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...GIRL WITH A RED HAT, by JAN VERMEER of Delft is the sort of picture that led one critic to exclaim: Of Vermeer we know nothing save that he was a materialistic Dutchman who applied paint to canvas with a dexterity and charm that have never been equaled." (The Mellon Collection...
...graduate of Delft Technical College, Boeke really began his strange career while studying at the University of London. There he fell in with a group of Quakers and decided to renounce all worldly things in favor of becoming a missionary-teacher in Brummana, Lebanon. Meanwhile, he also decided to marry, but since his Quaker wife was the daughter of one of the founders of the Cadbury chocolate company, the couple came up against the problem of what to do with her money. They solved it by turning her income over to a trust for good works...
Perhaps the building's most striking feature is its fine collection of Delft tiles. Each white and blue square is incorporated into intricate patterns which decorate many of the walls and window casements. These tiles are especially prominent on the first floor, and liberally sprinkle the Public Vestibule and Sanctum. Other first floor rooms include the President's office, business office, and the Narthex, a lobby opening into the Sanctum. Besides antiques, the lower quarters display posters and souvenirs gathered through seventy-eight years of publication...
Walter S. Rothschild 3L of New York City and 37 Mellon Street, at the University of Paris; and Jacob B. Robbins 3GSD, at the Technical College, Delft...
...boat come alongside. Several days later, they heard the anchor dropping. Later the ship got under way again. Still later, the Combinatie stopped again and another boat came alongside. On the twelfth day, the engines started again but there was no sound of scurry on the deck. Captain Van Delft shouted. There was no answer. He shouted again; no answer. At last, the prisoners were able to pry open the cabin skylight...