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...this not because I believe that the Union would suffer from competition, but because I believe it is better for the interest of public speaking to have one society which shall contain all the best speakers in the university than for the speakers, who really have a common interest to be divided against themselves. In other words, there is a certain amount of speaking talent here; one society containing it all must be stronger than either of two societies each of which could contain only a fraction of that talent. Furthermore between two societies there would be likely to spring...
...windows are trimmed with terracotta and arched over on the second and third floors. The basement is to be devoted entirely to the mechanical laboratory, and the hydraulic laboratory. A room in the front half will also contain the testing and heating arrangements. The first floor will be used entirely by the students of the Mechanical Engineering course, and will contain drawing rooms, lecture rooms, and the library. The second and third floors will be devoted to the physics laboratory, the optic room, and several large drawing rooms. The fourth floor is divided into two large halls which will...
...dormitory will be built next summer behind 5 and 7 Linden Street to contain about 40 rooms...
Another interesting study is found in the "Notes on Keats," which contain much that is appreciative. They are written rather attractively, too, although the article loses force by the trifling in the third part...
...curtained off a part of the chapel near the entrance, and has thus made two smaller rooms, one on each side of the doorway. Both rooms will be used as places for holding committee meetings, bible classes and the like, and the room on the left will also contain the association library. What with the carpets, curtains, and furniture, these little impromptu rooms present a very cosy appearance...