Word: chapman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When the Museum's Director Stephen Chapman Simms heard that, he hastened upstairs to find Assistant Curator J. Eric Thompson of Central & South American Archeology brandishing a cluster of knotted strings. Few of the world's museums have even one quipu, and probably none has more than two. A quipu is a long cord, made of plant fibre, to which are tied other cords. The ancient inhabitants of Peru used them to count population, military reinforcements, llama flocks. Knots in the dependent cords represent units of 100, 10 and 1, depending on position. "An expedition might spend months...
...Printed in color gravure, This Week is edited by Mrs. William Brown Meloney, genteel white-haired editor of the New York Herald Tribune's magazine (TIME, Oct. 8). First issue includes fiction by Sinclair Lewis, Rupert Hughes, Fannie Hurst; articles by Britain's Lord Strabolgi, Scientist Roy Chapman Andrews, Artist Neysa McMein -big names which the average individual Sunday newspaper could not conveniently...
...summary: HARVARD LAWRENCE McGowan, r.f. l.f., Chapman, Daley Lowman, Shirk, l.f. r.f., Hackett, Blood Lee, Litman, c. c., McLeod Snell, Struck, r.g. l.g., Gallagher, Richards Dampeer, Scott, l.g. r.g., Montgomery...
Score--Harvard 40. Lawrence Academy 24. Goals--McGowan, Lowman. Shirk, Lee 6, Litman, Snell 4, Struck. Dampeer 3, Richards 2. McLeod, Chapman 4, Daley, Hackett, and Blood. Fouls--Lee, Snell, Dampeer 2, Richards. McLeod, and Chapman 2. Referee--Mitchell. Time--Two 20 minute periods...
...Students wishing to enroll for the 2nd hf. yr. only, please consult Professor Widder MINERALOGY 24b* Thurs. 8--10 59 Orchard St., Belmont PHILOSOPHY 10* Thurs. 3--5 Emerson A 20h* Fri. 3.30--5.30 Emerson C PHYSICS 45hf* ** Consult Professor Bridgman PSYCHOLOGY 13** Consult Professor Pratt 13a* ** Consult Dr. Chapman SEMITIC 12b* Thurs. 2--4 Semitic Mus. 3 17b* Consult Professor Welfson SLAVIC 1a* ** Consult Prof. Cross 4* ** Consult Prof. Cross SOCIOLOGY 23* Consult Professor von Wiess...