Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...original mark which we set," said Mr. Wadsworth, "was $10,000,000; this amount was the estimate of the Harvard Endowment Fund Committee which was appointed in 1916. This seemed large at the time and was based upon the needs of the institution at the time for increased equipment and higher remuneration for the teaching staff. America entered the war, however, within a short time and the plans were dropped until last spring. When the Committee began work again, the first step was a full study of the University. This investigation was made by members of the Committee and graduates...
...amount which we seek is large. It is absolutely necessary in the form of unrestricted funds. The first important need is a 50 per cent. increase in the salaries of the teaching staff, which has been struggling along with truly admirable self-denial on the scale established 14 years ago. For this we must raise no less than $12,000,000, to yield an income of $600,000. It is fair to say that 90 per cent. of the teachers of the University can not live without personal sacrifice on the salaries paid them as teachers...
Business candidates will be able to secure not only practical training in business and advertising methods but also will be given a chance to become acquainted with leading concerns in and near Boston. Besides securing advertisements, they will also be expected to solicit subscriptions and perform a small amount of clerical work...
...total of $70,030.54 was earned by students through the Employment Office during the year 1917-18, according to the report of the Secretary for Student Employment: This amount is $2,521.80 short of the total earned in 1916-17; but considering the fact that last year was interrupted by R. O. T. C. work and a war regime, the caparison may be called favorable. A large part of the above sum, $26,145, was earned by undergraduates who worked in shipyards during the summer...
...summer work, the highest average amount earned was $1,090.00 in boys' club work, followed by $435.82 by tutor companions, and $300 by hotel employees. 102 men worked in shipyards, 22 as tutor companies, 16 as tutors, 13 as guides and the rest in miscellaneous positions...