Word: erected
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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...Andrew Carnegie proposes to erect and furnish buildings for a polytechnic school at Pittsburg, with an endowment of $1,000,000. The city is to furnish the site...
...committee has lately been formed in England to raise funds to erect a statue of Sir Thomas Browne, the author of "Religio Medici" in the city of Norwich in England, in which city Sir Thomas Browne made his home. A circular has been received by the Librarian of the University stating that contributions will be welcome from all admirers of the author's writings, both American and English. From *800 to *1200 are desired, and contribution will be received by the bank of Barclay and Company, Norwich, or may be placed in the hands of the Librarian of the University...
...Camera Club is now completing its plans for the proposed new studio. Instead of renting a room for the use of the members, the intention is to erect a small building and to equip it fully with the conveniences for photography. The structure, which will cost about $1000, will contain three important features. In the basement there will probably be a dark room, including all the necessary appliances for developing. The rest of the building will be devoted to an exhibition room and to a studio, with special facilities for portrait work. Club meetings and prize contests will be held...
...Yale Club of New York has decided to erect a club-house at 30 and 32 West Forty-fourth street. The plane submitted are for a tall, narrow building of eleven stories, of red brick and white stone, with the college arms over the main entrance and other similar decorations on the facade...
...dormitories of the Yard, 16 private dormitories, countless lodging houses, and ten club houses are within three minutes of the proposed site, the complaint that the site is out of the way seems groundless. Of course if we could tear down some building in the Yard, and erect the club on its site, the walk to the club would be shortened by almost 100 seconds. Moreover the student could drop in for a minute or so between lectures, but how short are those minutes when compared with the whole afternoon and evening which is free to most...