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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...letter made public yesterday, the Endowment Fund Committee, of Boston made a call upon the teachers and administrative officers of the University for their support in the drive. The committee laid emphasis not so much upon the desirability of individual subscription as upon the inspiration which unanimous action in giving would lend to the drive. The text of the letter follows...
...develop themselves for life in a large world by studying what men have thought and done and learned; then it is the most broadening, enlarging and stimulating place to be found. Every young man needs to acquire a habit of concentration, and a devotion to purpose, without inquiring too much whether he enjoys the process or whether he himself always perceives at the moment its direct relation to what is to come afterward. He must learn to put forth effort, because he has faith in the end to be attained, not because the means to that end suit his taste...
...discussion groups were originated in March, 1918, when a mass meeting of the University was called in order to arouse undergraduate interest in the problems of reconstruction after the war. So much enthusiasm was shown at the meeting that it was decided to start the new system. Twelve groups were formed under different members of the Faculty, and 121 students enrolled at that time...
Colonel James G. White commanding the Newton Constabulary, was much pleased with the spirit shown by the University throughout the strike, and in a letter to the CRIMSON, sent this message: "I wish to express to you the obligation I feel for the services which you have rendered in endeavoring to secure recruits for this commannd. Please accept my most cordial thanks...
...probably now considers parsimonious treatment during the war. War time generosity has its advantages; peace time must bring a curtailment of all expenditures. We cannot fool ourselves into believing that the money does not come from our pockets; liberality takes on another aspect when it means increased taxation. Much of the present unrest is due to the mistaken attitude of large groups towards the government. War time salaries, lavish expenditures for material, and railroad concessions have caused these people to look upon Congress as one vast mint anxious to rid itself of money. Surely additional gifts will cause the strengthening...