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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
13
President Lemuel H. Murlin reported to the university trustees recommending a six million dollar endowment. The fund would support new buildings and expanded departments to meet rapidly growing needs.
The plan includes establishing a college to serve over 6000 teachers in the Boston metro area with an endowment and a department funded at more than 1 million dollars. Proposed buildings include a College of Business Administration at 500000 dollars and a School of Law at 250000 dollars, plus endowed Colleges of Fine Arts and Practical Arts at 500000 dollars each. President Marlin urges broader entrance requirements for New England colleges without lowering standards, noting current enrollment around 3197 with male dominance driven by the growing Business College.
The Rev. George A. Gordon will deliver the fifth talk in his Prophetic Voices series tonight at Old South Church on The Last of the Twelve. Clarendon Street Baptist shifts its weekly service to Monday 7 30 p m. Trinity M E Charlestown ends its centenary with a sermon by Rev. Lemuel H Marlin on After One Hundred Years What next Sunday. Unitarian Temperance Society supports no license in a public release. Brighton youths hold a Sunday campaign meeting this afternoon at Oak Square M E Church with Miss Alice Gamlin speaking.
Rollicking Harvard Lampoon dinner drew 80 alumni editors and celebrities from many districts. The highlight was Robert Sherwood in a Satan costume, a 6 foot 7 inch presence whose impersonation drew loud laughter as coal prices are noted. The party caused a rousing night on the Gold Coast.
Thomas Cronin of Cambridge Massachusetts was found frozen to death on the tote road between Millinocket and Spring Brook. The 34 year old teamster for the Great Northern Paper Company had set out to walk 20 miles to Spring Brook yesterday and perished in the cold.
Premier Briand denounces a peace proposal as a gross trap during remarks before the Chamber of Deputies. He indicated he would request action or clarification on the matter in the current session.
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