Word: funding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Martin's state," said the bulletin, "the rural schools are handicaped, chiefly because of the small school district system and because of unscientific methods of raising school revenues." More progressive states than Martin's contribute, in addition to income from a permanent school fund, extra appropriations for local school maintenance. In Martin's state, these extra appropriations come annually to only about 3½% of the fixed school revenue...
...WHEREVER YOU LIVE, demand W. L. Douglas shoes. They are sold in 120 of our stores in the principal cities and by over 5,000 shoe dealers." In 1913, he married a second time, his first wife having died. He established the Douglas Eye and Ear Fund for the treatment of children in Brockton, and also the Brockton Hospital. Less than two months ago he was overtaken by what was described as "a pernicious ailment." He went to the Peter Bent-Brigham Hospital in Boston, where he was operated on twice-to no avail. Last week he died. He left...
...While in the Times building, the Baron read his ready-made obituary and some of the great fund of information about him stored in the morgue. At the Herald-Tribune, he pressed a button which started the presses which covered part of a Sunday edition. Everyone was impressed by the knowledge of printing possessed by the "English lord," so much so that he was made a member of the pressmen's union which authorizes him to seek employment on cylinder and flat-bed presses, entitles him to sick benefits, insures him a good funeral...
...imperative need that every man in the University should make some contribution toward the $4000 fund that will go to pay the expenses of the Association, was the prevalent note in all the speeches. B. F. Rice-Bassett '25, president of the Phillips Brooks House, introduced the speakers, and himself explained the undergraduate attitude toward the drive...
...That the U. S. Government be required to invest annually half the amount paid by France in 25-year sinking fund gold bonds of French industries, railways, waterpower profits, public utilities and electric development concerns...