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...Yale navy has purchased a new pair-oared wherry at a cost of over $200. It is 44 inches wide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 2/19/1890 | See Source »

...annual shoot with the graduates, but this can only be done by the hearty co-operation of the members of the club. The proposed building will be on much the same plan as the club house at Wellington. It will be 20 x 12 with a platform eight feet wide extending across the front. The building will be substantially built and will contain room for lockers which will be put in later. The advantages of such a house on the Allston marshes, will be apparent to every one, for not only is the house a great improvement on that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Shooting Club. | 2/17/1890 | See Source »

...studying for that profession, or who have not yet chosen their vocation. The writer first calls attention to the fact that "one of the most noticeable things about architecture as a profession is that it is many sided," uniting artistes taste with practical business capacity. The wide range of study necessary to an architect "would naturally be attractive to a student" in these days of specialization; but at the same time it makes the preparation especially difficult. Among the architects' other troubles are unreasonable clients, unscrupulous contractors, and small pay but a man who is thoroughly in sympathy with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Monthly. | 2/7/1890 | See Source »

...been untiring in his efforts to enlarge it ever since. The chemical laboratory is not up to the modern standard, but in all the other departments of learning, ample opportunity is offered for work. The faculty. under President Seelye, is composed of men renowned for their wide learning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Amherst Letter. | 2/3/1890 | See Source »

...considerable addition was made to the Yale tank last week in the form of a mirror to enable the men to watch themselves row. The glass is about six feet long and three feet wide, and is hung from the ceiling in such a way that it is just above the oars and can be moved opposite any place in the boat. The idea originated with Captain Allen, and it is thought that it will materially aid the men in learning and correcting their faults...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 1/29/1890 | See Source »

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