Word: greist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This vast memorial includes 700 acres. It was presented to Yale University as a memorial by Mrs. Ray Tompkins to her deceased husband, one of Yale's greatest-early athletes and captain of the 1884 football team. Formerly, the tract was the property of John Milton Greist, who devoted it for more than two decades as a preserve for deer, elk, and other big game...
...Greist Woodlands come to Yale not only without restrictions, but also in themselves offering unlimited possibilities for future development. A golf course, the largest college links in the country, is the first step, and further plans point to possible ski jumps, toboggan slides, and an outdoor rink on the lake. Even with all of these created there will be room for a "Faculty colony" such as the "Faculty development plan" at Princeton...