Word: canvasses
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...have been played between the halves of the Michigan game Saturday, did not take place because of the wet weather. It was feared that the steel rivets with which the ball is constructed would be badly rusted, and the ball thus injured. It is stated that a canvass ball without rivets will probably be made, which it will be possible to use in wet weather...
...also decided to make a canvass of members of the University with a view to influence them to join the club. Meetings are to be held the first Tuesday evening of each month. The present officers of the club are: W. P. Richards L. S., president; J. H. Lewis Gr., first vice-president; E. B. Day '96, second vice-president; B. C. Auten '97, secretary and treasurer...
...expected that the undergraduate should contribute much towards this, but if each man who knew Mr. Bolles would give a little, it would not be hard to raise the five thousand dollars necessary to endow a memorial scholarship. It is certainly not desirable to canvass for subscriptions, for nothing could be more unfitting than that a man who is not interested should be urged to give to the fund. It remains for those who were Mr. Bolles's friends and those to whom his memory means something, to subscribe the amount necessary...
...that time. Communications may be addressed to him at 20 Hancock street, Boston. The expenses of the committee for the year will be one thousand dollars, half of which has already been subscribed. It is hoped to raise the other five hundred dollars before December 1, and an active canvass now being made among the students is meeting a generous response. Subscriptions may be sent to the treasurer, C. E. Noyes, 7 Ware street...
...Prospect Union has been quite successful in its attempt to get together a library. By canvassing some of the buildings about three hundred books of all descriptions have been collected, and besides these the Foxcroft Club has generously given its library of two hundred books. It has been found that men have been very ready to give when someone has personally explained just what use the books are to be put to, but it will be impossible to canvass the whole college. It is hoped therefore that men will bring the books they can afford to part with...