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...under the 1934 budget of the H.A.A. Mr. Bingham has adopted a very sane attitude towards the problem. He recommends that an endowment fund be raised immediately, the whole plant put in the hands of a group of trustees, who would oversee the endowment and take care of the upkeep costs and taxes. The buildings and land at Red Top originally cost $150,000, an investment which Mr. Bingham rightly contends ought not to be allowed to go to seed...
...water power, expected by the proponents of the plane to not only pay for itself, but to provide the capital used in the building and upkeep of the canal, there is hardly sufficient market at present to fund the installation of the new power plants, let alone large enough profit to create a surplus for the support of the proposed waterway. It is cheaper to produce power in New York by coal and steam, than to wire it south from the St. Lawrence valley...
...charge for the use of these courts is as unjust as if it were to charge for the use of the House libraries or common rooms. The policy is justified upon the grounds that fees are levied upon the University courts and that uniformity must be maintained. Since the upkeep of the courts involves no considerable expense and is accomplished by the regular janitorial staffs, this objection is but an evasion of the issue...
Although the Stoughton janitor paid for her upkeep last week, Sarah has refused to leave her lodgings in the basement of Harvard Hall. There she spends her days, in the bliss that comes from ignorance of lectures in the building...
...small library in the Palmer house would be far simpler than the Student Council's plan and probably much more pleasant to all concerned. As for the expense, all those intending to make use of the building should be asked to contribute to the small fund necessary for its upkeep. It is doubtful that there would be much difficulty in collecting a sufficient sum. Even though a small original outlay might be called for from the University, the importance of the problem and the definite advantages of the plan more than warrant some sacrifice...