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Word: maintainence (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...late George H. Breed '98 has given a $41,000 boost to President Pusey's drive for a two million dollar athletic endowment for the College. Breed's will provided for this addition to Harvard's total endowment, to be used to maintain the sport of fencing in the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Gets Large Grant For Fencing | 5/14/1957 | See Source »

...first contribution from the Breed estate arrived last December, and the rest came in three installments last month. The usual five percent return will yield a yearly income of about $2000 to maintain the sport at both varsity and freshman levels. That sum is almost one-half of the yearly expenses of these teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Gets Large Grant For Fencing | 5/14/1957 | See Source »

...crisis. (Example: Pawtucket recently had to close temporarily nine out of 23 schools as too dangerous to use.) In Kentucky, almost all of the 220 districts have already reached the maximum tax rate allowed by state law. Though the 1956 legislature appropriated more than $54 million to help districts maintain certain minimum standards of quality, only a small part of the amount was earmarked for construction-in spite of the fact that 200,000 children now go to schools with no inside plumbing or central heating. Without outside help, say Kentucky officials, the state will be able to raise less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: FEDERAL SCHOOL AID Do the States Want It? | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

Whitlock has instituted this "resident non-resident" system in an attempt to make it possible for commuters to take an active part in some House or college organization and still maintain their affiliation with Dudley. In previous years, Dudley seniors engaged in some outside activity have tended to enter one of the other Houses in order to be able to spend more time at the University...

Author: By Kenneth Auchincloss, | Title: New Commuter Center To Include Residents | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

Director Moore has only been effective in creating theatrically seperate and scattered scenes which in no way hold together. He uses good and tried techniques, such as the flashback and the symbol, but he incredibly misuses them. Daniel Gelin struggles with some artistry to maintain the sympathy and interest of the audience in his Jekyll and Hyde sort of role, and at times he is almost successful. Marie Monsart is fittingly tender and beautiful as his one true love...

Author: By Gerald E. Bunker, | Title: The Snow Was Black | 5/9/1957 | See Source »

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