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...recent contract the University has secured about 500 tons of soft coal and has 50 tons of hard coal left over from last year. The outlook for further supply is practically the same as that of any other corporation using a large amount of fuel. One of the largest coal companies in Boston, however, has assured those in charge of the College supply that they will not be allowed to run short. No difficulty has been met with in burning bituminous coal in the grates which heretofore have been used entirely for anthracite. With care the present supply will last...
...annual interscholastic tennis tournament which was to have been held on Jarvis Field last Saturday was postponed for a week on account of the rain early Saturday morning, which made the courts too soft for fast play...
...University track games, which were to have been held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon were postponed until today on account of the rain, which made the track very heavy and the clay take-offs too soft. The games, however, will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, regardless of the weather. In the trial heats of the track events only the first and second men will qualify for the finals...
...began work on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. The cinder track was in very good condition considering the time of year, and all men were sent from two to four laps at a brisk jog. No pole vaulting or jumping was attempted, because the clay take-offs are still too soft. Mr. Graham was out for the first time since his illness and gave the men their instructions. The character of the work for the next week will be varied so that when the track and take-offs become hard the men will be in good condition to begin training...
...assay laboratory to be known as the "Simpkins Assay Laboratory" has been fitted up in a large room in the new addition on the east side of the building. It is equipped with nine double muffle soft coal furnaces and all apparatus necessary for assaying. It will accommodate a class of fifty men, while the former assay laboratory would not accommodate more than a quarter of that number...