Word: ten
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dropped thoughtfully into a chair and studied his Christmas Gift List. Friends and Relations--and now the University. Ten dollars he was giving it. Of course this hadn't been the first time, since he had done the same thing every February, April, and September he could recall. He didn't mind paying the fine now so much, because everyone else was also giving presents. It was just that gifts like this were usually made by alumni, and although Vag had been around a long time, he wasn't quite . . . but that was an idea...
...make his big Gift as an alumnus, but if he kept forgetting to hand in study cards on time . . . Vag wrote "Merry Christmas" across the top of his card; to it he pinned a check. "Pay to the order of the Vagabond Fund for Forgetful Students," it said, "Ten Dollars...
...engine of Hose Truck Number 5 began to boil over. Firefighters lifted the hood and stuck a hose into the water tank. The hose slipped out and bathed about ten more spectators...
Dartmouth's slim, baby-faced basketball captain, Ed Leede, tossed in baskets faster than a five-and-ten-cent store salesman ringing up a cash register last night at the Garden to guide his undefeated team to a 72-68 overtime win over the varsity. The Big Green led at halftime...
...tree got trimmed, finally, but the taffy didn't pull. "We can always blame it on too many cooks," the participants explained. In addition to the dozen residents, ten guests, Mr. and Mrs. Peach, and their six-year-old daughter, Stephanie, all joined in the festivities...