Word: laurel
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...globe showing two hemispheres connected by a cable. Below the globe is represented the American eagle, and on a shield which forms the background of the whole are, on one side, the shields of the four American universities, and on the other those of Oxford and Cambridge. A laurel wreath surrounds...
SENIORS who are spreading in any degree, or have need of camp chairs or extra decorations of evergreen, laurel and flowers for their rooms, will be wise to consult with Lee L. Powers of 32 Boylston street, Cambridge, and 406 Boylston street, Boston, and give him their orders, as he has been for ten years decorator for the Class Day Committee, each year successively. See him at once...
...Laurel Time, A. C. Train...
...lengths, including a long distance run from Marathon to Athens (48 kilometres), bicycle races, running high and long jumps, putting the weight, lawn tennis, cricket and general gymnastics, shooting, fencing and swimming tournaments, boat races of all sorts and the regatta. The prizes will probably be silver wreaths of laurel or olive, and be awarded by the Greek King in person. The Crown Prince is chairman of the large managing Greek Committee and is taking a most active part in the work. According to present arrangements, the games will be inaugurated on Greek Independence Day, April 6, 1896, which...
Oberlin proposes to reproduce the Olympian games at its field days; javelin-hurling, giving Greek names to standard events, presenting of laurel crowns to victors, choosing robed heralds, are changes to be made...