Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 9The Association, 1864 |
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... College , being in the " Hundred Days " service , the Commencements of these Institutions have been postponed we understand , till the opening of the Fall Term . LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY . - The Commencement Exercises took place here at the ...
... College , being in the " Hundred Days " service , the Commencements of these Institutions have been postponed we understand , till the opening of the Fall Term . LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY . - The Commencement Exercises took place here at the ...
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... of the article in this number are encouraging , only that the reaction has not yet commenced in our western colleges so far as we know . THE PORTRAIT Which graces , appropriately we think , our 32 WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION .
... of the article in this number are encouraging , only that the reaction has not yet commenced in our western colleges so far as we know . THE PORTRAIT Which graces , appropriately we think , our 32 WISCONSIN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION .
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... Colleges , Schools and Private Students . Written for the Mathematical Course of Joseph Ray , M. D. , by Eli T. Tappan , M. A. , Prof. of Mathematics , Mt. Auburn Institute . Same Publishers . 276 pp . , 12 mo . This work has the merit ...
... Colleges , Schools and Private Students . Written for the Mathematical Course of Joseph Ray , M. D. , by Eli T. Tappan , M. A. , Prof. of Mathematics , Mt. Auburn Institute . Same Publishers . 276 pp . , 12 mo . This work has the merit ...
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... College , on History - its office in the work of Education . " THE FIFTH MEETING , OR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY , was held at Waukesha , com- mencing August 12 , 1857. The attendance was about two hundred , and the officers were as follows ...
... College , on History - its office in the work of Education . " THE FIFTH MEETING , OR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY , was held at Waukesha , com- mencing August 12 , 1857. The attendance was about two hundred , and the officers were as follows ...
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... College , on " The True End of the Work of Educatton , and the Reciprocal Relations of its Different Depart- ments , " and Prof. N. Bateman , of Illinois , on " School Government . " THE SEVENTH Meeting , or SixtH ANNIVERSARY was held ...
... College , on " The True End of the Work of Educatton , and the Reciprocal Relations of its Different Depart- ments , " and Prof. N. Bateman , of Illinois , on " School Government . " THE SEVENTH Meeting , or SixtH ANNIVERSARY was held ...
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Page 52 - O'er wayward childhood would'st thou hold firm rule, And sun thee in the light of happy faces ; Love, Hope, and Patience, these must be thy graces, And in thine own heart let them first keep school.
Page 18 - He liveth long who liveth well ! All else is being flung away ; He liveth longest who can tell Of true things truly done each day.
Page 2 - ... clear manner. And not only is it that the existence of any such standard has not been clearly conceived, but the need for it seems to have been scarcely even felt. Men read books on this topic, and attend lectures on that; decide that their children shall be instructed in these branches of knowledge, and shall not be instructed in those; and all under the guidance of mere custom, or liking, or prejudice, without ever considering the enormous importance of determining in some rational way what...
Page 4 - ... life which materially influences all other periods. To go through the grammar of one language thoroughly is of great use for the mastery of every other grammar ; because there obtains, through all languages, a certain analogy to each other in their grammatical construction.
Page 3 - he said, "seems to me as if it was given for the very purpose of forming the human mind in youth ; and the Greek and Latin languages seem the very instruments by which this is to be effected.
Page 113 - ... vitally important knowledge, sacrificed to it. Supposing it true that classical education conduces to elegance and correctness of style ; it cannot be said that elegance and correctness of style are comparable in importance to a familiarity with the principles that should guide the rearing of children. Grant...
Page 52 - The straightened arms upraised, the palms aslope, And robes that, touching as adown they flow, Distinctly blend, like snow embossed in snow. O part them never ! If Hope prostrate lie, Love too will sink and die. But Love is subtle, and doth proof derive From her own life...
Page 5 - Before the revival of classic literature, the Barbarians in Europe were immersed in ignorance ; and their vulgar tongues were marked with the rudeness and poverty of their manners. The students of the more perfect idioms of Rome and Greece...
Page 4 - ... languages of Europe : their mode of signifying time and case, by terminations, instead of auxiliary verbs and particles, would of itself stamp their superiority. Add to this, the copiousness of the Greek language, with the fancy, majesty, and harmony of its compounds ; and there are quite sufficient reasons why the classics should be studied for the beauties of language. Compared to them, merely as vehicles of thought and passion, all modern languages are dull, ill contrived, and barbarous.
Page 6 - I do but echo the universal opinion of all persons competent to pronounce on the subject, in expressing my own conviction that the language and literature of ancient Greece constitute the most efficient instrument of mental training ever enjoyed by man ; and that a familiarity with that wonderful speech, its poetry, its philosophy, its eloquence, and the history it embalms, is incomparably the most valuable of intellectual possessions.