Word: watsons
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This deadline, Bright explained, is presumably attached to the largest single gift toward the arena, a sum of $100,000 that was offered last November by John W. Watson '22, who died this spring. Watson originally made his gift on the conditions that all the money for the arena would be raised and construction plans under way by the beginning of August...
...Bright last night commented, "It is a normal assumption that Harvard men will finish what they set out to do." And Edward L. Bigelow '21, another leader of the fund drive, said there is "a good chance" that the goal will be attained in time "providing that the Watson gift holds sound...
...Watson's recent death raised a legal question in the financing of the arena. Before the present ice surface of the rink was constructed last year, he had offered the University the same $100,000 to help buy the Boston Arena for the use of College hockey teams. At the time, he stipulated, however, that the arena be named for his brother, Donald C. Watson '15, a former Crimson football star who died...
Bright yesterday would not say if Watson's gift is still contingent on the naming of the new building, or whether the alumnus's will still maintains the August 1 deadline...
Matthews North, meanwhile, clinched the Yard intramural title for the year by winning the freshman rowing championship. Pacing the winners were the top two finishers in the wherries competition, Al Patriquin and John Watson. In third place was Dave Holmes of Thayer South...