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...advanced work will find some of his material in Gore Hall, a little more in the basement of Appleton Chapel, and before completing his work, he has generally had occasion to resort to the basement of Perkins Hall or some other cellar that certainly offers no adequate facilities for research work or proper protection for books...
...became instructor in pharmacology at the Medical School and wrote several papers in English and German on bacteriological subjects. In entering on his research and experimentation regarding the "gas" bacillus he knew he was risking his life. But he cheerfully undertook this work for the benefit of humanity, and even after inoculation, enthusiastically studied the progress of the disease in his own body, thus adorning the history of medicine with one more instance of unselfish bravery...
...collection of ballots illustrating the working of new political features, such as the presidential primaries, the initiative, referendum, and recall, and preferential voting has been placed on exhibition at the Bureau of Municipal Research in Wadsworth House. The collection comprises some very interesting documents, including the 14-foot ballot used in the recent New York primaries, the Seattle direct legislation ballot, and the preferential ballot used in Spokane...
Professor T. W. Richards '86 will have entire charge of the laboratory, since it was founded for the advancement of his particular line of investigation. This is research in physical and inorganic chemistry. The four specific divisions of his field are: bettering the present atomic weights, investigating the compressibility of atoms, heat of chemical reactions, and electrochemical research. All the fine apparatus now used will be transferred, and in addition many accurate and expensive pieces have been presented by the Carnegie Institution at Washington, which was established in order to further scientific research. Professor Richards will keep his private library...
Harvard has long had a fine chemical equipment, but lately it has been hampered by a lack of space. Boylston Hall was erected in 1857 with a fund bequeathed by Ward Nicholas Boylston. At present two rooms on the first floor are used for research in physical chemistry. The Wolcott Gibbs Laboratory will be unique in this country, and in fact will be the foremost institution of its kind in the world. The proposed group of buildings, which will cost a million dollars, would give the University an unrivaled place in the field of chemical science...