Word: age
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Age. Height...
...must be remembered that the mounds are of almost indefinite age-how old is not known and probably never will be-but everything goes to prove that they were constructed long before the discovery of this continent. In the centre of several of the mounds were altars composed of alternate layers of clay, sand, stones and ashes, no cement being used with the stones, which varied from the size of a hen's egg to several dounds in weight. The tops of the altars were concave and filled with fine sand, a portion of the burnt clay having been evidently...
...times in which the two queens lived, followed by a description of their early life and training. The two queens were then ably compared as to their personal character and career in after life - their respective relations as women, wives and queens, with their influence on the age in which they lived. The essayist concluded by a short summing up of the chief features in the careers and characters of the two queens compared, and the verdict of the student as to the life of each...
...frequently objected by the upholders of the old system that the student, when left to himself, will choose injudiciously, and will choose easy courses. Those who put forward these arguments as of any real weight only display thereby their own ignorance of the subject. The average age of the Harvard sophomore is something over 20 years, while he is limited in his choice, first by the rule that he must take only such courses as his previous studies qualify him to pursue, and, second, by the advice of his parents and instructors. If one who lacks only four or five...
...some of the colleges," says the professor, "it has lately become a fashion to publish 'class statistics,' tabulated facts respecting the age, stature, weight, prospective employments, etc., of the graduating class. Not content with reporting these facts, which are not wholly devoid of interest, the compilers of these documents proceed to set down a statement of the number of profane swearers, of habitual imbibers of intoxicating drink, and of those who have occasionally drunk to excess. They have not yet arrived at the point of inquiry of the candidates for the bachelor's degree whether they have been guilty...