Word: drives
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Whitlock noted that the University is preparing to build 12-story dormitory buildings so that it will not be "forced to acquire more Cambridge land." Stringent height and bulk restrictions in the new ordinance might drive the University to purchase more property "than we either desire to or than we feel is healthy for the Cambridge community...
...there are serious questions behind this drive to create. "All this 'let's do something new' jazz is fine in its place; but if there's something you don't like in your House then change it--bring the House up to par. This is even harder than plowing 'virgin fields'. I got into this deal because of my roommates. I care more about who I room with than where I live. But I can't take much more of this crusader spirit. Personally it seems like a lot of wishful thinking," one applicant states...
...Harvard-Radcliffe blood drive was somewhat of a disappointment," Leon Rothenberg '61, co-chairman, said yesterday in his final report. Out of 1200 scheduled appointments, only 880 students actually gave blood. This total is 121 less than last year...
Rothenberg attributed some of the unfilled pledges to a rash of colds and sore throats precipitated by bad weather during the drive. He felt that others simply did not want to give blood, or else were afraid...
...drive at Radcliffe, in contrast, was quite successful, according to Rothenberg. Almost all of the 132 students who pledged blood kept their appointments. This turnout set a new record, as Radcliffe rarely manages to exceed 100 pints...