Word: donor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...property in that immediate neighborhood. The buildings were placed, however, further out on Oxford street. The Corporation have reserved certain areas for library extension or other precise uses, but for the most part each new building has been considered as a unit, and has been placed perhaps where its donor or architect suggested with a view to making that special building as effective as possible...
Columbia College has received a gift of $1,100,000 from Joseph F. Loubat of New York. This is the largest sum the college has ever received from a single donor...
Columbia University has received a gift of $12,500 which is to be used to purchase new books for the library. Five thousand of the amount is given by President Low. The name of the donor of the balance is not known...
Among the other speakers of the evening were Dr. Frank Wells '64, the donor of the Wells Cup; G. Wells '86; W. F. Garcelon, who will coach the hurdlers; L. Frothingham '94, B. G. Waters '94, Dr. Bradford, a member of the athletic committee; and C. Curtis, who stroked two winning 'Varsity crews. Mr. Perry, who will coach the weight putters, was also present...
...committee accepted the gift of a photograph of a famous eight-oar crew, of which Mr. Playford was stroke, on the Thames, and, in the distance, a twelve-oar crew probably the only one ever organized. Mr. Frederic Crowningshield '66, was the donor. The chairman of the Athletic Committee will be glad to hear suggestions as to the permanent place for the photograph...