Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...guidance of the students, and says that the success of the new method during the first three months of the current year has surprised those even who advocated it the most strongly. The officers and students of the college, and a large part of the thoughtful public, have manifested great interest in the enterprise; because they see men of eminence belonging to four different communions, meeting on broad, common ground, and sinking their differences as to non essentials, that they may try to do good work for morality and religion in a field of peculiar difficulty and importance...
...school is now in a position of great strength. It has a well-high perfect building, a well-chosen library, which is steadily increased and improved, hard working and competent teachers in the prime of their powers, an enthusiastic body of students, and a large number of loyal alumni scattered all over the country in positions of influence and trust. What the school needs is more teaching and more scholarships...
...portals of the palaces were guarded by enormous winged bulls and other genii, who were supposed to guarantee peace and security to the dwellers in the palace. A great part of the decoration of the walls of the palaces was executed in enameled brick and, considering the few colors employed, the artists attained some very good results. We see lions, horses, winged bulls, genii with eagles' heads and many other creatures portrayed in this...
...palaces generally contained a temple dedicated to the great gods and in one of the inscriptions we get a detailed account of the construction of a most magnificent...
37Students will save money by having their furniture repaired and upholstered at my store during this and next week. Wishing to keep my workmen busy I make special figures which are a great reduction from regular prices. Call and see me personally. Lee L. Powers, 30 Boylston St., Read's Block...