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administration adopted American ANDREW CARNEGIE annual meeting annuity applied appointed approved April April 19 ARTICLE Arts bildings Board of Trustees bonds branches by-laws Carnegie Corporation Carnegie Endowment Carnegie Foundation Carnegie Hero Fund Carnegie Institute Carnegie Library Carnegie's Chairman CHARLES Church Peace Union city of Pittsburgh collection colleges Commission Conference Council Court deed Department Director Division dollars Dunfermline duties edition elected Elihu Root employes erection established ex officio Executive Committee Finance Committee five Gallery gift grant Hague HENRY hereby Hero Fund income Institute of Technology Institution of Washington International Law International Peace investments James Brown Scott JOHN library buildings March 12 ment Museum named NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER organization Pennsylvania pension system persons Pittsburgh Price purchase purposes retiring allowances ROBERT Secretary SECTION securities Simplified Spelling teachers Technical Schools tion Treasurer University vacancies WILLIAM WILLIAM H York
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Page 194 - FOR THE ADAPTATION TO MARITIME WARFARE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION, iv — 19 p.
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 206 - York, for the purpose of receiving and maintaining a fund or funds and applying the 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 206 - My desire is that the work which I hav been carrying on, or similar beneficial work, shall continue during this and future generations. Conditions upon the erth inevitably change; hence, no wise man will bind Trustees forever to certain paths, causes or institutions. I disclaim any intention of doing so. On the contrary, I giv my Trustees full authority to change policy or causes hitherto aided, from time to time, when this, in their opinion, has become necessary or desirable. They shall best conform...
Page 195 - Convention respecting the rights and duties of neutral powers and persons in case of war on land.
Page 153 - 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 129 - ... 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 185 - ... 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.