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14 hours ago · References to middle schools in publications of the UK Government date back to 1856, and the educational reports of William Henry Hadow mention the concept. It was not until 1963 that a local authority, the West Riding of Yorkshire, first proposed to introduce a middle-school system, with schools spanning ages 5–9, 9–13 and 13–18; one source suggests that the system was "introduced" in ...
14 hours ago · Kilberry Primary School pupils in 1969 with teacher Jessie MacArthur. Anne Paterson is second left. “I’ve always wanted to be a Mrs MacArthur,” she said, referring to the headteacher at Kilberry Primary School from 1963 to 1969. “She opened up the world and opened up learning; she inspired in me that you can do anything – and that’s ...
14 hours ago · At this crucial moment, William & Mary will lead the way forward. A transformational $100 million gift from philanthropist Jane Batten will catalyze the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences ...
14 hours ago · The first is ‘Sir William Orpen: a family legacy’ which has been curated by Dominic Lee, of the Orpen Research Archives. This is paired ‘Goddard Orpen: a vision of a 19th century Lensman’, curated by Jeremy Hill, of the Monskgrange archives, the family home of the photographer. This consists of some 47 images, which can be purchased ...
14 hours ago · RICHMOND — The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) approved William & Mary’s new School of Computing, Data Sciences, and Physics on Tuesday, the university announced.
14 hours ago · William M. Branham. William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post- World War II healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday ...
14 hours ago · Dampier’s popular New Voyage (1697) inadvertently diagnoses the entropic nature of this “roving way of life”. Despite his ruthless pragmatism, attempts at commercial and colonial acquisition—both actual and projected—across his nearly 600-page account range from unpleasant to disastrous: we find only a series of macabre futures played ...
