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Word: colne (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...deposited in the National City Bank so that the accruing compounded interest will assure the return of the original capital. Furthermore, the organization will insure the life of each beneficiary. Prospective loaners are re-assured that only 3% of student loans are defaulted, that money loaned to the Lin- coln Fund will be sent directly to the institution the student elects, that in helping to pay a student's fees, they are also helping many an impoverished institution. Sample requests for assistance approved by the Lincoln Fund: The Dean of a small Eastern college wants money to acquire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Student Loans | 9/23/1929 | See Source »

...matter of fact, Professor Rolvaag did attempt a translation of his book and found it rather difficult to put the strength of it out in English. By chance, Mr. Lin coln Colcord of Minneapolis heard of this work. Also, Mr. Colcord did not know Professor Rolvaag but he went to Northfield and suggested to Rolvaag that they get together on this translation. Colcord does not know a word of Norwegian but he and Rolvaag worked a year and a half, Rolvaag reading his manuscripts and trans lating sentence by sentence, Colcord putting it into the English language with the result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 22, 1927 | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

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