Word: billiards
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...elements-the manifoldness of the brain, and the unity of consciousness. Consciousness is always a unit. These two elements cannot be connected. How then, can a variety of elements produce unity of effect?" He proceeded to demonstrate this by the examples of the resultant of the action of many billiard balls upon a single one, and by the way a crowd will rush into one mass as if by unity of consciousness...
...building there are thirteen marble altars. The professors and students have their study rooms and dormitories on the second and third floors, and each is allotted two rooms. The fourth floor contains a number of halls, and the fifth will be used as a gymnasium and billiard room...
...attempt is being made to get up a billiard tournament...
...Casino for Baths," to be situated upon the new Charles River embankment. The casino, by the stipulation, was to be amply provided with plain and medicinal baths, and in addition to these were to be a gymnasium, a bowling alley, a tennis court, a reading room, a billiard room and cafe. On the bank of the river there was the be a boat house, and two or three parilions. The grounds were to be laid out in an attractive a way as possible...
Amherst is the only college that has a billiard-room attached to its gymnasium...