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...heavily on the work of the eminent British social scientist and author, Stephen Potter (Gamesmanship, Lifemanship, etc.), Grunfeld develops in a series of case histories some basic principles of Diskmanship. Writes he: "A single record, properly selected and bestowed, can serve to establish beyond question the authority of the giver for a year or longer," and persuade the other fellow that he is hopelessly tin-eared. Some successful Diskmen...
...your editorial "Gift Without Giver" of Oct. 7, you criticized several stands of the Combined Charities Committee. Let us explain our current policy...
...good old-fashioned sentiments like love and Christmas are so commercialized nowadays that many of the old saws seem rusty, if not wornout. One of these, "The gift without the giver is bare," has been heavily battered again this week, now that the Combined Charities Drive seems to have repudiated it so effectively...
...thus annoying farmers) and whether to ban hunting when forests were tinder-dry (thus annoying Oregon's legions of deerslayers). In Washington McKay's horizons have enlarged considerably, without affecting the size of his hat. As Interior Secretary, he is the nation's biggest landlord, greatest giver of light and water, master of forest and range, controller of minerals and oil, boss of 56,000 people and a $519 million budget...
...newest wrinkles in philanthropy is the tax-deductible gift which also provides security for the giver in the form of a life income. A number of religious and educational institutions (Maryknoll Fathers, the Salvation Army, Dartmouth and Pomona Colleges, etc.) have based their fund-raising programs on this. The giver can often choose a fixed annuity based on his gift alone, or a life income based on average earnings of the institution's entire investment portfolio. Example: a man gave $10,000 worth of stock to Princeton Theological Seminary, but the actual cost to him, because of tax savings...