Word: length
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...speaker then dwelt at some length upon the injury to the moral welfare of the city which would result from the policy of municipal ownership. Graft and corruption have prevailed in New York City politics almost without interruption ever since the earliest recollection of the oldest inhabitants...
...return from Troy is anxiously awaited at Argos. The play opens with a nocturnal view of the palace at Mycenae, from the roof of which a watchman details in picturesque prologue, the long weariness of his watch for the beacon light, that should announce the fall of Troy. At length, seeing the beacon flash out, he shouts the good news to the people in the palace, but not without a dark word of foreboding for the future. Twelve old men of Mycenae, who form the chorus, now file through a side passage into the orchestra, chanting as they march...
...this degree to be the same as the present requirements for admission to the Lawrence Scientific School, and the requirements for graduation to be the same as the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in respect to the number of courses, the grade of work, and the length of residence. The new degree of Bachelor of Science, like the degree of Bachelor of Arts, will be given without designation of any field of study...
...object of the course is to show how modern thought, and the religious, educational, and philanthropic life of Christian countries has reacted on the life of the other countries during the nineteenth century. The lectures are to be 45 minutes in length and are open to all members of the University. Already 85 men have enrolled in the course, and all others who wish to attend should hand in their names at the lecture tonight...
...work as good as that of the University team, whose men by their excellent team work and rapid passing completely outplayed their opponents. The excellent dribbling of the University team was the feature of the game as several times one of the players carried the ball the entire length of the floor alone. Both sides were severely penalized, the number of fouls called being largely due to endeavors to cover closely on a slippery floor. In shooting both teams were poor and many easy baskets were missed...