Word: differences
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...number. Over the entrance will be the "pediment," of moulded brick, enclosing the "tympanum," which will be handsomely carved, and will contain a brick panel, inscribed "Sever Hall." The east side, on Quincy Street, will be similar to the one just described, except that its doorway and pediment slightly differ in shape. The south end of the building will front Main Street, and will be quite plain in general appearance. A tier of triple windows will extend up the centre, three to a floor, furnishing light to the entries within. These windows will have carved brickwork underneath, and the middle...
...raising funds to found a young ladies' college in Cambridge. It is to be modelled after Harvard in almost every respect. It will have similar electives and methods of study, and it is proposed to have Harvard professors take the professorships in addition to their present work. It will differ from Harvard, however, in imposing certain severe restrictions upon the liberty of the young ladies, and they will not be permitted to come into our college Yard...
COLLEGIAN.[Institutions differ, but we are of the opinion that none of them claim jurisdiction over students in vacation outside the college precincts. There are cases, we presume, where the government of an institution might feel authorized to exceed its legitimate authority in the control of students whose parents or guardians were at a distance.]" - Transcript...
...distress he would cause among our "very English" students when he wrote the following about Professor Hill's Rhetoric: "Into the higher arts, whether of oratorical or literary expression, the author scarcely pretends to guide his pupils; and it is needless to say that American tastes in both departments differ so widely from those of the best English speakers and writers, that no aspirant to success in this country would look for instruction to a professor even of Harvard College...
First Division. "Do the Faculties of Man differ from those of Brutes in Kind or only in Degree...