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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...importance of our library for purposes of superior instruction is becoming every year more and more felt, the necessity for an extension of its accommodations must necessarily occupy attention. The use of the library is continually increasing, so that it is not an infrequent occurrence to find it impossible to obtain even a seat. There seems to be considerable difference of opinion as to the kind of enlargement to be adopted, but it is greatly to be feared that no plan can be proposed which can provide adequately on the present site for all the various and increasing operations...
...tennis courts on Holmes and Jarvis Fields are now ready for use. The courts on Jarvis have been entirely made over during the summer and are in excellent condition. A new method is to be tried this year in the management of the courts which will do away with the nuisance of carrying small change when going to play. Two kinds of tickets are to be sold. The first is a season ticket sold for $5. It is good from Oct. 1 to June 25 and entitles the holder to the use of any unoccupied court, but gives...
Harvard's new dormitory, which will be called the Walter Hastings Hall, after its donor, is now well under way, and will probably be ready for use in the fall of 1889. The basement and two lower stories are already built, and it is hoped that the building will be entirely closed in before winter, so that the plastering may be done during the cold weather. The exterior dimensions are 210x120 feet, and the material used in construction is a yellowish-brown brick, mottled with blue, which is made by the Perth Amboy Company in New Jersey. This material...
...buildings, though the missing corner will probably not be supplied for several years. The extension of the Peabody Museum is about forty feet in depth, and will be devoted mainly to exhibition rooms. The addition to the Agassiz Museum is 110 feet long, and will be used for botany, geology, and physical geography. The central portion, for the length of 70 feet will be devoted to botany. The arrangement of rooms in this section will be as follows: In the basement will be chemical and photographic laboratories. The ground floor will contain synoptic exhibition room and a lecture room, with...
...clock the men had landed at the ferry opposite the town. There they found their boats and baggage awaiting them. The "Niantic," the boat which has been hired by the crew, soon appeared. She is a solid, comfortable looking little steamer, but not very well suited for the use of the crew. The men now stripped their coats and proceeded to load their baggage upon the "Niantic." At 5.45 p. m. the steamer started off, towing the two shells in her wake, and the crew started on a brisk steady walk toward their quarters. The distance is only six miles...