The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Universities . With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in ...
... Universities . With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in ...
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... university , which has the most complex organization of all Ameri- can institutions of higher education , is usually composed of a number of degree - granting schools and colleges at undergraduate and grad- uate levels , grouped in one ...
... university , which has the most complex organization of all Ameri- can institutions of higher education , is usually composed of a number of degree - granting schools and colleges at undergraduate and grad- uate levels , grouped in one ...
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY'S " Arts Quadrangle , " showing the Olin Library ( at left ) and Uris Library ( right ) with its tower . CORNELL UNIVERSITY , in Ithaca , N. Y. , is unique among American universities in that it is both an independent ...
CORNELL UNIVERSITY'S " Arts Quadrangle , " showing the Olin Library ( at left ) and Uris Library ( right ) with its tower . CORNELL UNIVERSITY , in Ithaca , N. Y. , is unique among American universities in that it is both an independent ...
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