder, air-cooled, and will develop 30 horsepower...
...calculations for the work are as follows: earth excavation, 340,000 cubic yards; masonry, 43,825 cubic yards; filling, 390,000 cubic yards; piling, 470,000 linear feet; pine lumber, 235,000 feet; spruce lumber, 550,000 feet; riff raff, 9, 700 tons. There will be two locks in the dam, the larger being 350 feet in length and 45 feet wide, and of sufficient depth to allow a vessel drawing 16 feet of water to pass through at low tide. The smaller lock will be suitable for launches and row boats. Eight sluices will be provided, and in emergencies...