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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...increase of $1273.76 on furniture, $952.59 on men's furnishings, $993.46 on books, $565.02 on stationery, $310.70 on tailoring, $566.11 on coal and wood, and $39 on fees. In preparation for the Christmas trade the society has laid in a stock of books, photographs, furniture, etc., to the amount...
...appropriated annually for the education of children in Boston, and only $77,000 for their physical development. It is an open question whether the fund for education should not be lowered and the recreation fund increased. As a paying investment, it is advisable to consider whether a greater amount expended on public baths and recreation grounds will not result in a more than compensating decrease in the size of the appropriation necessary for hospitals and prisons. Thirteen permanent baths and two recreation grounds have already been provided in Boston...
There is an unusual amount of interest in debating this year. The debate with Cornell will probably be held at Ithaca in February, that with the University of Michigan in this city in March. The subject for the latter debate is, "Resolved, That the formation of trusts should be opposed by legislation." The Debating Union is making plans for a mock political convention to usher in the campaign of 1900. The Union, which is only two years old and which was largely founded by former members of the Harvard Union, is entering upon a most successful year...
...money for the erection of the new University boat-house has been completed by the Harvard Club of New York. The amount asked for two years ago was $25,000, but the increased cost of building materials during the past six months has brought the required amount up to $27,500. The additional $2,500 is now offered by the New York graduates in addition to the previous amount. With the continuance of good weather, the building will be roofed over in a week and there will be no doubt of its completion by February 1 as originally intended...
...museum is to cost $50,000 and is given by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff of New York. The amount available for increasing the collections is now $19,240 which is for the most part the money given by others than Mr. Schiff before he doubled his first gift of $25,000, and was originally intended for the building fund...