Word: canvassing
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ready to sail in July. The Harvard Mission is endeavoring to raise the $1500 necessary for his expenses, and is relying upon graduate and undergraduate support. As it is late in the year it will be impossible for the undergraduate committee of the Mission to make a complete canvass, but contributions of from 25 cents of $10 are none the less earnestly sought from undergraduates. These should be sent to Phillips Brooks House or given to one of the following committee which has the matter in charge: E. C. Bacon '10, H. B. Barton '09, F. H. Burr...
...Illustrated's postal cards to the Senior class calling for opinions on the various courses taken in College furnish one of the rare opportunities given to the undergraduates to criticise their professors. Last year's canvass proved to be extremely interesting and the results obtained were acted on profitably in a few instances. It was shown that many courses which should have been favorites were disliked because of unpopular lecturers. Other more interesting lecturers hand their courses made unpopular by unsuitable assistants for the second meetings. The elementary language courses came in for much criticism, probably because they were compulsory...
This year's canvass should be even more successful than the former one, for we shall be able to have a comparison of the two estimates and see what changes have been made. An opportunity like this should not be allowed to go by unnoticed, and we are glad that the returns so far give promise of even better results than before...
...would probably be no great task to forecast the results of this canvass. The objections which will be made by many undergraduates are the distance of the halls and the quality of the food. We cannot conceive of Memorial being moved South, but we can conceive of the quality and variety of the food being changed to suit the tastes of the students. If everyone will state fully what he does not like in the present system and what changes he would like to see made, the Committee may be able to establish the institution on a firm basis again...
...diamond-shaped button bearing the class colors in an original design of enamel. The buttons will be ready next week and will be put on sale at 25 cents each at Leavitt & Peirce's, where they may be obtained by all Seniors upon signing their names and addresses. A canvass of the Senior dormitories will be made to enable all Seniors to buy buttons...