Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Biographer Poliakov recreates with fine emotional skill the dramatic scene which resulted in a Danish Princess eventually becoming the Empress Marie. She, a blooming girl, and the Grand Duke (Crown Prince) Nicholas of Russia (died 1865) had experienced for each other an undoubted and romantic mutual infatuation. Before they could...
The kitchen should be located in the central intersection area, where it would be most convenient for service and for efficient handling of the food. Three of the halls branching out from this refectory department could be respectively devoted to the three upper classes of the College. The fourth wing...
"In the second place, I believe that at least half of the research work and the research publications now produced by young Ph.D. men represent a waste of time. Their talents could much more profitably be devoted to the instruction of elementary students, which, after all, is a much needed...
Senator Etienne Clementel, one-time French Finance Minister: "President Doumergue last week officially opened a complete exhibition of my paintings at the Bernheim Galleries in Paris. I said I was nervous about the attitude of the critics, although Winston Churchill, Britain's finance minister, who is also a painter...
"Unique," "remarkable," welcomed Yale University's drive, just announced, for $20,000,000 to be entirely devoted to raising teachers' salaries and to research work-not one cent for buildings. Yale salaries since 1913 have increased 50%, living expenses 78%. Minimum increase of salary under the proposed budget...