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Repetition is another feature of composition which is not thoroughly understood here in America. In fact our architects are afraid of it, having seen its baneful effects in the series of contract built houses which deface New York's streets, but it has been used with great effect, notably in the Palais Royal. Contrast is the bringing together of two great qualities or forms which are in opposition to one another. It is one of the salient features of the Spanish renaissance...
Whatever the causes of these deficits, it is the duty of the Corporation to contract somewhat the annual expenditures of the college, the Graduate School, and the library. Measures to this end were promptly taken as soon as the accounts of the year 1892-93 had been made...
Eight candidates for catcher and ten for pitcher presented themselves yesterday in response to the call for material for the battery. They will be coached from now on regularly by Keefe. Manager White has drawn up the contract and in case a baseball captain is not elected soon Keefe will take entire charge of the candidates until the vacancy is filled. The infielders and outfielders will not be called out until after the midyears...
Active work will soon be begun on the new Fogg Art Museum. The structure is to be built upon the land lying horth of Appleton Chapel and between the Chapel and Broadway. The contract for the building has been awarded to Norcross Brothers, who are also the builders of the new dormitories on Oxford street. Ground will soon be broken and the foundations will probably be put in this winter...
...contract for class photographs this year has been awarded to Pach Bros. Seniors so desiring can sit for their photographs at any time before Christmas. Regular appointments, however, have been made for every man after the Christmas recess. These will be published in the CRIMSON later...