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Mystery Monday: whooo knows?

By Mark Alden Branch ’86 | 8:55am December 14 2020

Scientists tell us that crows are a lot smarter than owls, but the owls must have had a better PR team, because you can find their likenesses all over campus as a symbol of wisdom. Where is this one?

Filed under Mystery Monday, owl

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  • George Huthsteiner '74 TD
    George Huthsteiner '74 TD, 5:32am January 01 2021 | Ico flag Flag as inappropriate

    Sterling Memorial Library 1930 James Gamble Rogers. SML. High St. 120. <> North facade on Wall St.. Gargoyle. Owl of Athens, Athena noctua, with sprig of olive. Derived from the classic Athenian tetradrachm of the mid 5th C BC.

  • Mark Branch
    Mark Branch, 9:04am January 04 2021 | Ico flag Flag as inappropriate

    That's it, Mr. Huthsteiner!

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