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...bicycle track is soon to be laid in Philadelphia. The track will be circular, nine laps to the mile, and will be made of cinders and cement, with a grade of one foot from the centre to the outer circumference, and will be twenty feet in width. Electric lights are to be placed around the track. During June there is to be a tournament and series of races held there...
...area, 29 acres. Distance from home plate to nearest obstruction on principal ball field, 420ft.; same, second field, 350ft. Cricket field, 400ft. square. Grade of ball field, 3 1-4 in. to 100ft. Length of driveway, 4,000ft. Length straightaway on running track, 372.5ft.; radius inside curve, 90ft.; width of homestretch, 20ft.; width of rest of track, 15ft.; depth of material, 15in., in six layers, and beaded inside and outside with tarred spruce and hemlock 6in.x1in. Length of fencing, 2,762ft.; length of water pipe, 1,580ft.; line of field, 3 dig. west of north. Money spent (approximately): Original...
...architects, we believe will prove of interest. The total length of the building is 209 feet. There are two wings, one at each end of the building, 65 feet 4 inches in dimension each way; the central part is 72 feet in length and 46 feet in width. The westerly wing of the building is to be used for special students and professors conducting experiments of great delicacy, and requiring the greatest accuracy. Every precaution will be taken to ensure the complete isolation of the piers carrying the sensitive instruments. Iron in any shape will be rigidly excluded from...
That is a large body of evidence, and it is supported by almost all a priori reasoning. Why should a certain width of mind, which is what the universities really give, be injurious to efficiency? Graduates are as healthy as the most ignorant, and rather more given to activity. They are just as brave and just as industrious, and ought to be much better protected - though we admit this to be doubtful as matter of fact - against that weariness with the monotony of toiling life which is one of the most frequent causes of failure. The loss of time...
Hanlan's new shell, built by Warin, of Toronto, is named Maple Leaf. Her dimensions are: Length, 30 feet seven inches; width, 11 inches; depth, 5 1/2 inches; weight, 25 pounds 3 1/2 ounces. It is built with wire instead of wooden stays. With her outriggers, she weighs 26 pounds...