Word: museume
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...giant elm tree, estimated to be over 200 years old, which stood on the Oxford Street side of the Agassiz Museum, crashed to the ground early yesterday morning in the midst of a violent thunder shower. It is believed that the weight of the falling water accompanied by the sharp gust of wind occassioned the downfail of the venerable elm. Yesterday's windfall along with the destruction, of the Washington elm in the same manner last year, marks the passing of the two most remarkable trees in New England...
Kermit Roosevelt and his brother Theodore Jr., returned recently from an expedition to the mountain fast-nesses of Asia, undertaken in the interests of the Field Museum of Chicago. The rare Ovis Poli was one of the baits that lured the expedition eastward, and the specimen that is to be presented to Harvard is the first one to make its appearance in New England...
...Freshman Halls and then will proceed to the Longfellow house on Brattle street where another reception will be held for him by the daughter of the Camb poet. Before returning to Fenway Court for luncheon, the Crown Prince will be escorted through Widener Library and through the Peabody Museum...
Before arriving at the University' Saturday morning. Prince Gustavus Adolphus will make a short tour of inspection at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On his return to Boston in the afternoon he will be shown the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and later will be conducted to the Somerset Country Club for a view of the races. Late in the same afternoon he will leave Boston by yacht for Pride's Crossing, where he will spend the night...
...planned to collect funds, as the share of the citizens of German birth to devote its particular efforts toward endowing the Germanic Museum of Harvard, with representative examples of Germanic art. Not only have three important replaces of famous works of sculpture arrived at the museum but the committee will also deliver this Sunday a large check to the acting curator. Professor Horatio S. White for the purchase of an additional gift. Professor Kuno Francke, at present abroad, has been authorized to personally select the new addition...