lyceum

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He won his baccalaureate, and for four years taught history at a lyceum in Hanoi.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the facile ease of a lyceum lecturer, Evita Per�n delved into the ancient authors.

From Time Magazine Archive

His pastor called upon him and expressed his gratification and the lyceum increased in popularity as a place to hear him.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon

Will the extension 114 system, any better than its decayed predecessor, the old lyceum system, resist the demands of popular audiences and keep itself from slipping out of serious instruction into lively and eloquent entertainment?

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman

The thing that made the lyceum was in the air.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon