Word: anther
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Under the above title has just appeared a third volume of translations from Plato, adapted to the use of English readers, from the pen of the scholarly anther of "Socrates" (1879) and "A Day in Athens with Socrates" (1883), both of which works have had a large sale, and have received very favorable notice from the critics and classical scholars both of this country and of Great Britain. These scholars have especially commended the power displayed in bringing Plato's meaning in plain, but remarkably pure English, a point in which they award the palm of excellence to this author...
...registered between 3,000 and 4,000 students. These are sub-divided as to their residence and instruction into colleges distinct from the university. The university holds examinations and gives degrees for the different colleges. There are twelve great public schools, intimately connected with the universities, one to one, anther to another. The student passes from the school to the university without an examination. He is retained at the school six years. Add two years to our preparatory school and two to our college and we have the English system. The universities control parishes. There are also fellowships with very...