Word: collect
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...closing hours of last week's conference of the Conservative Party, up rose Sir William Henry Davison, a fellow member with Atholl of the swank Carlton Club. "Ordinary citizens," he cried, "resent the Government's attempts to ... prevent them from having a flutter. . . ." (Cheers.) Before the party leaders could collect themselves, Sir William shouted his motion: ". . . The Government should give facilities for a national lottery." Aye! And up went hundreds of hands. Nay! A feeble...
...Columbia opened a browsing room in its new $4,000,000 library. Textbooks are banned, smoking permitted. Said Librarian Jean Westphal: "We plan to collect a gentleman's library and let the students use it just as the owner might...
...educational work of the type appropriate to a graduate school of arts and sciences, and in so far as it may appear expedient in order to prepare scholars for admission to the work of the Institute, to develop through other institutions undergraduate work in China, to explore, discover, collect, and preserve objects of culture and antiquities, or to aid museums or others...
...single, authorized Agency a stated number of solicitors would cover at restricted times a prescribed territory, bearing with them a properly-signed pass. Strictly speaking, such an Agency would not enjoy a monopoly, but would be allowed solely the privilege of canvassing University property, thus permitting other concerns to collect and deliver at student request. At the same time, undesirable solicitors, cut-throat competition, and the nuisance would all be eliminated...
...which public memberships would be sold at $2.50 each. Twelve trustees would run the Association without pay. At least 103 "officers" for the Association would be chosen by lot, their "salaries" to run up to $50,000 a year. Practically, these lucky "officers" would have nothing to do but collect their "salaries" in a lump sum. Of the Association funds, 44% would go for relief, 44% for "salaries," 12% for operating expenses...