In memory of her son, Burk Burnett Jr.
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Title
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In memory of her son, Burk Burnett Jr.
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Description
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A newspaper article where Mary explains that she's giving the donation to TCU in memory of her son Burk Burnett Jr.
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Transcript: As an explanation of her princely gift to T.C.U. Mrs. Burnett made a statement to newspapers Wednesday "Ever since the death of my son, Burk Burnett Jr.," she says, "I have wanted to do for other Texas boys and girls some of the things which death deprived me from doing for my own boy. I decided that the greatest good I could possibly accomplish would be to help the boys and girls of Texas to gain one asset which cannot be taken from them - an education." Mrs. Burnett said that since her son's death seven years ago, she has been making a study of the various educational institutions of Texas and decided on Texas Christian University as the one to receive her gift, it being a non-sectarian school.
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Date
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December 13, 1923
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Publisher
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Daily Herald. Weatherford, Texas
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Source
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The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 284, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1923
