Word: gifted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...crackling morning air. He was the picture of the gentleman farmer, in crepe-soled shoes, brown slacks, soft blue sweater, suede sport coat, cashmere scarf and broad Stetson. From the house he walked 300 yards (the last 100 uphill) to a spot near the barn, there to receive a gift that any farmer would welcome...
...soil now is in the Atlantic Ocean, or somewhere between here and there," Farmer Ike asked if the moldboard plow would cut 14 inches deep, was assured that it would go down 16 inches. He was anxious to ask his doctors how soon he could test his gift. "I always had ideas about what I would do when I got to the farm," he said, "but now I guess all I can do is drive a tractor...
...Corporation's own lawyers, however, had counseled that the provisions of the plan were within the terms of the original gift endowing the Arboretum, as long as the library and herbarium could be more effectively used in Cambridge. As guardian of a public trust, therefore, the Corporation saw no reason for seeking instructions from the state courts concerning the legality of their actions. Meeting on January 19, 1953, the corporation rescinded parts of the Bailey Plan, but decided to go forward with the construction of the Gray Herbarium...
...Tender Mouth. Reporters began firing questions. Ike said he thought Tony was a gift from Packard "Dan" Hendrickson, brother of New Jersey's former Senator Robert C. Hendrickson. But the cart's origin stumped him. Observed David, "I think it came from Texas." (It came from an anonymous friend of Ike's in New York...
...amount of labor that goes into the gift...