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...necessary half million dollars for the erection of two new buildings of Columbia College on Riverside heights. The gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt and his three brothers is in memory of their father, William H. Vanderbilt, who built the present Vanderbilt clinic. Cornelius Vanderbilt and his brothers will also defray the cost of equipping both buildings thoroughly. Mr. and Mrs. Sloane will completely equip the new addition to the Maternity Hospital and Mrs. Sloane has guaranteed during her lifetime to meet all expenses exceeding the present endowment. Work on the new buildings will be commenced as soon as the weather will...
pect Union in Union Hall, Cambridgeport, at eight o'clock tonight. It is to this concert that the union looks for the bulk of the money needed to defray the deflcit which arises each year in its finances, and in most years it has received over two hundred dollars from the concert. The admission is but twenty-five cents. Tickets may be secured at Thurston's or at the hall this evening...
Twelve committees have been appointed at the University of Pennsylvania to collect from the students $5,000 needed to defray the expenses of the crew...
Over $700 has been raised to defray the expenses of coaching the University of Michigan football team next year...
...been raised at the U. of M. to defray the expenses of coaches for the foot-ball team next year...