Word: brassing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...iron piping, together with the brass pump-box, for the artesian well at Memorial Hall, has arrived and is now rapidly being placed in position. A wooden tripod has been erected over the well, by means of which the jointed sections of pipe are lowered. As soon as the electric pump, which is now under construction, is installed, the well will be ready for immediate use. It is 321 feet in depth and through the eight-inch pipe water will be supplied at the rate of 50 gallons per minute. When completed, the whole structure will be entirely underground...
...large clock, given by the class of '87, in memory of Hamilton Kuhn, has been placed over the doorway leading from the entrance hall to the Living Room. The face of the clock, which is of brass, is set in a stone casing, and the whole is flush with the wall...
...inches. The shell resembles that built by Davy for the winning crew in 1899, but has several new features. The stern is to be deeper than usual, so that no fin is needed and the keel will be made very rigid by means of trusses supported by brass bolts. Hollow steel out-riggers which are much lighter and stronger than the ordinary kind will be used. The shell will weigh between 250 and 260 pounds. It will be finished about June 1. Two sets of oars for the boat are being made by W. W. Ruddock of New York...
...rest of the programme, the Andante movement of the Symphony--Haydn in D major -- contained some beautiful passages for the strings, with flute obligato, that were perfectly rendered. Chausson's Symphonic Poem, "Viviane," brought out some very pleasing effects with the brass and a harp. The composer has caught the weird spirit of Vivian's enchantment of Merlin, but the one thing lacking was the element of coquetry that comes out so strongly in the literary conceptions of Vivian...
These carved panels, these mantel-pieces and coats of arms at either end of the hall as well as the brass wreath in the floor yonder are gifts of various graduates, students, and friends. The bust of John Harvard is the work and the gift of the distinguished sculptor, Mr. Daniel C. French, and the bust of Washington together with the eagle and the staghorns we have from the hands of our great architect...