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... desire for posthu- mous fame has induced some to erect monuments to themselves by founding libraries , others by endowing schools of learning or chari- table establishments ; but very few have succeeded in devising a plan by which their ...
... desire for posthu- mous fame has induced some to erect monuments to themselves by founding libraries , others by endowing schools of learning or chari- table establishments ; but very few have succeeded in devising a plan by which their ...
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... desire of my said executors to put my property under the management of the court of chancery . To John Fitall ... desires it , these sums of money be let remain in his hands at an interest of five per cent . for five years after the date ...
... desire of my said executors to put my property under the management of the court of chancery . To John Fitall ... desires it , these sums of money be let remain in his hands at an interest of five per cent . for five years after the date ...
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... desire and duty to keep you informed of what is going on , I hope it will not be inferred that there are relaxations in either ; since it is very likely to happen , as has been the case since the date of my last letter , that whilst I ...
... desire and duty to keep you informed of what is going on , I hope it will not be inferred that there are relaxations in either ; since it is very likely to happen , as has been the case since the date of my last letter , that whilst I ...
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Smithsonian Institution. they suppose that the United States would not desire to take the bequest through any oversight in the court or At- torney General , admitting either to be possible in a case of this publicity ; but only if the ...
Smithsonian Institution. they suppose that the United States would not desire to take the bequest through any oversight in the court or At- torney General , admitting either to be possible in a case of this publicity ; but only if the ...
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... delays might such a turn in the case be likely , under all the circumstances , to lead to ? As I have so repeatedly made known to you my desire for the speediest decision of the case that may be 48 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
... delays might such a turn in the case be likely , under all the circumstances , to lead to ? As I have so repeatedly made known to you my desire for the speediest decision of the case that may be 48 SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST .
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Page 2 - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an Establishment for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge among Men.
Page 634 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 299 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 483 - Institution", to be composed of the Vice President, the Chief Justice of the United States, and three Members of the Senate and three Members of the House of Representatives; together with six other persons, other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in the city of Washington; and the other four shall be inhabitants of some State, but no two of them of the same State.
Page 471 - President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of "War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Postmaster General, the Attorney General, the Chief Justice, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office of the United States, and the Mayor of the city of Washington, during the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, and such other persons as they may elect honorary members...
Page 895 - Amongst the motives to such an institution the assimilation of the principles, opinions, and manners of our countrymen, by the common education of a portion of our youth from every quarter, well deserves attention. The more homogeneous our citizens can be made in these particulars, the greater will be our prospect of permanent union ; and a primary object of such a national institution should be the education of our youth in the science of Government.
Page 384 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 596 - And the said regents shall make, from the interest of said fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of twenty-five thousand dollars annually, for the gradual formation of a library, composed of valuable works pertaining to all departments of human knowledge.
Page 946 - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Page 947 - ... modern sculpture. 11. The arts may be encouraged by providing a room, free of expense, for the exhibition of the objects of the Art-Union and other similar societies. 12. A small appropriation should annually be made for models of antiquities, such as those of the remains of ancient temples, &c. 13. For the present, or until the building is fully completed, besides the Secretary, no permanent assistant will be required, except one, to act as librarian. 14. The...