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This morning, or some Monday morning seen the Corporation will have to make its final decision whether or not to authorize the construction of a new Varsity Club on Mr. Auburn Street with $250,000 of the bequest left to the University by the late Allston Burr...
...last Spring. But in this case, there is enough doubt about the wisdom of the project and enough opposition among the student body and alumni to justify a careful reconsideration of the issue. The two vital questions are "Has the University a moral obligation to use part of Mr. Burr's money to build a Varsity Club?" an d"Is a new Varsity Club important enough to warrant the expenditure...
There is no doubt that during his lifetime Mr. Burr, who donated the money for the present building, showed great interest in such a project. But the fact that the he put no restrictions on his last gift is proof in itself that he did not wish the University to feel bound by a "moral obligation." the best way to honor his memory is to use his unrestricted gift in the way that will help the University most, not to yield to pressure for a special project...
...University first announced its intention to build a new Varsity Club on May 3, with the funds coming from the will of the late Allston Burr '89, who in 1912 gave the money for the present Varsity Club near the Union...
...bibliophile, says his scriptless show is planned by "four guys sitting around a table." The other three, all under 35, are Writer Charlie Andrews, an ex-hobo; Producer Ted Mills, an expatriate New Yorker; and Director Bill Hobin, an ex-drummer. The Garroway show's top council, with Burr Tillstrom (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) and Documentary Expert Ben Park, make up the brain trust of the close-knit, argumentative group that has developed the Chicago school. Explains NBC's Chicago Station Manager Jules Herbuveaux: "New York thinks there's nothing wrong with TV that the stage...