Word: gifted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Actually, when it comes to giving a girl a Christmas gift your guess is as good as hers. An informal poll of local womens' colleges showed that, to a girl, they prefer their presents to be secrets until Christmas morning. That decision bolsters any Yuletime sentimentality which might be slipping, and tosses the problem right back into the means hands. You could always give up without a fight and ask her roommate or best friend--who probably has inside information about what she wants anyway--to do the job of shopping for you. That's the 97-pound-weakling approach...
...This generous gift expresses the continuing interest of the Baker family in an important educational enterprise. It will enable the University to bring to new usefulness the buildings which Mr. Baker's father gave," commented President Conant in revealing the grant...
...Baker trust was set up under the will of the late George F. Baker '99, former New York Banker, who gave $1 million as an endowment followed the 1924 gift from his father of $5 million for the actual construction of the school's buildings...
Barnard Hall started the tradition of caroling the deans more than a decade ago. This will be the first year that, another dormitory will follow suit. After the caroling, the girls will return to their halls for a Christmas party. At Harvard, each girl receives a small gift and a poem written by a follow resident about...
...Annex song content was revived last year, Barnard was the first dorm to receive the silver trophy. It remained on the hall's mantle piece until last month, when the commuters won it at this year's contest. In its place rests a tiny Korean stone cup, an anonymous gift, Inscribed "obviously Barnard Hall should have won the 1948 song contest." "We'll win the trophy back again next time" the hall's residents claim...