Word: silver
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Contributions of the Senior Editors of the Class of 1926 founded the annual competition. Funds were left for three silver cups to be awarded to the best school newspapers for the next three years. The third cup will be awarded next year, at the close of the competition, which will open immediately...
...England, the dean and the chapter of York Minster waited to receive a local goldsmith. The smith appeared, bearing with him a paten and chalice whose magnificence made the clergy cry out with surprise. The paten (saucer), shown to the public for the first time last week, was of silver and gilt, charmingly wrought; the chalice (goblet) bore a 32 carat diamond, gift, stated the smith, of a Mrs. Howe, lately deceased. Years ago she had ridden horses bareback in a U. S. circus. And, like many another circus performer, she possessed a piety which the manner of her life...
...horses must first meet government specifications but if they are too light for polo ponies, it is probable they will be used for routine riding purposes. In return, the War Department will present one silver dollar to the donator...
...President wrote a letter to The National Aeronautical Association that was meeting in Washington last week, and suggested that an international air conference and exhibition be held next year to celebrate the silver (25th) anniversary of "the first flight by man in a power-driven heavier-than-air machine . . . made by Mr. Orville Wright, one of our fellow citizens...
...left eye). The chairless back row looked far more happy than the front, like the carefree junior editors of a college publication who are always relegated to the back of the yearbook picture. They did not have to worry about hands, feet or the bottoms of their coats. Stalwart, silver-haired Secretary James John Davis (Labor) put one hand in his pocket, straightened his shoulders and let a small boyish smile start. Next, bulking solidly behind the President, was Secretary Herbert Clark Hoover (Commerce) who casually plunged each hand into a trouser pocket (without brushing his coat back) and squinted...