Word: sum
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...felt that some step should be taken in recognition or Phillips Brooks as a Harvard man, the Corporation promised to the committee on raising funds a site in the Yard, and reinforced by that promise the committee offered their appeal to the public. Finally, a year ago, though the sum raised was infinitely smaller than had been hoped, it was decided to build, and a site had to be selected. Out of several proposed that in the northwest corner of the Yard was finally chosen with some regret by the Corporation, as being the only one available. Looking forward...
...estimated cost of the building, including foundations but exclusive of the floats, is $25,000. Last fall $15,000 of this sum had been raised, and at a meeting of the collection committee held during the Christmas holidays plans for continuing the collection were mapped out. It was the opinion of the committee at that time that no difficulty would be experienced in raising the remaining...
...land and make a park that the option will not be extended after March 1. This means that over $14,000 must be raised this month, if the plan is to be carried out. A special effort will be made in the next few days, as if the sum is not raised, "Elmwood" will be sold immediately for building lots, and the scheme will be made impossible in the future. The sum already subscribed is a little less than $21,000, and money has recently been coming in very slowly...
...Committee of Graduates thinks it extremely doubtful whether so large a sum as this could at this, or, perhaps, at any time, be raised by general subscription. The members of the Committee do, however, believe that a campaign of education could now be advantageously entered upon; and are not without hopes that some graduate may be found who would be willing to do for Harvard what has been done by the Houston family for the University of Pennsylvania. In any event, they would gladly co-operate in any effort to that end, and believe a beginning should be made...
...past year has continued in much the same lines as before, except for the opening of the Reading Room for Workingmen on Washington Street. Not enough money has yet been received to keep the room open throughout the spring, as the Church Army has refused to pay the sum agreed upon. Magazines have been supplied in numbers, and students have been in attendance in the evenings. The membership of the club is as large as ever and the treasury is in a better condition than for several years. The club expects to send at least one delegate to the Student...