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Mem Hall's Crumbling Bricks Make Repair Job Necessary

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Repairs costing about $20,000 will be completed within four weeks on the crumbling bricks of Memorial Hall. A crane was used to remove the cap stones so that workmen can reach the bricks.

Members of the Department of Buildings and Grounds have been "watching" the crumbling since the Mem Hall tower burned in 1956, Fred B. Jackson of the Department said yesterday. A leak in the waterproof flashing caused water to weaken the mortar holding the bricks.

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