Word: epochs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...such as meet the special wants of the students. Conferences are held Sundays and Wednesdays at 168 Brattle street, and on other days class lectures are given by Dr. Janes, the director of the work. The lectures by Professor Royce on Sundays, and class lectures by Dr. Janes on "Epoch's in Early Religious History" are likely to be of especial interest to students in philosophy, psychology, and divinity. Programmes will be sent to members announcing all the lectures...
Saturday's football game marks to a certain extent an epoch in the development of the eleven, for Dartmouth's team was strong enough to test pretty thoroughly the progress made thus far. The result, when we think it over carefully, is not, on the whole, calculated to cause over-confidence. In comparison with the records of the other big teams, in their games played this season, it is apparent that Harvard does not stand at the top of the list, and that if she expects to do so there is plenty of work on hand for all concerned...
...Brunetiere admires the seventeenth century more than he does the last century or our own. For this reason we are fortunate that he is to speak to us upon the philosopher of his favorite epoch, Moliere...
...accession of Charles I marks an important epoch in Virginia. He was desirous of obtaining a monopoly of the Virginian tobacco trade and so in order to gain favor of the colonists did not disturb the House of Burgesses. The assembly met at that time in Jamestown. This first American legislative body also had judicial power and was concerned with everything from questions of constitutional law down to the regulation of the behavior of the people. Several different governors were appointed by the king, when Governor Berkley came in 1642 and ruled for thirty-five years...
...this circular area of a wooden hut, or skene. This was the origin of the "stage" building. In the fourth century the theatre was rebuilt in stone, but a wooden proscenium was retained. At a later date this proscenium was rebuilt in stone. It is in the Roman epoch that we find the elevated stage for the first time...