Word: silver
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...number of the trenches which have been made, and even on the surface, old remains from former buildings have been found. An English penny, dated 1742, the year of the erection of Holden Chapel, was found several days ago by the foreman. Tony, close beside the chapel. A silver spoon of the pre-Revolutionary period was turned up by a spade yesterday. A host of other articles found during the excavating last fall have been retained and catalogued...
William Beebe, with his marine expedition aboard the steamship A returns (TIME, Feb. 16, Mar. 9, Mar. 16), having perused the Sargasso Sea amid high waves, and drawn up from great depth small fishes-red, black, silver, transparent, luminous, stalk-eyed, snake-jawed; but being continuously disturbed by high waves which scattered the Sargassum weed, secured in one haul in his last day there five Amphioxii (believed to have been the intermediate stage between invertibrate and vertibrate life). They have a cartilaginous backbone. The value of the catch is that hitherto Amphioxii have seldom been known far from shore...
Everything is changing. Cambridge even Cambridge hits up the stride. A triumphal arch for the site of the Washington Eim? An hotel to replace Beck Hall? A silver-screen emporium for the Square? The razing of the Rotunda...
...Wrestling Room, closing at 6 o'clock this evening. The contest will take place tomorrow night beginning at 8 o'clock. Any student in the University is eligible to try for the title in his weight-class, three pounds overweight being allowed. Medals, gold for winner and silver for runner-up, will be awarded in each class...
...Crimson second team won its contest with 24 points, Brown and M. I. T. trailing with 17 and 7 points respectively. A silver cup was presented to the victorious seconds...