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Word: garb (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1920
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...wildest demonstrations to express their disapproval of this sacrilege against tradition. Two hundred undergraduates, attired in ancient Greek costumes and carrying rose bowls, in imitation of Greek, vases, paraded through the ton despite the cold weather. In the midst of the procession marched a student in the garb of a Greek priest, carrying an urn of red hot ashes, as an emblem of cremation. At the head of the procession was borne a long streamer of white and blue, the Greek national colors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OXFORD STUDENTS MOURN LOSS OF REQUIRED GREEK | 3/5/1920 | See Source »

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