Word: chicago
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Professor W. R. Spalding '87 has returned from his two weeks' trip through the larger cities of the Middle West, which he undertook for the purpose of arousing interest in the proposed Musical Union building. Professor Spalding visited Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Chicago, and the proposals for the new building were everywhere met with great interest and enthusiasm not only by alumni of the University, but also by many other prominent citizens interested in music. As the results of his efforts the Harvard clubs in each city have undertaken to create interest in the project...
...small salary gets a proportionately larger pension than one on a larger salary. The pensions vary from $800 to $2000 and average $1552 to those in accepted institutions; $1302 to individual professors and $833 to widows. The trustees of the Foundation have excluded the University of Chicago and Brown University from the fund on the ground that they are denominational institutions in the sense covered by Mr. Carnegie's deed of gift...
...work will be largely, of course, in general observation and experience. A carefully selected college course is desirable, but there is special knowledge, the winnowed experience of leading social workers, which is requisite. The special schools which under various names have been recently established in London, Liverpool, New York, Chicago, Boston, give a preparation of great value for any form of social service, for those who would be paid officials or volunteers...
...last meeting of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association in New York, a committee of seven, composed of the same men, with one exception, who represented the Association on the Rules Committee last season, was appointed to communicate with the representatives of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Annapolis and Chicago, who constituted the Rules Committee during 1905, and propose that the two committees be amalgamated into one, which shall formulate rules under which football shall be played during 1907. It was further resolved that the committee elected by this conference should be guided in their actions, regarding changes in the rules...
...essays should be sent to J. L. Laughlin of the University of Chicago before June...