- Semiquincentennial: Copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and of the 13th Amendment, each signed by Lincoln, are on display at the Lincoln Memorial. “The copy that will be on display at the Lincoln Memorial was one of 48 signed by Lincoln to raise money for hospitals, injured Union soldiers and the families of soldiers killed in the war, said Selby Kiffer, international senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s, where the documents were sold.
Each copy was sold for $10 — roughly $200 today. They did not sell out,” reports WaPo. - “When [university] presidents negotiate detailed termination provisions, guaranteed faculty appointments, or substantial deferred-compensation arrangements, they are protecting themselves from unpredictable board behavior. In a way, the contract has become a substitute for the stability once provided by effective governance,” reports the Chronicle of Higher Education.