Word: owl
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...While the moon splashes ghostly shadows through the grove, a funeral procession moves under redwood branches huge as an oaktree's bole, carrying along the effigy of "Dull Care," playing slow music. Hidden voices chant from the shadowy hillsides. The procession halts before the sacrificial "Altar of the Owl," solemnly buries the effigy as the music dies away...
...silver nations, worked furiously to get them to sign a "memorandum of agreement" to steady the world price of silver as a commodity. During a hectic day & evening he finally wrung signatures from delegates of seven other nations, the last to sign (just before midnight) being China's owl-eyed Dr. W. W. Yen. "This," cried perspiring Senator Pittman, "is the most dramatic moment of my life...
...only work that shows the influence of the modern school is that of Richard Ricci, whose Great Horned Owl, a bronze, may be considered a fine example of the modernistic trend in art. Cyrus Dalls, perhaps the best known of the exhibitors, has three Indian subjects on display, all in bronze. Anna Ladd, who had some of her works criticised as "Indecent" by Boston critics, has the largest exhibit. Her "Three Saintly Queens" are noteworthy, and in the opinion of Ralph Adams Cram are the best works produced in Boston for the last few years. Other of her bronzes...
...once proceeded to adopt children. The adoptions were made in the joint name of Drug Inc.. but were really of two kinds: 1) The groom's adoptions consisting of several drug store chains: B. & R. Drug Stores (1928), May Drug Stores (1929), Wolff Wilson Drug Co. (1929), Owl Drug...
When Alexander MeikleJohn's Experimental College was being tried at the University of Wisconsin, an Athenian owl was its symbol, a device for experimentees to wear on their sweaters. Year ago the College was disbanded, and because of lack of funds no new version of it has been instituted. Like the Athenian owl, Dr. Meiklejohn folded his wings, looked wise. Last week he found a new roost to fly to. In San Francisco next September he will head a new "Adult Center for Social Studies." No entrance requirements will be set, no credits will be given. Dr. Meiklejohn will...