American Ideas about Adult Education, 1710-1951Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1959 - 140 pages |
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... body of the students by a majority vote , or a committee of the students selected for that purpose . The votes shall be counted and the name of the person chosen to de- liver the lecture shall be announced , and a record made in a book ...
... body of the students by a majority vote , or a committee of the students selected for that purpose . The votes shall be counted and the name of the person chosen to de- liver the lecture shall be announced , and a record made in a book ...
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... body , wealth , and , above all , education . It is obvious enough that , however wealthy and cultured a man may be , if he has not health , his freedom will be sadly curtailed in its exercise . Nor is it less obvious that , if a man is ...
... body , wealth , and , above all , education . It is obvious enough that , however wealthy and cultured a man may be , if he has not health , his freedom will be sadly curtailed in its exercise . Nor is it less obvious that , if a man is ...
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... body and soul as shall enable him to enjoy all the treasures of culture won by past generations , and to take part in all the activities of life with intelligence , energy , and beneficence ? There are other problems , but they are ...
... body and soul as shall enable him to enjoy all the treasures of culture won by past generations , and to take part in all the activities of life with intelligence , energy , and beneficence ? There are other problems , but they are ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION By C Hartley Grattan | 7 |
A Mechanic on Adult Education | 20 |
On Lectures for Moral and Intellectual | 37 |
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