Word: weather
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...open weather of the winter thus far has been favorable to building operations, and most of the new buildings now being erected have made rapid progress within the last few weeks. The Union is most advanced. The slating of the roof is practically finished and the pavilion toward Harvard street is well under way. At the Architectural Building and the Stillman Infirmary the steel roof trusses are being placed. The outside masonry of both is nearly finished...
...University hockey squad is now practicing daily on the artificial pond, and if the weather permits, will continue work every day until the Christmas vacation. Four scrub teams are now playing, and the men are being changed about, in such a way as to give every man a trial. There will be no organized work during the Christmas vacation but all men who are going to stay in Cambridge are expected to come out and practice daily. The schedule has not been made out yet, as much depends on the weather, but it has been decided to have no games...
...spite of the bad weather yesterday afternoon, thirty-seven men went on the prize hare and hounds run. All the hounds were in one squad, and prizes were offered for the first six hounds to finish...
...Winthrop House. Luncheon was over by 2, and the men were given an hour's rest before dressing for practice. Special cars took them to Hanover Park, the professional league baseball field, where a gridiron had been laid out. The ground was in good condition and the weather was clear and mild...
...playing of the first eleven yesterday was far from satisfactory, and although this was due in part to the bad weather and to the fact that some of the men had done some hard work in the morning, it was in the main inexcusable. Both on the offense and defense the team was slow. The three centre men lacked energy and the ability to get the jump on their opponents. The backs were fairly successful on the offense, but gave the line little support on the defense. The whole team played too high. The only improvement noticeable was in Kendall...