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...halls of the building being made entirely of slate, iron and brick, will be fire-proof. Ventilating apparatus will be put in two of the corner towers, and shafts in the other two, one for the boiler rooms, and the other for the hydraulic apparatus. A one story boiler house will be built between this building and North Sheffild Hall, and near that will be the steam engine laboratories. The buildings will be finished in hard wood, heated by steam and fitted with all modern arrangements. It is expected that the building will be completed next September...
...Athletic building on Homes Field is progressing rapidly, and when finished will be a valuable addition to Harvard Athletics. It is to be of plain brick, with a slate roof and skylights over the tank, cage, and courts. The entrance is from Holmes Field, the door opening into a large hall. Opposite the entrance is an open fire-place. The rowing tank is placed in the left wing and is designed after the one recently arranged. A large dressing room lined with lockers leads off the front of the rowing room. The right wing is occupied by a base ball...
...Bradbury, at the corner of Marlboro and Exeter streets, is almost the only example. The bricks are laid in red mortar, and mottled terra cotta will be extensively used in the decoration of the interior. The basement is of rock-faced brown stone, and dark purple Maine slate will be used to cover the roof, while the copings are to be of copper, and not of stone as is customary. The high roof and numerous gables and bay windows add greatly to the beauty of the structure and cause it look like a block of houses. The effect...
...apparition. There is grave doubt of the reality of this class of phenomena. Spiritualistic Phenomena, (a). physical phenomena, such as table tipping; altering weight of bodies, etc.; (b), chemical phenomena, such as preserving men from fire; (c), direct writing, e. g. automatic writing of a pencil on a slate; (d), musical phenomena, e. g. automatic playing of accordeon, piano, etc.; (e), spirit forms, as of human beings. Spiritualism has arisen since 1848, and now the believers in it number about 20,000,000 persons. A commission, of which the lecturer is a member, has been established to investigate this subject...
...midyear examinations, with the rooms in which they are to be held. Professor Goodwin desires to call especial attention to the fact that the examination in Greek 8 will be held in Sever 29, instead of in Mass. 3, as previously announced. For the benefit of freshmen we would slate that each examination begins at 10 a. m., and lasts, by faculty regulations, no longer than three hours. Perhaps it is needless to call attention to the fact that by the regulations, students are forbidden to have any unauthorized books or papers in an examination room...