Word: two-fold
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Dates: during 1882-1882
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...average coal bill paid annually by each student is probably about $25. The total sum, then, paid for heating a room, is $50 per year. In addition to this, open fires cause a great deal of damage to carpets, and increase the danger of setting fire to buildings two-fold. It seems to us that if the college authorities should provide a good steamheating system, and charge the occupant of each room $25 per year for the benefit of it, they would reap a very large interest on their investment. If they can do nothing this year we hope that...