Word: drives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Easily exceeding the announced quota and breaking all previous records, the Phillips Brooks House drive for books came to a successful end last night. One thousand one hundred and sixty-five books were gathered by the collectors. The quota was 1000, and last year's total was about...
...little wobbly. In the fourth, DeRham, whose heavy hitting was a feature of the contest, hit a triple far into the outfield, and scored a moment later on Sullivan's sacrifice fly. In the fifth, Zarakov singled with two out, stole second and scored on Todd's long drive which went for a single...
With a total of 560 books turned in during the first week of the collection, the annual drive for used text books staged by the Phillips Brooks House Association approaches the last few days of effort. According to the Librarian, J. C. Dreier '28, in charge, a total of 1000 books will be sought for as a goal...
...Text Book Loan Library, for the benefit of which the book drive is being made, has been instituted very recently by the Phillips Brooks House. To the many students in the college for whom the expense of buying new books would be too great a burden, the Loan Library offers ready aid. At a charge of only five cents per volume, books used in connection with practically every course offered by the various departments may be procured, the borrower having exclusive use of the book during the whole college year. This year some 1600 books are in use. The supply...
...next Friday the drive will wind up with a final general collection by automobile from the various assistants. It is expected that the remaining 140 books necessary to complete the quota will come in at that time...