Word: portions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Facing a serious deficit in mere administrative expenses, the Metropolitan was unexpectedly assured of the greater portion, surely more than half, of 40 millions. It was suddenly in a position to outbid any other museum for the world's masterpieces. Never in life had Mr. Munsey evinced interest in the Metropolitan beyond a perfunctory $10-per-annum subscription such as most prominent Manhattanites instruct their secretaries to renew automatically. Few of the trustees knew him and none intimately. He did not collect works of art privately. Yet without requesting that his money be called "The Munsey Fund" or assigning...
...priest trod the deck of an ocean liner in New York Harbor. At his feet sa a throng of disciples, catching words of wisdom and blessednes as they fell. Crowding closer cam newspaper reporters, to whom tn ancient one declared that his name was Avagarika Hewarritaina Dharmapala, the central portion of which meant "wanderer," which was what he liked best to be called...
...Boston University at the start of the game. Coady, who started his first game this season against McGill, worked well in combination with Pratt. Clark will undoubtedly be used at one defense post during the contest and Scott will probably replace Chase at the pivot position during a portion of the time. Harding, Zarakov and Durant are the reserves most likely to get into action at the wing positions...
Following the unimpressive win last Wednesday, the University squad was given a short drill by Coach Bigelow in the Arena yesterday afternoon. Practice lasted only for half an hour and there was no scrimmage. George Crawford '28, who worked at right wing during a portion of the Tech game, turned his ankle and was unable to report for practice yesterday. The remainder of the squad is in excellent condition...
...modern audience and the broadly humorous Balaam could for obvious resons not be introduced. Nevertheless, the five characters who remained of the Prophet Play, Isaiah Aaron, the Sibyl, the High Priest and St. Augustine, ably acted as they were, gave a sufficiently vivid impression of this characteristically German portion of the miracle...