Word: establishments
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week Egypt's Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser completed a little "parley at the summit" with his fellow Arabs of Syria and Saudi Arabia. Their announced achievements were few, but they underlined Nasser's aspiration to establish Egypt as the leader of a united Araby and even, if possible, over all Africa. His undeclared aim: to force the West out of the whole area. Nasser's radio, "Voice of the Arabs," reaches from Morocco to Iran, from Cyprus to Portuguese Mozambique, preaching subversion, rebellion, intransigence and hatred of "imperialists." In Cairo he has gathered together a kind...
...gave his immense collection of books, documents, and card files to the University to establish the George Sarton Collection for Research in the History of Science...
Malia spent almost three months in Moscow. Although the university there is normally off-bounds for foreigners, he managed to establish students contacts with the aid of three French exchange students...
...give to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, a Massachusetts charitable corporation,-----dollars, to establish a Scholarship in memory of-----, to be known as the--------Scholarship. The net income from this fund shall be used to provide one or more scholarships to students in Harvard College (or in the Harvard Law School, or if it is desired to include the College and all graduate schools, in Harvard University.) The net income from this fund may be expended each year or may be accumulated to provide additional scholarships in a subsequent year or years or added to the principal...
Urged on by cries of poverty and appeals to charity, higher education is on the march towards bigger and better scholarship programs. Congressmen are urging their fellows to establish a half-billion dollar fund for needy geniuses, corporations are exhorting their stockholders to approve national talent searches, and educators are reminding their former pupils that the alma mater is not yet perfect. In the midst of this nascent crusade, Harvard is fortunately able to assume a somewhat holier-than-thou attitude...