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... branches placed at convenient locations throughout the city of Pittsburgh . Mr. Carnegie from time to time made the most generous financial provision for the creation , enlargement and maintenance of these departments , his gifts up to ...
... branches placed at convenient locations throughout the city of Pittsburgh . Mr. Carnegie from time to time made the most generous financial provision for the creation , enlargement and maintenance of these departments , his gifts up to ...
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... branch library buildings . To provide these structures , he offered to expend not less than $ 1,000,000 , and proposed placing their erection and control in the hands of a board of trustees of twenty - one members , twelve to be named ...
... branch library buildings . To provide these structures , he offered to expend not less than $ 1,000,000 , and proposed placing their erection and control in the hands of a board of trustees of twenty - one members , twelve to be named ...
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... branch library buildings were erected , at convenient locations throughout the city , until now eight of them have been opened in the following order : Lawrenceville , West End , Wylie Avenue , Mount Washington , Hazelwood , East ...
... branch library buildings were erected , at convenient locations throughout the city , until now eight of them have been opened in the following order : Lawrenceville , West End , Wylie Avenue , Mount Washington , Hazelwood , East ...
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... branches of large stores . Camp Louise Carnegie . Camp Louise Carnegie , which is situ- ated near Pittsburgh , on the Allegheny River , is maintained by the Institute . It is a 750 acre engineering camp and experimental station , where ...
... branches of large stores . Camp Louise Carnegie . Camp Louise Carnegie , which is situ- ated near Pittsburgh , on the Allegheny River , is maintained by the Institute . It is a 750 acre engineering camp and experimental station , where ...
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... Branch Library Homewood Branch Library DATE OF OPENING May 11 , 1898 February 1 , 1899 June 1 , 1899 May 31 , 1900 August 16 , 1900 October 10 , 1905 January 30 , 1909 March 10 , 1910 In addition to the Central Library and branches ...
... Branch Library Homewood Branch Library DATE OF OPENING May 11 , 1898 February 1 , 1899 June 1 , 1899 May 31 , 1900 August 16 , 1900 October 10 , 1905 January 30 , 1909 March 10 , 1910 In addition to the Central Library and branches ...
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Page 99 - That the objects of the corporation shall be to encourage, in the broadest and most liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind...
Page 209 - Peace, for the purpose of receiving and maintaining a fund or funds and applying the principal and income thereof to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding among the people of the United States...
Page 101 - An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia...
Page 151 - ... in general, to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education.
Page 192 - FOR THE ADAPTATION TO MARITIME WARFARE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION, iv — 19 p.
Page 127 - ... that of the teacher in our higher educational institutions. New York City generously, and very wisely, provides retiring pensions for teachers in her public schools and also for her policemen. Very few indeed of our colleges are able to do so. The consequences are grievous. Able men hesitate to adopt teaching as a career, and many old professors whose places should be occupied by younger men, can not be retired.
Page 291 - In bestowing charity, the main consideration should be to help those who will help themselves; to provide part of the means by which those who desire to improve may do so; to give those who desire to rise the aids by which they may rise; to assist, but rarely or never to do all. Neither the individual nor the race is improved by almsgiving.
Page 183 - ... by notice served personally upon or mailed to the usual address of each trustee, twenty days prior to the meeting, as the names and addresses of such trustees appear upon the books of the association.* 1See Amendment I, page 14.
Page 183 - The principal office of the association shall be in the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia. The...