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Word: neediest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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John H. Finley, Jr. '25, Master of Eliot House, said the plan is "tremendous." He added, however, that "it is like tossing $50 to the 100 neediest cases." In a similar vein, Robert W. White '25, chairman of the Department of Social Relations, said the proposals "don't represent enough of a gain for non-Honors students." Another Faculty member felt the proposals would create too great a distinction between Honors and non-Honors students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Masters, Faculty Express Varied Reactions to New Plans | 2/21/1958 | See Source »

...lived as a boy. There, in the fishing village of Trappeto, with his own meager savings and a few small contributions from outside, he put up a collection of shacks and shanties which he called "the Hamlet of God" to provide shelter for the area's neediest cases. He married an impoverished widow with five children; together they adopted five more childen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Dolci v. Far Niente | 2/20/1956 | See Source »

...particular circumstances of this case, all of which favor acceptance of the gift. The clause specifics "preferably," thus leaving an opening whereby the money can be used in the way the Medical School thinks best. The gifts is large, and it is tabbed for one of the neediest phases of the University--Medical School instruction. Finally, the restricted scholarships will be so small a percentage of the total Med School scholarships--compared with the percentage of "Anglo-Saxons" in the school--that their actual effect will be to increase the amount of scholarship money available to students who originated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beware of Greeks | 3/30/1951 | See Source »

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