Word: portion
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...building is of buff Bedford limestone and classic in design. The facade, facing towards the east, consists of a row of large Ionic columns, between which is a light wall fitted with large windows to light the reading room. The central portion will contain the library with the reading room on the second floor and the lecture rooms on the ground floor. As in Austin Hall, the lecture rooms are arranged in the form of amphitheaters, with curved rows of seats rising in tiers from the lecturer's desk. The interior will be fire proof throughout and will be finished...
...science, to be chosen by himself from a list not previously announced. Any student in the University who will be next year a member of the Senior class or of the Graduate School is eligible. The scholarship yields an income of $350 and the incumbent must devote the major portion of his time to economic and political studies...
...scientific institution,--provided, that nothing herein contained shall subject to taxation any building otherwise exempt, of which less than one-half in extent and value is occupied for any residential use or purpose by such officer or officers; and provided, further, that in no event shall more than the portion of any building so occupied or a sum equal in value to such portion be taxed against the owner of said building under the provisions of this act; and provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall affect the exemption from taxation now enjoyed by Wellesley College...
...anything but experiments in the midst of which Major Higginson's suggestion was forgotten. Now, however, the position of the Union is well established, and we know no better way for its new officers to widen its interest among Harvard graduates and undergraduates than by dedicating some fitting portion of it to our heroes and veterans of the Spanish...
...large as the largest ever amassed under the old forms of government. Between 1200 and 1800 people obtained wealth primarily from two sources: first, by offering protection to the weak for returns in money, and secondly, after the states were organized, by collecting taxes and appropriating a large portion for themselves. These old fortunes made by displacement of wealth instead of creation, were disastrous to the populations, though endured better than are the legitimate fortunes of the present. At present one-third of the population possess nothing; and of the two-thirds holding possessions, 99.35 per cent. hold...