Word: two
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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Considerable changes are to be made in Holyoke House during the coming summer. Heretofore rooms 4, 9, 10 and 14 of the second floor and the corresponding rooms on the three floors above have had two bedrooms; one on the outside, the other opening into an air-shaft within. These inner rooms will now be converted into large closets, and the space formerly occupied by closets will be added to the outside room, making one large double bedroom. It is hoped in this way to secure adequate light and air, which are not obtainable with the present arrangement...
...race between the second Law School crews held yesterday afternoon was won by the Weld, with a lead of two lengths at the finish. The order of the winning crew was as follows...
...great disorder, and, though probably fifteen thousand children were enrolled, there were only about four thousand in actual attendance. The teachers were provided with dwelling houses by the municipalities and were expected to devote one room to school purposes. They had not been paid their salaries for thirty-two months, and had to depend solely upon the subscriptions of the wealthier parents. Many of the schools devoted all their time to the making and selling of embroidery. In May last year the secretary of public instruction was authorized to draw up a school law. This law provided that each municipality...
...similar board in each municipality. An appropriation of $3,000,000 has been spent in building up the system. As a result, in place of the original four thousand there are now over one hundred and thirty thousand children in school, and in place of the original two hundred teachers there are now thirty-five hundred...
...School race, the Newell crew was outclassed and had no chance of winning from the start. Two of the men in the Newell eight were sick last week and constant changes in the makeup prevented the crew from getting together...