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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
5
Harvard University needs funds badly, said President A Lawrence Lowell during the Harvard Club dinner and again in a Post interview. He cited funding shortages delaying college work and emphasized the urgency of financial support.
President Lowell warned Harvard faces critical shortages in science and housing facilities. He cited a 50 year old laboratory, unsafe drafts, and the need for modern quarters and a freshman dormitory. He warned that a depleted business college fund would jeopardize the university’s prestige and endorsed Major Higginson’s estimate that at least 10 million dollars is required.
Washington dispatch states the Roosevelt campaign released an open letter from Gifford Pinchot denying any pledge of support for Senator La Follette while claiming Roosevelt would not run. The letter responds to Walter L. Houser’s Jamestown claim that Pinchot knew Roosevelt favored La Follette until it became unlikely. It ends with a plea for Roosevelt delegates in North Dakota and uses a football analogy to depict La Follette’s frenzied effort.
Arthur Keck described a Tremont Temple lecture on The Grand Canyon of Arizona. He highlighted remarkable natural scenes, vast chasms, towering formations, and vivid colors, sharing vivid pictures of canyon work and offering valuable observations.
The First Parish Congregational United Church of Christ in West Roxbury traces its roots to 1706. After a 1890 fire, the society moved to Corey and Centre streets, with the chapel serving as vestry until the 1900 dedication of the new church. Theodore Parker was ordained in 1837 and led until 1846, followed by a long line of ministers. the current pastor is the Rev Ernest S Meredith.
The Hasty Pudding Club hosted its annual dance last evening at the club house on Holyoke street with nearly 200 attendees despite bad weather. Guests traveled from New York Philadelphia Chicago and other cities. Patrons included Mesdames H Lawrence Lowell Oliver Ames Morris Gray Charles S Hawks George E Hayward Augustus Hemenway John Lowell Phillip Saltonstall Moorfield Storey Barrett Wendell and George Wigglesworth.
Preparations for a large crowd fill the Harvard Union in Cambridge as William J Burns accepts an invitation to speak to students at 1 30 this afternoon. An ad touts Adamson s Cough Balm as a universal cold cure.
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