The members of this group vary widely in size and appearance but are generally characterized by their short tails, long necks, and rounded wings. Cranes, with their long legs and long necks, are the largest members of the Gruiformes; the sarus crane stands over five feet tall and has a wingspan of up to seven feet.
Known colloquially to students as the 7Csâor the 5Cs, when referring only to the undergraduate institutionsâthe Claremont Colleges were founded in 1925 when the all-graduate Claremont University College (now Claremont Graduate University) was established in addition to the older all-undergraduate Pomona College.
1635 - The first free school in Virginia opens. However, education in the Southern colonies is more typically provided at home by parents or tutors. 1636 - Harvard College, the first higher education institution in what is now the United States, is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. 1638 - The first printing press in the American Colonies is set up at Harvard College. 1640 - Henry Dunster becomes President of Harvard College.