Word: turnings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...month, a Claverly Hall blaze forced students out of bed and into the street. Damages were set at $65,000 by fire marshals, who suspected that the blaze was intentionally started in a closer. Irate students blamed the University for irresponsibility in connection with the fire. Harvard, in turn, announced that it was under contract for the rooms and could take no responsibility for damages to student property in case of fires. The following Monday a second serious blaze arose at Claverly. There was no connection between the two fires-both seemingly intentionally set-the Fire Department officials claimed...
...take precautions. After 1880 it asked for fire-proof or slow-burning materials in all new construction. Fire escapes were built, cellars cleaned, hydrants added, and fire walls extended. A question of how much fire insurance is feasible for a university was frequently discussed by the Corporation. At the turn of the century the best solution was to place valuable collections in fireproof buildings and to increase night watchman details...
...puckish ways, Maybeck was one of the truly great originals of U.S. architecture. At the turn of the century, along with Frank Lloyd Wright (seven years Maybeck's junior) and a few others, he pioneered the beginnings of a native U.S. architecture. Maybeck not only introduced California redwood as an artistic building material, but insisted that wood and stone alike be left natural. Like Wright, Maybeck broke up living spaces, combined dining and living areas, opened up the house to the outdoors, incorporated whole walls of glass into his buildings. Last week the California Palace of the Legion...
Twelve students began the long bout of learning with Rabbi Henry Guterman, and twelve sat down with him last week to celebrate with a banquet. But Don Shapiro is the only member of the original group left. He has seen his rabbi's reputation grow: universities everywhere turn to Rabbi Guterman for interpretation of difficult passages in the Law; Manhattan's Yeshiva University conferred an honorary doctorate of divinity on him last year...
Auto Bigamists. In the upcoming battle Romney will have one great advantage that the Big Three cannot match: his low break-even point. He can turn out considerably fewer cars than now and still make respectable profits. In its last fiscal year American Motors netted its $26 million profit on sales of only 169,000 units. Ford and Chrysler together, on the other hand, sold 1,429,000 cars in the first nine months of 1958-and lost $61 million between them. Romney can also count on financial backing from his Kelvinator appliance division, which he has thoroughly overhauled; Kelvinator...