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(Encyclopedia) evening schools: see vocational education.Brewer's: Schools
The six old schools: Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Charterhouse, Westminster, and Rugby. Some add St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors', and Shrewsbury. The six modern schools: Marlborough,…School Daze
Some schools in the U.S. are opting for later start times so students can get more sleep. By Jennie Wood Students taking a testRelated Links Tools for School…Reform School
A primer on the political party founded by Ross Perot and boosted by the governorship of Jesse Ventura by Elissa Haney The Reform Party logo. Infoplease Links Campaign 2000 FactsheetFacts About…Brewer's: Flemish School
A school of painting established by the brothers Van Eyck, in the fifteenth century. The chief early masters were Memling, Weyden, Matsys, Mabus, and Moro. Of the second period, Rubens and…Brewer's: Fleshly School
(The). A class of “realistic” British poets, such as Swinburne, Rossetti, Morris, etc. So called by Thomas Maitland [R. Buchanan] in the Contemporary Review. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Megarian School
A philosophical school, founded by Euclid, a native of Megara, and disciple of Socrates. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MegariansMeg Merrilies A B C D E…Brewer's: Angel of the Schools.
St. Thomas Aquinas. (See Angelic Doctor.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AngelsAngel A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Brewer's: Hedge School
(A). A school kept in the open air, near a hedge. At one time common in Ireland. “These irregular or `hedge schools' are tolerated only in villages where no regular school exists within a…Brewer's: Spasmodic School
A name applied by Professor Aytoun to certain authors of the nineteenth century, whose writings are distinguished by spasmodic or forced conceits. Of this school the most noted are Carlyle…Trending
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