Rousseau Emile and the scope of education lesson
Educational Department notes by Mrs Many A Tanner discuss Rousseau and Emile as a tool for moral and intellectual growth. The piece emphasizes natural childhood development, then a later shift to structured study, and critiques methods that overvalue language over concrete understanding. It highlights the aim of shaping a capable mind open to learning. Emile’s early isolation and progressive education illustrate utility over mere words.
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Montaigue
Pedagogy Reflections From Compayre and Encyclopaedia Britannica
The excerpt argues education should focus on teaching how to acquire knowledge, fostering exact valuation of truth and independent thinking. It praises Compayre’s Analytical Summary of Simile and his History of Pedagogy, noting valuable insights in limited space and directing teachers to Encyclopaedia Britannica for further reading.
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Encyclopmdia Britannica
Washington Letter Reports Republican Confidence in Senate
From Wastherton D C Jan 6 91 Republican senators show confidence in mastery of the situation with absentees being urged to return for a quorum and a prolonged session. They foresee friction over the election bill, plan to test cloture, and face possible Democratic obstruction while debt reduction and fractional currency debates surface. The piece notes a Behring Sea message, a new supreme court justice, and ongoing shipping bill fights amid procedural battles.
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Congress
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House
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Telephone prank leads to double date in Des Moines
A Des Moines man faced a chaotic evening after an accidental telephone prank revealed his engagement plan to two rivals. An echoing message lured one sweetheart to meet at the street car office, while another woman arrived, forcing the man to improvise. He switched tickets at the opera and secured seats for three, ending with awkward silence and lingering questions about his duplicity.
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Des Moines
Briba
Des Moines News
Prairie Farmer enters 51st year with practical guidance
The Prairie Farmer, Chicago, begins 1891 in a refined format. It features authorities in agriculture, illustrated articles, and departments for households, gardens, youth, poetry, puzzles, and miscellany. Subscriptions and samples offered. wedding anecdote from England adds light filler.
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