Word: agassiz
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President-emeritus A. Lawrence Lowell and George R. Agassiz '84 unveiled yesterday afternoon two large bronze statues of Indian rhinoceri at the entrance to the Biological Laboratories...
Professor George T. Moore '95, of the University of Missouri, opened the speaking of the afternoon declaring that the statues were the culmination of the stages of construction of the laboratories. Then the unveiling took place, with President-emeritus Lowell unveiling the rhinoceros on the right and Mr. Agassiz taking care of the left...
...Agassiz, urged to comment on the statues, was reticent, but declared that they were "perfectly stunning and made a most impressive entrance to the building." President Lowell was even more modest and said nothing more than, "I don't say anything nowadays; I just look on from the sidelines...
...made by Professor George T. Moore '95, of the University of Missouri, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Chairman of the Overseers' visiting committee of the Division of Biology; and by Alden B. Dawson, Director of the Harvard Biological Laboratories. President-emeritus A. Lawrence Lowell and George R. Agassiz '84, President of the Harvard Board of Overseers, will unveil the statues...
...performed the unparalleled feat of winning awards for the recitation of both Latin and Greek passages, giving a selection from Virgil's "Aeneid" in his Junior year and one from Homer's "IIiad" as a Senior H. V. Kaltenborn '09 took first place in his Senior year. George R. Agassiz '84 and Arthur C. Train '96 are also among the eminent prize winners...