Word: pecked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...secure a few large donations, most notably John Harvard's, but it also depended on the help of the legislature, which granted Harvard the revenues of the Boston-to-Charleston ferry and a special tax called the College Corne--Each New England family was required to donate a peck of wheat for the College's support...
...production deals with issues concerning the urban experience--for example, the effect of the city on personal relationships. According to Peck, the show stresses "thematic unity while still maintaining the integrity of dance as a principle means of expression...
...Peck said yesterday that in a petition to Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III she stressed the relevance of Citystep's urban themes to the Harvard community and to the community at large...
...Peck noted specifically the troupe's performances in Cambridge Public schools and its donation of 300 free tickets to local students. The Ad Board required that it distribute more free tickets to local students for tonight's performance...
According to one Ad Board member, the performance would not have been allowed if the show had required extensive rehearsal. Waters explained that the Ad Board honored Peck's request because the production was "quite polished...