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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...taught. He would have the instruction of our colleges touch practical life more closely, and so far as this the advocates of English and scientific education have found a lively champion. The doctor declares that most college students cannot write a plain hand, compose a creditable letter or "cipher" in fractions, and that they are deficient in observation. He wants more chance for the English rudiments which made Washington, Franklin, Jackson and Lincoln...

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