Word: protractedness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
It was not Lady Houston's first spectacular gesture. Shortly before his death in 1926, and in anticipation of heavy inheritance taxes ("death duties"), Sir Robert moved their home to the Isle of Jersey whose inhabitants are generally exempt from such taxes. In a protracted legal wrangle the Government...
During the past few years Harvard Clubs all over the country have combined in a request that representative members of the University should arrange for speaking engagements at various branches throughout the United States. W. J. Bingham '16 made a protracted tour through the middle west in 1928 and 1929...
The search for the educational Grail is ever-present. Prompted by foreign decision and the realization that American methods have not yet attained a satisfactory degree of perfection, educators are constantly striving to improve native processes and standards. All plans are worth the attempt, but emphasis should not be placed...
Yesterday Morris Gray '77 one of Harvard University's most generous benefactors, died at his Boston home, following a protracted illness. Mr. Gray, who was born in Boston on March 7, 1856, prepared for Harvard at the Hopkinson School, entering the University at the age of 17. During his four...
Three members of the Harvard faculty are to make protracted lecture tours through the United States during the coming two months. Their object is to strengthen the contacts between the graduates of the University throughout the country and the actual organization here at Cambridge.