Word: ascertain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Upon so serious a matter might not some steps be taken to ascertain the opinion of representatives of those who have contributed the fund in past years? Is it impossible to arrange for the appointments of trustees for a term of years by some agency which may fairly be considered representative of the owners in equity of the funds of the Co-operative, namely, former members? Until we know more about the whole plan, and until we know why a close corporation is the only possible method, I shall feel constrained to vote against it. ALBERT BUSHNELL...
...person may be advised not merely upon what literature exists, dealing with a certain subject; but also where the particular books required may be most conveniently found. An investigator failing to find in one of these subscribing libraries a work dealing with his subject of research, may easily ascertain whether it is contained in the National Library by reference to these cards; and may, through the intervention of the local library, obtain the use of it under the system of interlibrary loan...
...Membership and House Committees of the Union are making a canvass among the members of the University who are not members of the Union, to ascertain why they have not joined. The purpose of this canvass is not to increase the membership of the Union, but to obtain ideas which may lead to its improvement. About the middle of March a catalogue will be issued giving the names of all the members of the Union. Up to February 1, 1450 undergraduates had joined as active members; the total membership was as follows: Active members, 1713 Associate members, 762 Non-resident...
...large rose windows in the transept of Memorial Hall are being measured to ascertain whether it would be possible to interchange the positions. The change is to be made if possible, as the north window, which is the more beautiful of the two, at present receives insufficient light. It would be much more effectively lighted if it were placed in the southern end of the transept...
...University. Mrs. Hearst has donated 850,000 a year for five years for research in Anthropology, and Professor Putnam is chairman of the committee in charge of the research. Some portion of the fund will be devoted to the exhaustive study of geological deposits, to try to ascertain when man first appeared in California, and some will be used to study the great variety of Indian languages and myths of California...