Word: gifted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Skin of Our Teeth, she brought off a brilliant piece of comedy as Sabina, the eternal wanton. But she lacks the stability and discipline to keep her gift under control over a long period. Her performances fluctuate more than most after the opening night. Says a friend: "The longer she plays in something, the less you see of the play, the more you see of Tallulah." She has turned Private Lives into a one-woman show-at once the triumph of a personality and the surrender of an actress. Says she: "I'm Tallulah in this play...
...present to Harvard came as a complete surprise. To be sure, a Student Council committee had suggested in 1926 that a House system be established. But when Harkness offered money to Harvard, it came, as President Lowell said, "like a bolt from the Blue." Harkness had previously made important gifts to Yale, but Lowell had never looked to the Eli graduate to make such a substantial gift to Harvard...
...Yale to accept his gift of the college system, Harkness turned to Harvard, and suggested to the Corporation that it get a House plan started with his financial backing. Despite considerable undergraduate opposition, the Corporation persevered and soon announced plans for the first two Houses...
...purpose of Harkness' gift to Harvard seems to have been to spur Yale officials into seeing his point of view. He tacitly threatened them that he would continue to finance Harvard projects if they wouldn't accept his gift of the colleges. Apparently Yale official-dom saw the light, for Angell was soon expounding the college plan to alumni meetings. Shortly thereafter he announced the acceptance of Harkness' gift...
Both the Harvard Clubs and the Alumni Association had to approve the plaque plan to make it a reality. The project new goes before the Corporation, which will almost certainly accept the memorial gift...