Primo. First, as violino primo, first violin.

Pronaos. The portico situated in front of a temple.
Propylaea. Gateway or entrance to an Egyptian

temple.

Quasi. In the manner of; like.

Quieto. With repose, quietly.

the first note of the following, thus forming one pro-
longed note with a duration equal to the two.
Syncopate. In a syncopated style.

Tanto or Ton. Not so much.
Tardo. Slowly.

Taenia. A band which separates the Doric frieze from the architrave.

Tempo Comodo. Conveniently.

Tempera. Painting with pigments mixed with chalk or clay, and diluted with size.

Theme. A subject.

Thalamus. The nuptial chamber in a Rome house.
Torso. The trunk of the statue of a human figure.
Tranquillo. Tranquilly.

Tremendi. With terrific expression.

Tremando, Tremolo. The rapid striking of a note

Quatrefoil. An ornament in pointed architecture, so as to produce a tremulous effect. consisting of four foils.

Rapido. Rapidly.

Rinforzando. Rinf. or Rf., with increase. Ritenente, Ritenato. Decreasing in speed. Rococo. A style of decoration distinguished by a super luity of confused and discordant detail. Romanesque. The debased style of architecture and ornament adopted in the later Roman empire, and the styles founded upon it.

Rose Window. A large, circular window divided into compartments by curved mullions.

Rubble. Rough stones and broken bricks, used to fill up between walls.

Rustication. Hewn stone masonry, the joints of which are rendered conspicuous by grooves or channels.

Sarcophagus. A stone coffin.

Scumbling. The process of going over a painting
with a brush, nearly dry, to soften and blend the tints.
Segno. Sign, as al segno, go back to sign.
Sempre. Always, as sempre piano.

Serioso. Seriously.

Shaft. The body of a column.

Solo, Sola. Alone. A composition rendered by one person.

Sostenuto or Sost. Prolonged, sustained.
Spirito. With spirit.

Sphinx. A human head on a lion's body, typifying
the union of intellectual and physical power. An Egyp-
tian emblem, signifying the religious mystery.
Staccato. Each note to be distinctly marked.
Stesso. The same.

Stylobate. The common base of a row of columns.
Syncopation. Connecting the last note of a bar with

Trille, or Trilo. A trill or shake.

Trio. A composition for three performers.

Triplet. A group of three notes equal in duration of time to two notes of the same value.

Tracery. Geometrical ornament.

Transept. A transverse nave, passing in front of the choir, and crossing the longitudinal nave of a church. Transom. The horizontal cross bar in a window. Trefoil. An ornament of three foils. Triforium. The second or middle story of the nave ceiling of the side aisle and below its roof. wall of a Gothic church, consisting of a gallery over the

Triglyph. An ornament, consisting of three flutings or upright groupings, separating the metopes in a Doric frieze.

Triptych. A form of pictures in three panels. Tympanum. The triangular space between the horizontal and sloping cornices. The name is also given to the space included between the lintel of a door

and the arch over it.

regents. During Dr. Tappan's presidency the university more than quadrupled in numbers, and made itself recognized as a school of liberal learning on both sides of the Atlantic. Since that time the presidents have been: E. O. Haven, 1863-1869; Henry S. Frieze, 1869-1871; and James B. Angell, from 1871 until the present time.

University of Michigan.-This university was established by a legislative act of 1821, repealing a previous act of 1817, by which a university or catholepistemiad" had been created by the ipse dixit of Judge C. B. Woodward. The university was not organized until March of 1837, when the regents obtained a loan of $100,000 from the state, and erected five buildings at Ann Arbor. In The university is a part of the public eduthe fall of the same year instruction was begun cational system of the state. The governing with a faculty of two, and an entering class of body is a board of eight regents, elected by six. Until 1853 the school remained in a state popular vote for eight years. The university of partial development, owing to incessant in- comprises the department of literature, science, terference from the legislature and internal and arts, including the graduate and summer dissensions among the faculty. In 1852 a new school, the department of engineering, of medboard of regents was constituted, with a pres-icine and surgery, of law, the school of pharident to whom independence of action was guaranteed. Dr. Henry P. Tappan was elected and continued in office until 1863, when he was summarily removed. This action was protested against by the faculty as well as by the students and alumni, and was twice made a subject of censure by subsequent boards of

macy, the homeopathic medical college, and that of dental surgery.

The various courses lead respectively to the degrees, B.A., B.Sc., Ph.B., Litt.B., the corresponding Master's degrees and doctorates, as well as the usual professional degrees.

Book VIII.

Miscellaneous Facts

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Figures.

Miscellaneous Facts and Figures.

Signers of the Declaration of Independence.