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...goal is reached in the final spurt this week, we can assure the undergraduate body that no separate Red Cross canvass will be necessary," Richardson stated. The feature which distinguished this year's drive from all previous was the integration of all charity drives under one which would take care of College, as well as community needs...
...Unless the student body fulfills its pledges soon towards the Harvard Service Fund," Richardson stated, "the Fund Committee may not be able to assure that other charities will not canvass the undergraduates...
...Harvard Service Fund is a new experiment in College fund collection. The Student Council has publicized the destination of all undergraduate contributions, and a systematic canvass will henceforth replace the traditional registration shakedown. This challenge to the high pressure collection methods of many charitable organizations promises equally judicious distribution...
...week from today the Harvard Service Fund will open its door-to-door canvass of the College in order to collect the money pledged by undergraduates at registration last month. Although the drive is under the supervision of the Student Council, the Fund Committee has been chosen at large from the student body. An individual contribution of $7 has been asked, and collectors will request that all students who are able meet this donation even if they pledged less before...
Other large charities included under the drive are the Red Cross and the Boston Community Fund, both of which in the past have had to canvass students separately. A charity little known to most undergraduates and which will receive a small allotment from the Fund is the World Student Service Fund...