Word: impetuses
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...center as a World War II memorial Until 1945 such activities as the Liberal Union, the Network, and the Album were housed in Shepherd Hall, a wooden-frame building on Holyoke Street. Shepherd Hall was razed in the summer of 1945. The drive for an Activities Center gained impetus in 1947 when an Alumni Committee under Senator Leverett Saltonstall '14 began deliberations toward selection of the University's war memorial...
...only things that jumped up appreciably in the 1951 budget are the appropriations for education and natural resources. The impetus for the first comes from the 300 million dollars for aid to education that the President hopes to get by Congress this session, while increased allocations for natural resources reflect the stepped-up program for atomic energy development...
...same lines. But some students of cultural growth believe that by 1940 it was close to its peak. The lack of new, basic inventions is one proof they offer. Power-driven production machines were still growing more productive, but at a slower rate. According to these theorists, the original impetus given to cultural development by fuel-burning engines was almost exhausted...
...drawings which go on exhibition today plus 70 others from private and public collections throughout the country make up the illustrations of Miss Mongan's book. The impetus for the book came from the enthusiastic response of art connoisseurs, critics, and collectors to last year's show of great drawings...
...most important single step in altering the deplorable local situation would be the construction of a suitable theater building. Though presumably the only way this could be accomplished would be through a large gift or gifts, the impetus for such gifts must come from the Administration...