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...class, to place insurance upon their buildings. Harvard College never had a dollar of insurance upon any of its edifices till within a few years. Amherst had done as other institutions had done which were constantly and painfully cramped for means - use all possible precaution and not insure. Walker Hall was believed to be the safest of the college buildings, and the management shows that it could not have been by carelessness that the fire was caused. No fire had been in the furnace for several days, it being vacation. No rags were in the building, as has been said...
...Walker Hall at Amherst is to be rebuilt immediately, with nearly the same proportions as before. The amount required for its completion has been raised...
...Walker's lecture this evening upon "American Manufactures and Agriculture" is upon a subject important to every one. Col. Walker has had the control of the census of 1880, which has been the most complete and comprehensive census ever taken of this country, and perhaps of any country in the world. He will probably present some facts and figures which have not yet appeared in the regular report. The lecture will be of especial interest to students of political economy...
General Francis A. Walker lectures on American Agriculture at 7.30 P. M. tomorrow, at Sever 11. This is the first of a course of four lectures...
...pulled by Team No. 1, consisting of McArthur, Smith, Manning and Bradford (anchor), and Team No. 2, consisting of Bryant, Walker, Le Moyne and Codman (anchor). By request of the teams, the limit had been changed to five minutes, and President Wendell announced the expiration of each minute. At the first heave of No. 1 the ball went up and remained almost stationary until time was called. It was generally expected that No. 2 was saving itself for a mighty pull toward the last, after their opponents were somewhat "played," but no such thing happened...