American Ideas about Adult Education, 1710-1951Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1959 - 140 pages |
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... require of every person attending the lectures to be neatly dressed and of an orderly be- havior . The popular courses always , and the other when prac- ticable are designed for females as well as males . When a lecturer is to be ...
... require of every person attending the lectures to be neatly dressed and of an orderly be- havior . The popular courses always , and the other when prac- ticable are designed for females as well as males . When a lecturer is to be ...
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... require a religion founded on the highest idea that the human mind can form of all that is powerful , wise , pure and good . Such a religion we have in those principles that guided the life of Christ , by which he grew in knowl- edge ...
... require a religion founded on the highest idea that the human mind can form of all that is powerful , wise , pure and good . Such a religion we have in those principles that guided the life of Christ , by which he grew in knowl- edge ...
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... require four times the number of years to cover the same ground ; but that length of time may be an ad- vantage to the humble student . It may require greater concentration when he does study ; and the long hours of manual labor may be ...
... require four times the number of years to cover the same ground ; but that length of time may be an ad- vantage to the humble student . It may require greater concentration when he does study ; and the long hours of manual labor may be ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION By C Hartley Grattan | 7 |
A Mechanic on Adult Education | 20 |
On Lectures for Moral and Intellectual | 37 |
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