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Dates: during 1920-1920
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Last evening the College Endowment Fund Committee issued the following statement: "In view of the fact that this is the second week of the Endowment Fund drive, the slowness with which the subscriptions are coming in from men who do not live in the dormitories is decidedly discouraging. The committee, however, will persist in its endeavor to reach these men by telephone. There will be no relaxation of effort until every man has subscribed as 100 percent is essential to make the drive a success. As Christmas vacation begins next Thursday and as the resident undergraduates have already practically contributed...
Last Thursday evening at 6 o'clock when the first drive closed, the percent of men not living in the dormitories who had enrolled in each class was as follows: Seniors, 28 percent; Juniors, 14 percent; Sophomores, 21 percent; and Freshmen, 20 percent. When figures were compiled last night, the percent stood as follows: Seniors, 40 percent; Juniors, 18 percent; Sophomores, 32 percent; and Freshmen, 45 percent. These figures show that the gain in percent has been: Seniors, 12 percent; Juniors, 4 percent; Sophomores, 11 percent; and Freshmen, 25 percent...
Unless the men who have not signed up report at the College Endowment Fund Committee office in the Crimson Building at once and enroll, there is little possibility that the 100 percent mark can be reached. The office hours from now until the end of the drive will be from...
There will be an important meeting for chairmen in charge of the drive among students not living in the dormitories and for the class chairmen in the Crimson Building today...
Reports received yesterday from the graduate drive showed that the campaign among the graduates according to classes had been a success, although it had fallen short of the $2,800,000 mark which had been set. This campaign, which lasted only four weeks, resulted in adding 2000 formerly non-subscribing alumni to the Endowment Fund roster and in the receipt of an additional million dollars. This was achieved in the face of adverse financial conditions both at home and abroad, and without the incentive of the initial effort of last year...