Word: gold
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dignity of Man. Before a floral blanket of U.S. and Mexican flags, woven the night before by Xochimilco Indians, there was another exchange of greetings. Harry Truman made a little speech accepting an inscribed gold medal, a scroll, and honorary citizenship in Mexico City...
...ways yesterday afternoon with a 51 to 30 decision over Adams, thus replacing Dudley in the third place slot. Dunster's "Mutt and Jeff" combination proved invincible, six-foot-four-inch John Brunsman caging 15 points while diminutive George Okamura stole the ball time and time again in the Gold Coasters' back court and contributed four baskets on fast breaks. Wheelright aided a losing cause with his 17-point effort...
...Algonquin Indians, the river first deceived explorers by its broad mouth and led them to believe that it was the gateway to the vast expanses of the interior. Even Virginia's famous Captain John Smith, was fascinated by the Charles and he went to New England to seek gold, and if not gold perhaps fish, at the source of the river. He gave a map of the Boston area to England's Prince Charles, who took great delight in naming the various landmarks of the area and who finally gave his own name to the river...
...conducted for profit," Mr. Scully is inaccurate on both counts. The dormitories are not run for profit. Nothing is made from the board charges, and any surplus from the rent goes to make up deficits of academic departments. It may interest Mr. Scully that no one is throwing spare gold into the Charles. Further he says that Boston University, with a registration of 21,000, has no dormitories. He forgets that while B.U. is composed almost wholly of Boston residents. Harvard has a majority of out-of-towners. Perhaps Mr. Scully thinks they should live on the Cambridge Common instead...
Starring for the Elephants in their surprise win was Robert Crichton, while Dave Bishop was outstanding for the Commuters. In the Adams-Winthrop tussle, Hugh Wheelwright of the Gold Coasters was the leading player...