Word: seven
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Hugh McCulloch will deliver a course of seven lectures in Sanders Theatre on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings, at 7 1/2 o'clock, beginning on Tuesday evening, May 6. The subjects are as follows: Money, May 6; Bi-metallic Money, or the Silver Question, May 8; the Representatives of Money, May 9; the Representatives of Money (continued), May 13; National Debts and Foreign Exchange, May 15; Taxation, May 16; Capital and Labor, May 20. These lectures will be open to the public...
...front side of the building, will contain a centre "bay," which is highly ornamental, in contrast with the general plainness of the wall. In this section also there will be a round arched entrance, ornamented with carved brick. The stone steps leading up to the entrance will be seven in 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...
Cambridge-Oxford. The thirty-fifth annual race between these Universities was a mere walk-over for Cambridge, which won by seven lengths in 21 min. 18 sec. Each University has now won seventeen races, and there is one dead heat, - a remarkable record, and a fact that will add much interest to the race next year...
...allowed to be taught. It is quite amusing to see how the sciences are prepared for learners. To eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge is dangerous, so the Russian government removes from the knowledge to be administered all evil effects. From the gymnasia - preparatory schools with a seven years' course - the candidate is admitted into the university with a stock of knowledge manufactured on the above principles. But in spite of these precautions the spirit of the nineteenth century does reach the susceptible youths, and the consequence is that the students are plagued with communism, socialism, nihilism...
...system new inducements to work have been offered to these men, - the new grades, "honorable mention" and magna cum laude, have been established, and summa cum laude, an honor which heretofore has had very nearly no effect at all, will now influence the work of perhaps seven men. So, instead of giving less encouragement, the College offers stronger inducements to study to the men who would now get Commencement parts...