Word: gifts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...really destroying Tony's career." It is clear that Kaufman's comedy in every incarnation is like a full-dress masque that sets new rules, tests new limits. "I never told a joke in my life," he says, with pride. The essence of his gift, the full range of his promise, is just this simple. Andy Kaufman is not kidding...
Despite President Bok's recent statement on gift policy, the administration's agreement, which allows a plaque in the library to acknowledge that the funds were given in Engelhard's memory, shows that it is possible to use moral criteria without embarrassing or compromising the University. Engelhard, an industrialist whose political and financial participation in South Africa directly supported the apartheid regime, is hardly an appropriate figure for memorialization by a school of public policy. The administrators at the Kennedy School who accepted the compromise worked out by its committee on gifts showed a concern for moral responsibilities...
...papal study in long dress and veil, the First Lady said: "He's such a wonderful person, it was a great thrill for me." The Pope was obviously moved as well. He gave Mrs. Carter an autographed photograph of himself, which Vatican Pope watchers called an unprecedented gift. Later she told Italian political leaders that Husband Jimmy will visit Rome after his summit meeting in Vienna next month. If the Trevi coins are potent enough, Rosalynn will go along as well...
Wilson is a writer with a quirky gift of humor and a romantic bent for a lyrical line, but this entire one-acter seems to be happening in the past tense. Sally and Matt are an appealing duo, but a two-character play without imminent Pinteresque menace is a good facsimile of claustrophobia...
...committee decided last month that "the giving of a gift does not entitle the donor to select a name nor does it obligate the school to accept the donor's wishes regarding names...