President Garfield and Education: Hiram College MemorialJ. R. Osgood and Company, 1881 - Всего страниц: 433 |
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... means more than Hiram ; but to all of his earlier friends Hiram means as much more than Mentor , as his residence in the one place was longer than his residence in the other . Nor can there be two opinions as to the fitness of such a ...
... means more than Hiram ; but to all of his earlier friends Hiram means as much more than Mentor , as his residence in the one place was longer than his residence in the other . Nor can there be two opinions as to the fitness of such a ...
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... means exhaustive . An in- teresting and inspiring volume could be prepared on his Hiram life . Here the aim is to make a Garfield book in the sense of his being its author , and not simply its subject . At the same time , the personal ...
... means exhaustive . An in- teresting and inspiring volume could be prepared on his Hiram life . Here the aim is to make a Garfield book in the sense of his being its author , and not simply its subject . At the same time , the personal ...
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... offered a contingent subscription of four thousand dollars , no mean inducement to the trustees of a school that was not expected , - at its founding , to cost more than twice or 16 PRESIDENT GARFIELD AND EDUCATION .
... offered a contingent subscription of four thousand dollars , no mean inducement to the trustees of a school that was not expected , - at its founding , to cost more than twice or 16 PRESIDENT GARFIELD AND EDUCATION .
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... means ; but they planted this institution . In 1850 the campus was a cornfield with a solid , plain brick building in the centre of it ; and almost all the rest has been done by the insti- tution itself . This is the second chapter . It ...
... means ; but they planted this institution . In 1850 the campus was a cornfield with a solid , plain brick building in the centre of it ; and almost all the rest has been done by the insti- tution itself . This is the second chapter . It ...
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... means forgotten . Noble ideals of life and charac- ter , ideals of manliness , courage , reverence , and truth , were constantly kept in view . Arnold of Rugby called " moral thoughtfulness " What the inquiring love of truth and ...
... means forgotten . Noble ideals of life and charac- ter , ideals of manliness , courage , reverence , and truth , were constantly kept in view . Arnold of Rugby called " moral thoughtfulness " What the inquiring love of truth and ...
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Стр. 234 - You are surprised to learn that I have not a high opinion of Mr. Jefferson, and I am surprised at your surprise. I am certain that I never wrote a line, and that I never, in Parliament, in conversation, or even on the hustings — a place where it is the fashion to court the populace — uttered a word indicating an opinion that the supreme authority in a state ought to be intrusted to the majority of citizens told by the head; in other words, to the poorest and most ignorant part of society.
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Стр. 236 - I have seen England pass three or four times through such critical seasons as I have described. Through such seasons the United States will have to pass in the course of the next century, if not of this. How will you pass through them ? I heartily wish you a good deliverance. But my reason and my wishes are at war, and I cannot help foreboding the •worst.
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Стр. 168 - SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Education to present annually to Congress a report embodying the results of his investigations and labors, together with a statement of such facts and recommendations as will, in his judgment, subserve the purpose for which this department is established.
Стр. 387 - ... bring all Heaven before mine eyes. And may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage, The hairy gown and mossy cell, Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew, Till old experience do attain To something like prophetic strain. These pleasures, Melancholy, give; And I with thee will choose to live.