Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Cottage Farm Bridge. The first University and first Freshman boats, both going downstream and on the return trip, rowed neck and neck, but were not allowed to hit up the pace for a real brush. Coach Haines permitted a low stroke only, laying special emphasis on getting a powerful drive without raising the stroke...
...meet these needs a nation-wide book-drive will start on March 18, directed by the American Library War Service, and with every public library cooperating: Churches, schools and patriotic societies of all kinds have signified their willingness to help. Thousands of girls and boys are being mobilized to collect books from householders who are too busy to take them to public libraries, and every other means will be used to make the giving of books easy. Two million books is the goal set, but with public interest really aroused, it should be far exceeded.--A. L. A. WAR SERVICE...
...Citizens' of Foreign Birth or Descent Liberty Loan Committee of Boston is anxious to secure a dozen or more University undergraduates to assist in the work on the next Loan drive. Ability to speak foreign languages is not necessary, although it would be of great aid. The greater part of the work consists of arranging and sorting out circulars and applications, etc. Last fall and spring valuable assistance was rendered this committee by a similar group of students. The next campaign will not start until early April and will last about four weeks. It is for this time that...
This year's question, "Resolved, That the Government in financing the war should obtain a larger percentage of its funds from taxes than from bonds," is of especial interest at the present time. It is essentially a Liberty Loan question and with the new April drive to sell bonds coming next month, it is a subject which is of vital importance...
...hands they can be run to their highest efficiency and help considerably to swell the tide of supplies that must in the end overcome Prussian power. The opportunities for spies will be greatly curtailed; under German ownership many of these spies were doubtless protected, but American possession will help drive them...