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...method by which he has obtained a more intense source of heat than has ever been reached before. By means of it he will be able to study metals under new conditions of temperature. At present he is engaged in experimenting with gases, in the hope of obtaining spectra similar to those exhibited by the stars. With the new apparatus he has also produced x-rays of remarkable intensity and penetrating power...
There are two interesting collections of medals on exhibition in the History reading room in Gore Hall. One is a collection, loaned by the Massachusetts Humane Society, of medals which have been presented by the society and by similar societies in other countries. The other collection was presented to the Library by Dr. Malcolm Storer '85, and is of valuable medals in honor of men upon whom Harvard has conferred degrees. Among the distinguished names are those of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Grant...
...building, and the other to draw off the bad air through registers placed under all the pews. The fans in the Chapel have been in operation on two Sunday evenings this year and have proved very satisfactory. The Gore Hall Library has also been ventilated by a similar system. Electric lights have also been placed in Sever 11 and in Appleton Chapel...
...winter but the attendance at that time did not warrant the improvements. This fall, however, the need of improved and enlarged quarters is so pressing that an addition will be built to the north wing of Austin Hall. It is designed to be two stories high and will be similar in architecture to the present building. It will be completed within two years...
...Faculty and men prominent in the various College activities. Professor Wendell, as Chairman of the Reception Committee, presided, and introduced the five speakers. In a brief introductory speech he enumerated the organized lines of activity at Harvard, through which new members of the University can meet other men with similar tastes...