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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hospital, explained the terms of a will he wanted drawn. Eleven months later, in December 1951. he died. In his principal bequest, he gave his Negro tenants what he felt belonged to them: $1,350,000 of his $1,600,000 gross estate, to be placed in a trust fund for Negro college scholarships...
Income from the Francis Bowen Fund has been awarded to William Warren Bartley III 2G, for his essay "On Deciding: A Discussion of Some Recent Philosophy of Religion...
Despite the tremendous acceleration of smaller gifts from alumni in the past several weeks, the Program still has not won, in sheer numbers of participants the degree of support generally accorded the Harvard Fund. About 20,000 alumni give annually to the Fund. One explanation of the hesitancy of many alumni to contribute at this time is the uncertainty among businessmen due to the impact of the recession. The controversy over the use of Memorial Church was seen as essentially an "intramural squabble," having no effect on potential contributors...
Since President Pusey's special report to the Board of Overseers in October, 1956, the Program has come a long way. Eighteen months ago the President expressed the "need for a special program for Harvard College." And so began the most extensive fund-raising campaign in educational history. Today, almost two years later, many of the Program's objectives have been guaranteed...
Dean Bender, director of the Financial Aid Office, has acknowledged the receipt of an additional $2 million for the scholarship fund endowments. A new freshman dormitory and additional football fields have been acquired. Library endowment has been increased substantially. And, of course, Quincy House represents one of the most important achievements of the Program...