Word: coloring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which he overcame the inherent clumsiness of the sea monster which usually accompanied Thetis. In the later vases the artist tried to give the effect of a foreground and background by the use of foreshortening; but, owing to the fact that he was confined to a single color, the attempt was not successful. The capture of Troy, as described by the non-Homeric epics, was a favorite subject, and was treated in a great variety of ways by a long line of artists...
...Greek artist was above all a craftsman, and delighted in showing his skill on household vessels. By means of the 20,000 or more specimens which we possess, we can trace the progress of art from the stiff archaic types up to the highest perfection. There are two color schemes: the earlier consisted of black figures on the red surface of the vase, and later, the vase was covered with a black glaze upon which the figures were incised so that the lines were in red. The date of manufacture can be determined with considerable accuracy by the form...
...Glenn bill, which makes it a penal offence to teach in mixed schools of white and colored pupils, has brought the Atlanta University into prominence. In 1869, the Freedman's Burean established the university and soon after the State appropriated a large sum for its support. The outcry raised against the Glenn bill was so great that a modification was introduced which withheld all State appropriations, and by so doing a direct income of $8000 per year was taken from the university. The policy of the institution has not been abandoned on this account, and the subscriptions of private individuals...
...What are the advantages some one asks. Many will at once come to mind. First, it will bring the whole matter into easy adjustment to the studies and recitations. It will eliminate a large part of the absences from college. It will dimish opportunities for abuse, brutality, and off-color conduct of all kind; for it is absolutely impossible for any of these things to stand before the traditions or in the atmosphere of Yale or Harvard, where the contests and responsibilities are confined to themselves. It may even save the contests from abolition by keeping their numbers within bounds...
...Sale.- The very handsome thoroughbred Kentucky saddle horse "Craftsman;" sire "Felloweraft," the great four mile runner; dam, "Dixie." Weights about 950 lbs., age 5 years, color dark bay. Is a very fast run and a fine jumper. Also goes very well in harness. Warranted perfectly sound and quiet in every way. Price $600 Can be seen at private stable, corner Walnut avenue and Elmore street, Roxbury...