Word: bows
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...contributed so much to the development of Harvard and the nation, is composed of two buildings of the former Gold Coast connected by a third section built several years ago as the culmination of the House Plan. The most centrally located of all the Houses, it fronts on Bow Street, one block from Massachusetts Avenue...
...guests were told, been part of the jewelry pawned by Queen Isabella to finance Christopher Columbus. The air was loud with the popping of champagne corks, heavy with the scent of thousands of flowers-"a massive wedding bell of white roses, surmounted by a Cupid's bow, with arrow on the string, tipped with a heart of violets. ... At either end of the table ... a colossal four-leaf clover in red and white roses and carnations...
...comes closer to justifying itself as accomplishment rather than as. innovation, makes it apparent that topical cinema which contains no shots of ski-jumpers, cherry-blossom time in Tokyo, or an Atlantic City baby parade is a practicable entertainment formula. Best shot: the Talis- man's huge menacing bow, just before it slices into the Mohawk...
...Harvard" was originally the "New York," one of the finest and fastest passenger vessels then afloat, with the long, graceful lines and clipper bow usually seen on yachts of that period. To save confusion with the flag-ship "New York," its name had to be changed on entering naval service. The donation of the six-pounder caused it to be rechristened the "Harvard...
...duration of the war, it glowered from the bow of this cruiser, ever ready to hurl six pound shells at a Spanish invader. Only once, however, did the "Harvard's" commander believe he saw an enemy ship; and then his manoeuvres were such that only armament stationed in the stern could have been effective...