Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...minor points it is almost needless to touch. It would be insulting to suppose that a man who has more or less successfully passed the ordeal of the Harvard entrance examinations does not know that grotesque gold pins embellished with cabalistic signs and Greek letters are ornaments suited only to the barbarous taste of the Far West; or that on public occasions bad hats, seedy coats, and pepper-and-salt trousers should be laid aside. The suspicious diamonds displayed by the itinerant tradesmen who replenish their wardrobes from the refuse of our own would in themselves be a sufficient caution...
...that distinguished Spanish man of letters Professor Salvador de Madariaga rose and presented with serenity and wit the case for esthetics. By the decisive vote of 286 to 237 the Oxford Union balloted that vernacular George II had lost the debate. Were George II Roman Catholic, in stead of Greek Orthodox, his remarks would have deeply offended the many Roman Catholics who know that His Holiness (once a famed mountain climber) dis approves of certain modern excesses in athletics, especially where women are concerned. The Papal stand was again emphasized, last week, when Osservatore Romano, famed spokesorgan of the Vatican...
...Greek Sculpture of the Great Age: Fundamental Principles", Professor G. H. Chase, Fogg Art Museum...
...Chicago, who was at Luxor, Egypt, his headquarters for Egyptian research. He sped to Dura, hastily made photographs and maps. As the result of his recommendations, the General Education Board gave money to dig at Dura. Rewards: rare colored frescoes, fine sculptures, important inscriptions, and best of all-Greek, Latin and Aramaic parchments. Rarely have parchments of the period been found outside of Egypt...
Viscountess Byng of Vimy sold last fortnight 130 large silver dinner plates, two mighty silver salvers, and two gigantic 18th century candlesticks, all superfluous portion of the ?750,000 ($3,650,000) estate recently left by her late Greek uncle, Merchant Pandeli Ralli (TIME...