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Action was taken for three reasons, according to the resolution. First, because PBH's "only source of contributions is the Harvard student body, while other charities have many sources from which to solicit...
...Secondly, because the entire membership o Brook House "is composed of Harvard students," and thirdly, because PBH is at present in dire financial need which jeopardizes its philanthropic program to the point where activities will have to be drastically curtailed...
Until last year, Brooks House was not seriously hampered in its work by Combined Charities' policy. During and after the war, it had been able to save almost $10,000. Now, however, these savings are gone. PBH's budget this year, covering only minimum expenditures, amounts to $7,000. As usual, about $3,000 of this figure will come from the endowment fund for the House, and possibly another $2,000 will come from alumni. But PBH must receive at least $2,000 more from Combined Charities merely to maintain its present program, excluding all special projects and expansion plans...
...meet the needs of PBH's expanding program, the Combined Charities Committee and the Student Council should retract the 1948 decision. Instead of permitting students to specify how their contributions are to be distributed, the directors of the Drive should specify on the solicitation cards what percentage of the donations will go to each of the recommended groups. Students who do not want to give to these six could still put down the names of other organizations and contribute their money to them. With such a percentage system, the Drive could give Brooks House a higher, more stable income...
...Council made what was essentially a promise to PBH. Now Brooks House needs the implementation of this promise to maintain an effective program. If Combined Charities is to remain Harvard's sole drive for philanthropic organizations, it must meet the needs of Brooks House...