Word: generously
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Other colleges, said the Cambridge despatch, "were conspicuous by their absence" in this vote. Equally conspicuous, thought the most generous reader, were certain facts omitted in the despatch: What "scholars and scientists" voted? Who won in Astronomy and German, the other two first places open? What was meant by "excellence of teaching"−method, personnel, equipment? How were the voters instructed? What weight did individual reputations bear in such a vote? What weight person- alities, tradition, foreign esteem...
After a cursory view of TIME'S summary of events, the Generous Citizen points with pride...
...late Senator Clark would probably have been the last to wish to defeat the best interests of the museum, and incidentally his own collection, for posthumous fame. That he has done so, however unwittingly, is quite evident. With all due respect to him and gratitude for his generous gift, the Metropolitan directors should decline his collection. Such an action will set a precedent, or perhaps emphasize a half-forgotten one, that American museums should follow, like the National Gallery in London, only the best interests of art and the public for whom they exist...
After a cursory view of TIME's summary of events, the Generous Citizen points with pride...
After a cursory view of TIME'S sum mary of events, the Generous Citizen points with pride...