Word: drives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University which has always been known as the cultural leader of the country. It is a cause backed by a host of Harvard graduates, who have many times before offered to endow such a school. A word from the University is sufficient to set in motion a drive which would very quickly give us a fine experimental theatre where student actors should interpret the plays by student authors, an experimental theatre which would be a glorious testimony to the breadth of vision of Harvard University...
...Monday April 6, there appeared in the CRIMSON an editorial in no uncertain terms upon the unsatisfactory conduct of the Student Friendship drive. I should like to make clear a few points which the self-satisfied and apparently brilliant editorial writer seems to have overlooked In other years the drive has been conducted in January when the students had much more ready money than they have at this time of year. The Seniors are raising money for their endowment fund, the Freshmen have been called upon for class fund contributions, and the term bills are due in a very short...
...their best, and this is probably proven by the fact that 22 of the original group of collectors assigned did not even reply to the request of the committee. Every possible effort was made to instruct the collectors individually on the opening night of the drive. This is no commentary on the work of the collectors, for their response in general was most satisfactory...
...regards publicity I should like to say that last year the CRIMSON gave one or more streamers across the top of the paper as well as double column headings to support the drive. This year no such cooperation has been given and in fact at least one man prominently connect off with the news department of the CRIMSON is opposed to the spirit of the drive. Furthermore, such a personal comment as this in a CRIMSON editorial: "The collectors themselves seem quite ignorant of its why and wherefores, apparently having received no adequate information from the man in charge. Under...
...Student Friendship drive came to its final close last night with $2,000 still as the approximate figure for the amount collected. The campaign is definitely over except for the tabulation of the last reports of 24 collectors which have as yet made no report to the directing committee...