Word: canvassed
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...expected that the undergraduate should contribute much towards this, but if each man who knew Mr. Bolles would give a little, it would not be hard to raise the five thousand dollars necessary to endow a memorial scholarship. It is certainly not desirable to canvass for subscriptions, for nothing could be more unfitting than that a man who is not interested should be urged to give to the fund. It remains for those who were Mr. Bolles's friends and those to whom his memory means something, to subscribe the amount necessary...
...that time. Communications may be addressed to him at 20 Hancock street, Boston. The expenses of the committee for the year will be one thousand dollars, half of which has already been subscribed. It is hoped to raise the other five hundred dollars before December 1, and an active canvass now being made among the students is meeting a generous response. Subscriptions may be sent to the treasurer, C. E. Noyes, 7 Ware street...
...Prospect Union has been quite successful in its attempt to get together a library. By canvassing some of the buildings about three hundred books of all descriptions have been collected, and besides these the Foxcroft Club has generously given its library of two hundred books. It has been found that men have been very ready to give when someone has personally explained just what use the books are to be put to, but it will be impossible to canvass the whole college. It is hoped therefore that men will bring the books they can afford to part with...
...student vote of Harvard's support far outnumbered that of her opponents but as the voting was done by colleges, each one having only two votes, the smaller colleges had just as much voting power as the larger ones. Throughout the convention the fairness and cleanness of Harvard's canvass was generally recognized...
...constitution and minutes of the last meeting were read, after which committees were named to canvass the college and also the faculty, for members. Three men were then appointed to organize the nucleus of a library to be devoted entirely to articles on Civil Service Reform. Members were also chosen who should be empowered to invite prominent men to address the club...