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...nothing new. We have found from past experience that the posting of a reminder of this will tend to encourage the sale of House cards to those who have neglected to pay their dues. Such encouragement is only fair to those who have paid their share toward the upkeep and continuation of the House services and facilities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dunster to Post List of Men Who Owe House Dues | 11/19/1953 | See Source »

...area chief, Richard L. Donnell: "A lot of those that come in are worth thousands of dollars in land and equipment . . . but they don't have any cash, so they're going to try to earn their family's keep and their farm's upkeep until their farms can provide a living again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: Dry Disaster | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

...Geographic Institute, situated on Divinity Avenue between the Semitic Museum and the University Press, was built by Dr. A. Hamilton Rice '98 in 1929, at a cost of $335,000. Rice gave the building to the University, but continued to pay the staff and upkeep costs. When the College dropped geography as a field of concentration. Rice cut off his support and the building was closed in October...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mathematics Department Transfers To Abandoned Geographic Institute | 10/2/1953 | See Source »

...Elimination of the $12,000 spent by the Army Quartermaster every year on upkeep of "non-usable horses and mules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Another Nick | 7/6/1953 | See Source »

...upkeep of the Memorial Room is paid by the Widener family and only family members are allowed to add books--a privilege rarely used. The most valuable book in the collection, however, was donated after Widener's death, by a family member. His grandfather bought a Guttenberg Bible when Harry was in London. The grandfather wanted to surprise him, but Harry never returned. After a stay in the Widener family, the book was donated to the collection...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: The Widener Memorial Room | 4/7/1953 | See Source »

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