Word: uses
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...also recommended the award of the second undergraduate prizes of one hundred dollars and bronze medal to Edgar Louis Tiffany '16 of Dayton, Ohio, for his essay, "El Greco," and to Sidney Purton Pfeifer '16, of Cambridge, for his essay, "The dramatic instinct: Its value, place and use in the education of the child...
...live in dormitories during their college year forget the large number of undergraduates living outside of Cambridge who use the Union continually. For such men the reading room and library afford attractive places in which to study between recitations, and the dining room is a great convenience for them at noon. The advantages of the library and periodical room, which are unparalleled elsewhere in the University, are well known to everyone. A few have suggested the possibility of transferring the books and papers to the Widener Reading Room. Instead of an accessible library and informal surroundings, we should then...
...use the Union only occasionally forget the number of class banquets, smokers, lectures, and mass meetings that are held during the year in the large living room. The desirability of holding all large gatherings of any sort in the Union has been recognized for so long that a man never considers the value of the Union at the time he attends one of these functions, but instinctively regards it as the logical place to hold such a meeting. Should the Union suddenly disappear and no substitute be put in its place, a month would hardly pass before every...
...number of men using the tank daily is never under 300 and the average is considerably higher. Its use is compulsory only for freshmen taking gymnasium work. The charges are 15 cents a swim or $5 a season. This means that, were a pool installed in the Union and all students forced to join at the reduced figure of $6, the tank privileges alone would be worth practically the entire charge...
With the development of the Regiment, and the necessity of training the men in the sighting and firing of rifles, the need for a rifle range here in Cambridge has become urgent. The rifle team has always been forced to use a range in Boston; the Regiment has been permitted the use of the Wakefield range. Here, however, considerable difficulty has been encountered in making satisfactory arrangements for the practice, while, in addition, it has been almost impossible to secure a full attendance, or to give the men adequate training. A range located near at hand would solve these difficulties...