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...Sciences; Dr. J. L. Hildreth, Saturday Evening Club; Professor G. L. Goodale and Professor F. W. Putman, American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Science. There were also present several members of the Cambridge Company of which Mr. Hyatt was captain during the Civil...
Reports from several city departments and civil engineers were presented yesterday at the public hearing of the Charles River Dam Commission, but were held over until a later hearing. Statements were made by the city engineers of Cambridge and Newton, showing that the plans of those cities would not be hampered by the proposed dam. It was decided to postpone the next hearing until February 3, because of the illness of one of the engineers, whose presence is then required. This will also give the party in favor of the dam more time to prepare its preliminary argument with which...
...meeting of the Civil Service Reform Club yesterday evening it was decided to change the name of the club to the Harvard Political Club...
...Hyatt came to Harvard in 1858 as a student in the Zoological Department under Professor Agassiz, and graduated from the Scientific School with the class of '62. At the outbreak of the Civil War he had joined the Cambridge company, and after graduating from College he left for the front as a lieutenant. He served through the war and was promoted to the rank of captain. After being stationed for some time at New Orleans, he returned to Cambridge and renewed his connection with the Scientific Department as assistant to Professor Agassiz, a position which he has held...
Owing to the illness of one of the civil engineers the hearing for today has been postponed until tomorrow. The feasibility of the dam is the main question before the next hearing. Expert opinion will be presented by several civil engineers...