Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...disgraceful response of the Faculty and graduate schools" has meant the failure of the WSSF drive, Samuel A. Robbins '46, Chairman of the food relief committee, charged last night, in revealing that the campaign had fallen almost $5000 short of its $20,000 goal...
After a week of listless debate, the Senate passed the bill, 58 to 22. That left it up to the House, which was not so likely to change its mind: in view of foreign aid, military expenses and tax relief, majority leaders there were opposed to new spending for social legislation...
...uncritical jubilation should greet the news that men in upperclass courses will be freed from mid-term grades and monitors next fall. The faculty vote of last week eliminating compulsory November and April marks and required attendance for all courses "primarily for Juniors and Seniors" does allow for simple relief or joy as a reaction, but it should also be applauded on two other, more important levels...
...space of four days the W.S.S.F. relief drive has gone more than half way toward its proposed goal of $20,000, with a total to date of something over $15,000. While such striking proof of student enthusiasm toward an urgent cause seems unusually favorable, one fact remains far less encouraging: contributions from the Faculty and Graduate Schools have been shamefully small. More than $12,000 of the current total has come from undergraduates...
Right now, WSSF is already putting our $20,000 pledge to work buying more food for its European stockpiles," Samuel A. Robbins '46, Chairman of the Food Relief Committee, explained last night in emphasizing the speed with which University contributions are being utilized...