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...vacation with a record such as this. But it is not! Its doors shake violently during the between-classes rush. It is made of the best of fuels--thoroughly dried and seasoned wood. Its pathetic but nevertheless cleverly concealed fire-escapes are hopeless. Most people would rather risk the stairways. One thing however, may be said for the construction. The main staircase is wide. And part of the descent, although not the important part, has an additional stairway. Apparently the architects forgot that in case of a fire, the "last lap", between the first and second floors, would...
...class rooms on the second floor accommodate 330 students. At certain hours in the day there are nearly this number present. It is an amusing problem in permutations and combinations to figure how many different ways 250 or more men can reach the ground in two minutes using one stairway less than four feet wide and a score of windows. Those that used the windows would have to jump. For even the artistically conceived Sever fire-escape is lacking...
...Arnold Arboretum or the Botanic Garden? The University Museum draws visitors form all over the country; yet some Harvard men have never given even the most cursory examination to the invaluable Comparative Zoology exhibit or the Ware collection of glass flowers. Hundreds of students daily climb the main stairway of Widener, but comparatively few ever think of the Treasure Room. Examples ad infinitum might be cited to show how pitifully unresponsive undergraduate sometimes are to the unique resources of Harvard...
...November 1 the 150 lockers available in the Big Tree Swimming Pool Building were all rented for the remainder of the year. Since there is a long waiting list for the lockers, additional ones will be placed on a new floor which is to be built over the stairway...
...Treasure Room is on the first floor of the library at the right of the foot of the stairway. It is open daily, except Sunday, from 9 A. M. until...