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...there were 16,000 priestless parishes in 1950 v. 4,772 in 1903. One reason is the appalling poverty of the average country cure. Dependent upon handouts for food and fuel, he often spends the winters in near-starvation, and it is becoming increasingly common for parish priests to solicit odd jobs in the neighborhood-house-painting, plastering, milking or shoe-repairing-to supplement the meager dole of the church. U.S. Catholic parishes are accustomed to supporting their priests, but the French, whose government paid the priesthood until 1905, have been conditioned to thinking of this as the responsibility...
Following a speech by the Council's president, John Maher '60, the Union Committee agreed to endorse the campaign, and individually to help solicit funds from the Yardlings. Von Stade has promised to recommend the plan to freshman proctors, whose support, he said, will be invaluable in the dorm-to-dorm canvas...
Some Council members were doubtful that P.B.H. control would improve the drive, since, as vice-president Carl F. Sloane '57 pointed out, about 96 percent of the solicitors for this year's drive were members of the P.B.H. committee. Stearns denied this figure, adding that fewer P.B.H. members helped solicit this year than in the past...
Primary purposes of the corporation are to solicit and receive contributions from trust funds or unrestricted grants, and to give these toward the "general support or specific undertakings" of the Medical and Dental Schools, and the School of Public Health. It will also aid the seven hospitals and cooperate with others aiding "the purposes of the corporation...
...group will present the recommendation, based upon a report on facilities for extra-curricular activities to the administration sometime this week. At the same meeting, the Council also decided on the recommended charities which the Combined Charities drive will solicit this February...