Search

Search results

Displaying 241 - 250

School Years around the World

From Australia to South Korea Related Links Back to School Center World Atlas Education Somewhere in the world, right now, students are hard at work in school. With over 190 nations spanning the…

Brewer's: Blue-coat School

Christ's Hospital is so called because the boys there wear a long blue coat girded at the loins with a leather belt. Some who attend the mathematical school are termed King's boys, and…

Brewer's: Board School (A)

An undenominational elementary school managed by a School Board, and supported by a parliamentary grant collected by a rate. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Foreible Feeble School

(See Feeble.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FordForbidden Fruit A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Old Port School

Old-fashioned clergymen, who stick to Church and State, old port and “orthodoxy.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old ReekyOld Noll's Fiddler A B C D E…

Brewer's: Leg of Mutton School

(The). So Eckhart called those authors who lauded their patrons in prose or verse, under the hope of gaining a commission, a living, or, at the very least, a dinner for their pains.…

Age of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: On average, how old are the public schools in the United States? The Answer: As of 2010, according to National Center for Education…

Brewer's: Italic School of Philosophy

The Pythagorean, so called because Pythagoras taught in Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Italic VersionItalian of Asia A B C D E F G H I J K…

High School and College Graduates

Find the number of high school and college graduates in the United States.   High school College1 School year Men Women Total2 Men Women Total 1899–1900 38,000…