Word: gifted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Negroes of Teviston had a promise of bounty that seemed greater than all the growing things in the green valley: fresh water that would run to every house in Teviston from the deep well on the empty lot. And standing over the well like a monument, was the gift (sold at half price by one company, installed at no charge by another) that they had given to each other-the pride of the new Teviston Water District-a big, blue, beautiful pump...
...University gift has formed the core of a vigorous ten-year program recently adopted by the YMCA...
...anonymous gift of $10,000 has already covered a tenth of the estimated expenses for the Glee Club's proposed tour of Southeast Asia during the summer of 1961. The sum was recently contributed to the general fund for the trip and is not restricted in any way, according to Elliot Forbes '40, director of the Glee Club...
Wayne, as usual, magnificent. As Brother Juniper, he is gay and wistful, pleading and commanding, mute and eloquent. He has the gift of changing the audience's mood from mirth to melancholy by altering the tone of his voice. And his stage presence is remarkable; his one or two fluffs sounded almost like part of the script, and he steadied a wavering child actor without missing a line...
Lowell not only accepted the offer, but announced it immediately to the Governing Board who in turn were so enthusiastic that Harkness decided to increase his gift to $10 million, thereby providing for seven Houses. Three of these were to be built entirely new, the other four from existing freshmen houses by the River...