Word: law
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...left to "establish a fund in aid of the Harvard Law School," and this fund is to be known as the "Emory Washburn Memorial Fund, endowed by a member of the Class of 1872." Only the income may be used, but there are no other restrictions as to use of the money by the Law School. Although it is not known how the bequest will be invested, it would seem to be a safe prediction that the income will amount to at least $20,000 a year and probably more...
Even less is known about Augustus Cobb, except that the practice of law attracted him considerably longer than it did his brother. Neither brother "made" Who's Who, and Augustus was not considered prominent in Alumni affairs...
...national weekly magazine, reporting Benedict's bequest, referred to him as a "typical, obscure, sentimental old grad," and declared that he had become bored with the practice of law at 38 and retired soon afterwards. He lived on until his death at the age of 89, leading an essentially quiet life, dividing his time, according to the four seasons of the year, between Pittsfield. Boston, Washington, and an annual trip abroad, together with occasional journeys to see the Yale teams perform...
With Dean James M. Land is of the Law School in Washington, other Law faculty members were reluctant to comment on the possible uses of the income of the new Washburn Fund, but possibilities suggested included the maintenance of the library, additional scholarships for needy students, or the endowment of a new Faculty chair...
...each Fraternity must pay two per cent of its pay roll (or the equivalent of pay in board), in order to safeguard the latter years of such of its members as are given jobs to help them to pay for their meals. There is already a section of the law exempting, employees of educational institutions but under a technicality this does not cover fraternity waiters. Thus undergraduates working for Morrow Cafeteria and the fraternities eating there are exempt while the other fraternity members have to pay, creating an obvious incongruity. The act further provides for a gradual increase in this...