Word: golds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President himself has said that acceptance of presents by government officials should depend on good taste. A more pristine view might be adopted, however, to guard against graft and avoid any public misconceptions. No matter what the motive, all large gifts, whether beavers or just plain gold watches, tend to look like indirect payoffs for favors and thus discredit the government...
...years ago railroad enthusiasts across the nation were shocked to learn that Lucius Beebe '27 had sold his vintage private railroad car, The Gold Coast, and replaced it with a brand new pullman constructed entirely of stainless steel and plate glass, and possessed of no historical merit whatsoever...
...present generation of the College, it was not so very long ago that Harvard men proudly boasted that the College was dedicated to the intelligent son of the rich father who also had gone to Harvard. Lest this attitude appear to be an almost forgotten relic of the Gold Coast days, it should be realized that at the present time Harvard College is very definitely moving in the direction of becoming, as the Admissions office speculated a month ago, "the intelligent rich man's college...
...fewer economic strains to contend with, Switzerland has held to a 5% rise. Britain has had a 16% rise in that time, now hopes its "hard pound" policy, expressed in courageously raising the discount rate from 5% to 7%, will finally check inflation, permit Britain to build up the gold and dollar reserves it needs to act as banker for the sterling area. In Asia, Japan has creditably held its inflation since 1953 to 9%, and recently the Bank of Japan, the government's central bank, further tightened up on money by raising the discount rate from...
...altar of a small church in the Ribes Valley, was painted (by an unknown artist) with all the suspense of a morality play acted out upon a stage. The good saint is seen in the act of weighing souls with the Devil, before a splendid red background decorated with gold stars. Michael has caught the Devil cheating by tipping the scales, and sadly points a shaming finger. Yet to be discovered is the lesser devil compounding the crime by tugging on the weight devil's tail. In an age of crusades and pilgrimages, when Christians intensely fought the struggle...