Word: generously
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...distinguished collector of Oriental pottery, Mr. Hoyt now turns out to be one of the most generous and powerful patrons of the Museum, by permanently depositing his treasures with the University...
...entire class as a "scholastic failure," more than hinting that none deserved diplomas. Irate, one C. L. Simpson, citizen, wrote to a local newspaper that for at least twelve years Principal Cully (21% years at his post) had "handed" each Glenville graduating class, instead of a bouquet a "generous dose of satirical scoring." Citizen Simpson suggested a new type of speech for Mr. Cully: "People, I am incompetent...
...situation in Europe immediately after the war was one that demanded some immediate and generous assistance from American students. The work done by the Student Friendship in meeting this situation is not to be disparaged; in restoring some measure of comfort and opportunity to students in war-impoverished sections of Europe, the Fund accomplished a much-needed service. That situation has now subsided, and it remains to be learned what other needs have arisen to warrant the perpetuation of the Student Friendship Fund...
...extraordinarily far-sighted and generous policy toward China on the part of Great Britain has been announced by Sir Austen Chamberlain. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and may be regarded as a decided step forward in the attitude of the Western world toward the East England has gone more than half-way in its effort to reach a settlement with China, considering not the inconvenience of the moment, but relations with China for the next hundred years." All the points stated by China have been accepted, extra-territoriality, the tariff and the matter of the concessions. Such a degree of conciliatory...
...Great Britain can afford to be generous and to overlook actions that would probably have precipitated armed conflict in the days of the Opium Wars, it might be possible for the United States to act with equal grace in Mexico and Nicaragua. The situations are admittedly different, yet trade welfare and the protection of nationals and their property has to be considered by Great Britain in China as well as by the United States in Central America. But it is believed in England that the former methods were not as helpful as more generous ones. There seems...