Word: bequest
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...Lowell House courtyard last spring, it has been axiomatic that this college battles as well as travels on its stomach. The mechanical men of Mr. Westcott's organization lack the human touch, and the call for an endowed chair in food tasting grows ever louder. Such a bequest would be a noble contribution for Harvard's Anniversary year...
...contestants are Fred Wahl of Washington, D. C.; Robert Wahl of Chicago; and Paula Wahl Pierce of Chicago. Mrs. Pierce received a bequest of $5,000 under terms of the will, which was filed five days before Mrs. Nieman died, on February...
Cards both ancient and modern, coming from almost all the countries of the civilized world, are included in the bequest. The largest, of American make, measures 12 inches high by 8 inches wide; the smallest, coming from Switzerland, is only one-half by three-quarters of an inch. A unique item is a pack of modern round cards, which the manufacturer asserts are waterproof...
...final statement can be made regarding the ways in which the bequest of Agnes Wahl Nieman of Milwaukee, will be used until the Harvard Corporation has had time to study the question in detail...
...lawyer's confirmation of the bequest was received yesterday afternoon, but the exact amount of the bequest had not been determined, estimates varying from one to three million dollars...