Word: welds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Student Council also adopted the report of the special committee on Senior Dormitories of which Gardner Cowles '25 was chairman. The report recommended, and the Student Council strongly supported the proposal, that Weld and Matthews would be renovated as soon as possible--preferably this coming summer--in order to do make them available as Senior Dormitories...
...thaw of the past two days resulted in the clearing away of the ice pack in front of Newell boathouse, and a float was pulled over to Weld, where open water gave opportunity to launch barges and the punt. The punt was transferred to Newell, where the Freshmen set out rowing about 4 o'clock. By 5 o'clock, an acre of ice lodged between Newell and the Lars Anderson bridge, and consequently University oarsmen had to ply between Lars Anderson and Western Avenue bridges, the latter also being blocked...
...Harvard shell got out onto the Charles yesterday. The float, which was needed at Weld Boathouse in order to launch the shells on the open water there, remained fast in the ice in front of Newell. The cold of Thursday night had kept it frozen in solidly, and despite the warm rays of the sun yesterday, it could not be moved. The work will be continued and undoubtedly the crews will be on the water Monday...
There was even talk yesterday at Newell of launching a boat from Weld today, but this has been given up, and the oarsmen will confine themselves to their regular Saturday...
...with one leg wanted to row," he continued, "so we sent him to Weld boathouse, fitted up a special shell for him, weighted it accurately, and during the entire season the man took his exercise that way. There have been many cases of infantile paralysis where men have been greatly benefited by treatment. In one instance a young man who could hardly keep his feet if he was even slightly pushed, has taken up boxing under Coach Shevlin, and has become so proficient that he is entered for the University tournament in the near future. Another man with...