Word: fifteen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Monday morning at 8:45 o'clock, Alfred Chester Hanford. Associate Professor of Government and Dean of Harvard College, will speak at a fifteen minute service in Appleton Chapel...
...been raised, the school would have so clearly demonstrated its usefulness that its future permanent support would be ensured. When asked if he meant to apply both quantitative and qualitative tests to such a measure of success, he answered firmly: "Both." I demurred, insisting that at least fifteen years, rather than five years, would be required to settle the foundations of such an enterprise, and that after the first experimental period much larger financial support would be required. Making light of difficulties he declared his confidence without reservations. "It will fill a great need, he said, "and we may trust...
...look forward in this and future years to a much more competent and comprehensive direction of sport, that the new assets with which they are favored may be enjoyed to the utmost, build the future Harvard, and with the addition of the George F. Baker Foundation the dream of fifteen years seemed near consummation...
...Wilkes-Barre-Wyoming Valley Airport covers an area of 127 acres. It lies three miles north of the centre of business activity between the Sullivan Trail and the Susquehanna River thus accommodating land or sea planes and Amphibians. Our $40,000 brick and steel hangar is capable of housing fifteen planes and is also equipped with a first-class machine shop. A $10,000 restaurant, adjacent to the hangar serves spectators and visiting pilots with excellent cuisine. At present the port boasts of four ships?two Warner Travel Airs, an Aero-Avian and one CH 300 Bellanca Monoplane...
...fool is Shah Reza of Persia. Fifteen years ago he was an insignificant private in Tsar Nicholas II's Cossack garrison in Persia. By persistent, painstaking banditry he terrorized the Persian Majlis (Assembly) into making him Minister of War, Prime Minister, Dictator and finally Shah-inshah, King of Kings, ruler of the Peacock Throne...