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Word: freeston (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...found itself an island of world-wide interest. It had $130,000 in the bank, earned by selling stamps to collectors all over the world. What should be done with the money? The islanders asked Britain's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, lanky Sir Leslie Brian Freeston. Said he: if Pitcairn Islanders would build a school, the British would promise to keep it going in perpetuity. And to show he meant it, his office placed an ad in New Zealand's Education Gazette for a new teacher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Pitcairn's Progress | 8/23/1948 | See Source »

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