Word: one-fourth
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...beautiful structure which was to have replaced the famous Clothmakers' Hall, destroyed by bombardment in 1914, stands only one-fourth completed, and a fresh call is being issued to the colleges of America which in effect pledged themselves to finance this enterprise two years ago, when President Butler of Columbia University laid the cornerstone...
...Privy Council, five justices in business attire, in a 30-foot London room, decide legal rights affecting one-fourth of the world's population. The procedure is extremely simple and uncomplicated. Unlimited argument is allowed on cases before the court, and oftentimes immediate oral decisions are rendered to the waiting counsel. Mr. Beck said: "Of all courts that I have seen, it is the simplest in form and procedure." There are no formal or lengthy " briefs," although there is a printed summary of the essential facts and the legal points involved, which is called " the case." The arguments...
Egypt. Howard Carter, of the Metropolitan Museum staff, co-discoverer with the late Lord Carnarvon of the tomb of TutankhAmen, resumed exploration Oct. 1 in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor. Less than one-fourth of the relics in the tomb have been taken out. The program for this season contemplates the removal of the canopies and shrine surrounding the sarcophagus, and the opening of the coffin itself, which is expected to reveal the mummy in all his regal robes and jewels. The body will not be removed from its ancestral shrine, but will be examined " to satisfy the claims...
...Third term bill will be issued January 12, payable January 30:--Will include one-fourth of tuition, Dining Halls and Union charges from November 1 to December...
...Fourth term-bill will be issued April 12, payable April 30:--Will include one-fourth of tuition, charges for additional course fees, one-half of room rents, Dining Halls and Union charges from January 1 to March...