Word: dane
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This morning the work of dismantling Dane Hall will be begun when the American Building Wrecking Company will take charge of the ruins from the fire of February 3. It is necessary that the building be completely torn down before May 20 in order to get the ground in condition before Commencement exercises begin in June...
...headquarters of the Bursar, who formerly occupied the eastern part of the ground floor of Dane Hall, will be in the Varsity Club for the remainder of the year unless the Corporation takes special action. Other rooms in the Varsity Club are being used by the Economics Department, which was also located in Dane until the fire last February. Captain Parker, commandant of the University Ensign School, who was also forced to change his office because of the fire, will continue to have his headquarters in Wadsworth House...
...fire which swept the interior of Dane Hall broke out in the middle of the day on February 4. The cause of the blaze has remained a mystery. Though no great damage was done, owing to the activity of members of the Cadet and Radio Schools, it was not until the fire had had full play for four hours that it was brought under the control of the firemen...
...would require a flood of sentiment to convince one's reason or taste that Dane Hall in its present condition is a thing of beauty. Even before the fire, that building was entirely unsuited to its surroundings; the invasion of broad streets and the subway made it seem anachronistic. Yet in spite of its lack of the artistic, in spite of its being the home of the Bursar, Dane Hall had a certain charm. It could always glance over at Matthews or peer round the corner at Weld and put those two to shame from the standpoint of personal attraction...
...announcement that Dane Hall is to be torn down can only create mixed emotions within us. We are glad that a skeleton will be put to rest, but we hate to see the passing of an old-timer, especially one who used to welcome signed checks with such avidity...