Word: tower
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard's institutions the observatory is perhaps least appreciated by undergraduates. It is through the praise of the outside world that we are reminded of the excellent work done in that sequestered tower. Following are some interesting items which appeared in a recent number of the "Nation...
...chime of ten bells, the largest weighing 3.000 pounds and costing over $5,000 will be placed in the tower of Trinity Church next February...
...ruin, majestic even in its downfall, bore in its glowing sides the marks of its history. Turenne's cannon have pounded these walls; the thunderbolt has smitten them again and again; French gunpowder has done its best to hurl those massive battlements skyward and has failed, though the Great Tower at the corner was blown up. The tooth of time has gnawed unceasingly, yet not all ungently, upon the ruin. From that gaping window Elizabeth of England looked out many a time; that octagon tower and the dungeons beneath it could tell strange tales, if they chose; kings and princes...
...batting on both sides was weak, and Harvard won through the poor fielding of their opponents, not one of the eleven runs being earned. Bingham pitched finely, being hit for only three singles, and striking out twelve men. Henshaw was a tower of strength behind the bat, and coached the base runners superbly. Morgan played finely at second base, making a wonderful left-handed catch. McPherson ran his bases in fine style, stealing second and third every time he had a chance. For Yale, Watkinson pitched fairly, striking out sixteen men, but was terribly wild, ten men going to first...
Between these engines is a smaller one of a similar kind, which forces the water up into a high white tower next to the reservoir, called the high service water tower. The water here rises to a height of 45 feet above the level of the reservoir, and by this means, some of the houses in Cambridge which stand on very high ground and otherwise could not be provided with water, are kept fully supplied with it. It is a great pity that the Halls in the college yard do not derive any direct benefit from this splendid system...