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...admit that I do not care for the flapper grandmother; but the dignified preservation of a youthful viewpoint cannot be questioned. The wisdom of age combined with the enthusiasm of youth and a tolerance which is characteristic of no time of life but is, perhaps, a God-sent gift somewhat akin to second sight, is a state of bliss for anyone to contemplate...
...Pope forwarded a gift of money to the Bishop of Pinerole to aid the victims of a fire in a little Alpine Village. As Alpine climber, Achille Ratti knew the village well...
Outside the athletic world, the inauguration of the drive for the Senior Class Fund of $150,000 has been one of the few important events of the week. This fund, which will be the class's twenty-fifth reunion gift to the University, is being subscribed for the first time in the form of endowment insurance. The drive closes today...
...commenting recently to a CRIMSON reporter on the importance of the class gift, Mr. Arthur Drinkwater, secretary of the class of 1900, said, "Harvard needs all the unrestricted funds she can get. The class gifts are indispensable, and the class of 1924 is doing a great thing in starting now to raise the money...
...secretary of the class of 1901, Mr. J. O. Procter declared that "the gift is one of Harvard's traditions. A poor gift brands the class as inferior and its members are a poor lot." Members of the class of 1899, which will present its gift in June of this year at its 25th reunion, have all agreed that the gift is the most important act of a class after its graduation. Most members of the class of 1898 which set the new mark of $150,000 last year, rank the gift ahead of both undergraduate and later accomplishments...