Word: take
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...avoirdupois pound of gold is worth $204.09. Mr. Rockefeller, at 135 pounds,* would balance $27,552.15 worth of gold on a pair of accurate scales. But it would take 37,710 times that sum of gold to balance the Rockefeller fortune and gifts...
...anyone outside. But we are going to give everybody a chance to come in. You are to turn over your refinery to my appraisers, and I will give you Standard Oil Co. stock or cash, as you prefer, for the value we put upon it. I advise you to take the stock. It will be for your good...
Naturally enough, the first half of the book, dealing with the astronomy, geology and biology of the earth's creation, is far more satisfying than the second. The chapters which take the world up to the dawn historic civilization are written convincingly, with graphic power. There is no diminution of strength later, but the mass of fact and conflicting forces which makes up modern history does not lend itself to sketchy treatment. To dismiss the Renaissance and the Reformation in sixty pages is not easy, but with his evolutionary theme supplying the background the author handles the task without smacking...
...Working up gradually, through an ethical philosophy to the concept of religion in general, as distinct from any particular theology, he builds his foundation upon the basis of generally accepted scientifically demonstratable truths. To bridge the charm between philosophy and religion, one must, however, as Mr. Spaulding points out, take flight from the solid earth, and to pronounce upon the success with which he had done this must be left to the individual reader. Dr. Brown's volume "Beliefs That Matter," is on the other hand written purely from the standpoint of Christian theology. With the subtitle, "A Theology...
...annual Harvard invitation Regatta for oarsmen in the University will get under way this afternoon with the events scheduled to take place on the Charles River Basin. A 4.30 o'clock, the Junior 150-pound eights will race over a mile course, with Lothrop Withington '11 and H. W. Robbins '19, referces for the Regatta, starting this initial contest. At 15 minute intervals after the Junior event, the Senior lightweight boats and the Senior singles will get away from the mark in additional mile competitions...