Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...trust this Museum will stand as a monument for what Germany has contributed to the culture of the world, and that it will be a permanent symbol of the friendship between America and the old Fatherland. As an American of German descent, I am proud to be able to assist in this worthy cause. Very cordially yours. ADOLPHUS BUSCH...
...union in the University. Today the union of the States is certainly reflected in the life at Harvard, and we agree with the writer of the communication that some recognition of it would be appropriate. The Harvard Union, as its name implies, is the proper place for such a symbol and we heartily indorse the suggestion that pictures be hung there of the two men who, on opposing sides, were foremost in the struggle for what they believed was right...
Today the past is behind us and the name of Harvard stands as the symbol of the United youth of the north and south. In the union--a name happy in the significance of what it suggests--we may find the north and the south represented in the bonds of good fellowship. Why not make the union recognized? In Harvard University we may see no portrait of that soldier and statesman, Robert Lee, who fought under the flag of the Southern Confederacy, and the face of Abraham Lincoln, the preserver of the union of the North and South, is equally...
...chariot, greets the gods of the land, and acknowledges the welcome given him by the chorus. Clytaemnestra appears, followed by attendants carrying rich clothes of purple. She describes the anxiety which she had felt for the king's safety, and tells how she had sent Orestes, the pledge and symbol of their plighted troth, to the home of a distant friend, that he might not be exposed to danger in case of a revolt in the land. Agamemnon, enjoining the queen to treat kindly the captive maiden Cassandra, descends from his chariot and enters the palace...
...grit - to fall without cry; Union of wisdom - to read with mind free; Union of love - to give with glee; Union of head - to make life more plain; Union of hope - to win without stain. These are the ties this House shall breed; This is its rock-foundation creed. Symbol of Harvard Loyalty, House of Good Fellowship - Welcome to thee...