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Page 369 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Page 48 - ... the endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Page 455 - And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
Page 443 - It is directly concerned with the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the materials upon which we expend our labor, and the things which we buy and sell.
Page 143 - If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow-men, we engrave on those tablets something which will brighten to all eternity.
Page 451 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 139 - It is the duty of Government to protect our persons and property from danger. The gross ignorance of the common people is a principal cause of danger to our persons and property. Therefore, it is the duty of the Government to take care that the common people shall not be grossly ignorant.
Page 377 - If you say so, that is quite enough. Of course I believe your word,' and there grew up in consequence a general feeling, ' it was a shame to tell Arnold a lie — he always believes one.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 13 |
| Contributors | Wisconsin Teachers' Association, Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Education Association, Wisconsin Education Association Council |
| Publisher | The Association, 1883 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 8 May 2007 |
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