Word: silver
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...admit that Alf Landon was born of humble but of honest parentage. He was not born of an illustrious family whose name is known. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth and educated by private tutors and when he goes fishing, being so plain and simple, he gets a cane pole and a can of worms instead of taking a trip on a million dollar yacht of a social highlight...
...Lloyd McKim Garrison prize of $175 and a silver medal, for the best poem on any subject, to Peter R. Viereck...
During the dinner, Robert H. Rawson '36, retiring chairman of the House Committee, presented Benjamin F. Wright, assistant professor of Government, with a silver cigarette case in recognition of his services as acting House Master during the first half of the current year...
...title only once. The $5,000 purse which challenger and defender had to raise excluded most hopefuls from a try. Last year, tired of this empty honor. Champion Marshall offered to retire, suggested an annual tournament for his title. The Marshall Chess Club promptly put up a big silver cup for the winner...
...Harvard Narragansett season has opened on Plympton Street. Crowds roar and shout as favored entries speed down the home stretch, carrying the hopes and silver of many an enthusiastic bystander. The quiet of a Sunday evening gives way to the carnival spirit of a gaming crowd (Mass. Racing Commission please note). Not yet equipped with the full paraphernalia of the track, a shrewd Good Humor man would do well to seek such a lucrative location before the monopolistic possibilities of concessions are exploited...