Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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At the end of the geodetic course, the instruction in railroad surveying was begun and carried on through the remaining four weeks of the period in camp. The ground was divided up among three imaginary railroads and a company of men assigned to each. For each party a captain was...
Mr. D. L. Turner was the instructor in charge of the expedition.
During the spring and summer ground has been broken for the Harvard Union on Quincy street, the Architectural Building on the corner of Quincy street and Broadway, on the site of Professor Langdell's old house, and the Engineering Building on Holmes Field.
The foundation of the Union is now completed; the first floor has been laid, and the boilers are in position. A delay in the arrival of granite has stopped the work temporarily, but from present indications the building will be ready for dedication on Commencement. Messrs. McKim, Mead and White...
At the Architectural Building the foundation is finished and the first two floors will be laid within two weeks. The work on the heating, ventilating and lighting apparatus has already been carried for enough to show many novel features. The boiler for the entire building is in the basement of...