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Although undergraduates contributed $3800 in cash, Edward M. Abramson '57, Council treasurer said that this year's total, previously expected to set a new record, "will be the smallest in several years if the student body does not fulfill its obligations...
Most of the pledges came in response to a letter sent out two weeks ago by Council president Albert B. Levin '56, reminding students of their obligations. Abramson estimated that at the present rate, "another $100 to $150 might possibly come in," but pointed out that the total still would fall far behind last year's record...
...collected was especially disappointing, Abramson said, because $3000 was by far the largest amount pledged since 1950-51, when students were last permitted to put contributions on their term bills. Even in last year's total, only $500 was in pledges, and of this, fully half was collected...
Despite the fall in contributions, "the immediate plans of the Council and commitments so far made will be carried out as scheduled," Abramson indicated, "although in future decisions involving financial expenditure, the cost of the project will have to be weighed more heavily than in the past...
...Abramson noted that the Council's contribution would force curtailment of certain other activities of the group. "But something had to be done," he said. "PBH deserves existence on campus as much as the Student Council itself...