Word: givenly
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...Stefansson embarked with his party of scientists at the instance of the Canadian Government on his latest Arctic expedition, expecting to be back within eighteen months. Shortly afterwards it was reported that one of his ships had been lost and his entire party was given up for dead when nothing was heard from them for a year following. Five years later, in 1918, however, the party returned with men and dogs in good health--having lived practically off the land for months at a time...
...provide the necessary food, Mr. Hoover estimates that thirty million dollars will be required, and already in every city and town of the United States, a committee is working to collect the funds. This is an object which Harvard men cannot pass by. One dollar given will keep a child alive for a month; ten dollars will keep a child until the next harvest. Even ten cents will be gratefully received and will help nourish one of the starving. No matter, therefore, how restricted a student may be himself, he can contribute his mite to those who need it most...
...spring, members of the society who have not as yet qualified as pilots, will be taken up for short "hops" and given instruction. The society hopes that a number of lower classmen will join the society and learn to fly so that they can carry on the active work of the organization after the present aviators have graduated from the University...
...loss last year, $6000 greater than that of 1915-1916, is, as expected, due both to the fact that prices of necessary materials and wages had gone up out of all proportion to the prices charged for tickets, and that as a great deal of material was given away during the war to service elevens, a large amount of new supplies had to be purchased...
...standing, living at a considerable distance, on application personally to the Recorder, 4 University Hall, may be granted an extension of time at the beginning of the recess, in order to enable them to reach home by noon of the first day of vacation, but no extension will be given at the end of the recess. No other students are excused from any of their College appointments...