Word: vanderburg
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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George Parker, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, came to Evansville in September, 1946. His yearly contract was renewed on March 18, and at that time President Lincoln B. Hale spoke to Parker about his politics. Parker was chairman of the Vanderburg County Citizens for Wallace. Hale said that Parker's political views were his own business so long as they didn't reflect on the college...
...Stephen Vanderburg Harkness of Manhattan set aside $10,000,000 "to do something for the welfare of mankind." This money was used to launch the Commonwealth Fund. By 1926, when she died, she had left $38,000,000 to the Fund. It is managed by Mrs. Harkness' serious-minded son Edward, who is one of the few men in this world who lie awake nights worrying about how to spend their money. The original endowment has now grown to almost $50,000,000. In 1939, according to Mr. Harkness' latest report, published last week, the Fund spent almost...
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