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Among other memorials which it is the intention of the society to erect in the course of time are a monument or marble block on the spot in front of Austin Hall where President Langdon prayed for Prescott and his men before they set out for Bunker Hill; a memorial tablet on Wadsworth House; a properly inscribed granite block on the site near Dane Hall, of the old church where Washington, Andrew Jackson and many other famous men were received; an inscription explaining the significance of the Liberty Tree; and a tablet marking the spot where the first Harvard...
Fire destroyed the rotunda and public hall at the University of Virginia at Charlottestown Sunday. The old rotunda stood as a monument to Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the university, and was built after plans of his own. The mayor telegraphed to neighboring cities for assistance. Richmond, Lynchburg and Staunton responded promptly. Under the supervision of Professor Echols the corps of students made strenuous endeavors by the use of dynamite to prevent the spread of the fire to the rotunda. So massive was the structure leading to the rotunda that the dynamite made little impression. On each side...
...deference to the expressed wish of F. F. Thompson '56, of New York city, one of the college's greatest benefactors, there will be no cane or monument rush at Williams this year. The new senior society, the Gargoyle, took the initiative in doing away with the time-honored monument rush, when on Friday it voted to use its influence against the affair. Saturday the senior class held a meeting and voted to prevent the rush if possible. The junior class was also favorable to the scheme, and the lower classes will hardly venture to carry on the rush against...
During the summer the monument which is to mark Soldiers Field was erected. It is of marble and stands under an elm tree in front of the Locker Building. The following inscription is engraved upon the front...
62tTHE programme of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show is a splenid monument to the abilities of that enterprising person and his power of attracting the best performers to exhibit before the best audiences. The first five events illustrate exciting scenes on the great American prairie before the railroads had been projected west. In the fifth event a prairie emigrant train crossing the plains is attacked by a wild band of Indians who are gallantly repulsed by Buffalo Bill and a few scouts. The whole scene is thrillingly realistic in the smoke and broil of battle which it represents. Next...