Word: moneyed
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first week's canvass. A meeting of the Electric Light Committee will be held in the Common Room of Thayer Hall tonight at 7 o'clock to which officers of the classes of 1914, 1915, and 1916 have been invited. It is hoped that an agreement for raising money can be arranged and plans made to complete the work...
...Harvard Mutual Foundation in the name of a trust which has been recently formed, and to which any persons, desiring to leave their money or property to the University, may now make their donations. The trustees will invest the funds so received, pay five per cent interest to the donor or his immediate heirs during their lifetime, and, at their death, turn over the principal to the University. The fund at present is about $250,000, with probability of an early increase. The new system will probably mean millions of dollars to the University...
...founders of the trust, who have already donated $250,000, have placed no restrictions on the use of this sum, their idea being to provide a fund for general purposes. Nearly all gifts made to Harvard are with definite stipulations, with the result that the authorities have not enough money which they can use at their own discretion to meet current needs. The length of time, which will elapse between when the date of the donation and the time when the money falls into the hands of the University should encourage the custom of giving unconditionally...
...Alumni Bulletin last year, statistics were printed which show that between one-third and one-half of Harvard's undergraduates were earning money either in term time, in the summer, or during the entire year. That such a large proportion of students is able to obtain work is due mainly to the assistance of the Employment Bureau. According to the report of the secretary for last year the number of positions provided was almost 2,000 and the total amount earned by the students during the whole year was over $100,000. The struggles and achievements of other men sink...
...have lost the cards may obtain others on application to the Treasurer, either in person or in writing. And those who can pay all or a portion of their pledges at this time, will confer a great favor on the class by so doing, as a great deal of money is necessary for the expenses of Class Day. In any event, however, it is essential that pledges from the entire class be received as soon as possible...