Word: giftedly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...number is very good. In speaking of the Harvard Union an appeal is made to the student body to make the place the centre of social activities, so that it may truly stand for "the brotherhood of college interests and college men. . . The best thanks for a good gift is to put it to good use. If every Harvard man will use the Union enthusiastically, promptly, unselfishly, and persistently, there will not be a moment's doubt of the success which will be the best thanks from the University to Major Higginson...
...Commencement last June it was announced that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was ready to give the money to build more than half of the proposed new Medical School,--as much as is needed for immediate work. The gift has caused no change in the plans for the new buildings, but has brought their realization into the near future. Nothing definite has been done in the matter during the summer, except the perfecting of the plans by the architects...
...following is an extract from the speech of President Eliot at the Commencement Dinner, which thoroughly explains Mr. Morgan's generous gift...
...Johnston Gate, which is the main entrance to the Yard, comes next to the '73 section. The gate is the gift of Mr. Samuel Johnston of Chicago, and the iron-work was given by Mrs. George von L. Meyer. It was built in 1890; but it was designed by the architects of the new fence and is of a similar design...
...space behind Holworthy is still vacant, and the Meyer Gate between Holworthy and the Fogg Museum is the only other part of the fence built. This gate was built in 1891, and is the gift of George von L. Meyer '79. The brick work of the gate has lately been remodeled to conform with the rest of the fence...