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...must inevitably be adopted. But there is no momentary measure that is really satisfactory in all respects. A compulsory ten dollar athletic fee for all undergraduates, for instance, has been given much thought, and has been supported as a satisfactory method of getting all undergraduates to contribute to the upkeep of the athletic equipment. Objection to the proposal rests on the ground that it is unfair to tax a disinterested minority for opportunities which they do not want, but the most telling argument against the compulsory levy is the fact that the additional revenue that could be squeezed from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WAYS AND MEANS | 4/16/1937 | See Source »

Recommendation number two is for a Hockey rink to be built on Soldiers Field. Figuring that gate receipts would pay for upkeep once the original costs were footed, the committee calls the advantages of such a rink obvious. It would allow longer and easier practices for the college teams. It would allow a full program of intra-mural hockey; it would provide for indoor track meets and would be used to house the increasing crowds that are coming to Cambridge to watch basketball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Advocates Compulsory Athletic Fee for Upperclassmen | 3/26/1937 | See Source »

...barriers, where shippers can unload, store and tranship goods without red tape. Stapleton is well suited for such a purpose for there New York's late Mayor John F. Hylan spent some $30,000,000 to build a row of enormous piers which have failed to earn their upkeep. New York's present Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who has pushed the free port idea for years, hopes to turn his predecessor's liability into an asset by spending some $6,000,000 more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Free Port | 2/15/1937 | See Source »

...never before. As never before, too, are aircrafters able to satisfy the demand of would-be flyers with little cash. Seven years ago not a single plane in the Show cost less than $2,000. Last week there were several models within reach, both in price and cost of upkeep, of the average car owner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Aviation Show | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

...present the H.A.A. has to pay for the overhead, fixed costs and upkeep of all its athletic buildings and playgrounds regardless of how often they are used or of the number of people using them. Thus it would not cost much more to encourage a greater number of students to participate in these sports than it is costing already. The added revenue from the levy would take care of the financial difficulties...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MINOR CRISIS | 1/13/1937 | See Source »

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