Word: deficit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Today the members of the Finance Committee will start upon the collection of class dues. A considerable deficit remains from last year which must be cleared off before we can undergo the expenses consequent on the Junior Dance and the other class events which are in contemplation. The work of the committee is arduous enough at best, but a great amount of satisfaction would be afforded by the hearty co-operation of every Junior. The class officers confidently hope that all members of the class will do their share to expedite the work of the committee, and be glad...
Owing to the reduced attendance at Memorial Hall on the American plan last year, the Managing Committee thought it expedient to organize the equipment and service this year in such a way as to accommodate satisfactorily 600 members without incurring a deficit. They believed that this could be done without loss by putting a certain portion of the plant out of commission. The enrollment of members has so far exceeded expectations that the Committee has decided to utilize the whole plant and to organize the service so as to accommodate 1200 members. As this change cannot be put into effect...
Last year the minor sports did not report as large a deficit as in the year before, but the gain was due to wholesale reduction of expenses. Before long the limit in this direction will be reached and judging from past experience, the receipts will continue to grow smaller every year. By abolishing the subscription system, and substituting the blanket ticket and the enlarged football stands, we believe that the total surplus will be as great as, if not greater than, at present, and an exceedingly troublesome and obnoxious system will be done away with...
...minor sports made an advance over last year in an effort toward self-support, the total deficit being $300 less. On the other hand, subscriptions for six Freshman sports were very much poorer than for the same sports a year ago. The great decrease in the expenses of the Freshman crew may be attributed to a more equitable apportionment of the total New London expense, of which the Freshmen had been paying more than their share...
Though the receipts of the track team were greater than last year, there was still a deficit in the department, due to the cost of maintaining a training table for the cross-country team and of transporting 38 men to Philadelphia for the intercollegiate meet...