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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Perkins '20 was given the Barrott Wendell, Jr., trophy bat for his strong work on the offense. The Wendell trophy is awarded on a point system, the leader in each of the following achievements to receive one point: safe arrivals at first base, sacrifice hits, stolen bases, and total runs scored...
...This seemed large at the time and was based upon the needs of the institution at the time for increased equipment and higher remuneration for the teaching staff. America entered the war, however, within a short time and the plans were dropped until last spring. When the Committee began work again, the first step was a full study of the University. This investigation was made by members of the Committee and graduates during the Old Grads' Summer School in July. Every department of the University was carefully studied in connection with the economic and social developments in the last five...
...Next, the University needs a permanent mobile fund of $1,000,000, to yield an income of $50,000. This fund would be kept unpledged to meet emergencies which arise requiring special work, or to obtain exceptional teachers. Harvard is more seriously handicapped than people generally realize, a state of affairs which is strikingly illustrated in the fact that of the income from the invested funds of the University in the last fiscal year, amounting to $1,664,153.34, only about eleven per cent., or $178,772.86, was unrestricted. The balance was tied up by the donors to specific objects...
...Although America has made tremendous strides in education, the need and the opportunity are greater today than ever before for this work. Harvard desires to found a Graduate School of Education. The General Education Board has pledged $500,000 provided a fund of $2,000,000 is raised. $500,000 more is available leaving $1,000,000 more to be raised. With the starting of this school, Harvard will do a tremendous work in training teachers for the educational systems of America...
...work of the office, which formerly was confined solely to the printing of the directory has now increased so much that the directory has become of almost secondary importance. By the aid of class and alumni association secretaries, and the various Harvard clubs throughout the world Mr. Mead has assembled a card catalogue which is at the disposal of the University office and the various alumni activities, and furnishes a much more convenient and ready list of addresses than was obtainable by the older methods. The most signal use of the catalogue at the present time is in forwarding...