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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Before sealing the new tomb discovered at Giza by the Harvard-Boston Expedition, the inscription on the gold mat was clearly read as follows: 'Lord-of-two-crowns Sneferuw, the Horus Neb-Ma'at.' The name of the person buried in the coffin remains unknown. The presence of the name of Sneferuw on the mat does not prove that this king was buried in the tomb, but only that the burial was made in his reign. The conclusion that the tomb is not that of Sneferuw or Cheops is not affected by the new evidence...
...Prince Albert; Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governess of Wyoming, wearing mourning, came in with Senator Kendrick of her state, was applauded. She conversed with the venerable Mr. Warren, father-in-law of General Pershing, now dean of the Senate, also from Wyoming. Other Governors wandered in, most of them unknown to the galleries. Governor Ritchie of Maryland, strikingly handsome, stood out from the rest. Old Senators went around shaking hands with Governors, while new Senators assembled to be sworn...
...object will be to bring back specimens of the fauna of that region, still largely unknown. The specimens will go to the Field Museum in Chicago, of which Stanley Field is now President...
...least. A few hours with the Encyclopaedia Britannica will do something. A Saturday afternoon spent in glancing over parts of certain reserved books in the reading room will do more. A series of talks with men who have taken--or given, for that matter courses in these unknown subjects will probably be better still. This may sound like a dull and needless job. But the advantages of a wise choice, and the many and varied misfortunes that follow a bad one, are more than sufficient to justify a good deal of effort spent before it is too late to change...
...combination radio set and phonograph has been presented to the Stillman infirmary through the generosity of two graduates of the University who prefer to keep their identity unknown. Records for the phonograph are very much needed, and Mr. W. I. Tibbetts '17 has announced that the Phillips Brooks House will be glad to receive any donations of records and see that they are safely transferred to the Infirmary...