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...have been subscribed for cups to be presented to last years freshman nine - and forty-five dollars is not enough by half. It is to be hoped that the sophomore class will realize more fully the importance of this move that has been made, and contribute each one his mite toward the accomplishment of such a worthy object. As stated before, a very small contribution from each member of eighty-nine will make up a sum sufficient to purchase for the nine, handsome memorials of the services they rendered. It will be remembered that the cups presented to last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/28/1887 | See Source »

...three and a half mile flag, which Harvard passed in 23m. 6s., the Cambridge boat had a lead of eighteen clear lengths. The whistles of the steamers anchored at the finish now began to add their mite to the general uproar, and soon afterwards the saluting guns from the yachts announced Harvard's grand victory. Harvard came over the line in 25m. 15 1-2s., twenty lengths in advance of Yale, who followed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VICTORY WITH THE OAR. | 10/1/1885 | See Source »

Students! are you doing your duty in thus failing to contribute your mite towards the maintenance of this society? Will it be due to your carelessness and indifference that Harvard will have the disgrace of failing in an enterprise which is being carried on with success at other colleges? No, we think not. We feel sure that, now that examinations are over, you will come forward and avert the pending misfortune; but, because the amount necessary to be raised is so ridiculously small, do not, therefore, think that your help is not needed. And yet do not look upon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/9/1885 | See Source »

...recent campaign in this State the "Widow's mite" was the greatest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/13/1882 | See Source »

...Gould has given $5,150 towards the endowment of Rutgers College.-The widow's mite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 11/7/1882 | See Source »

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