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Pedagogues in Politics and Urban Leadership Emergence
The piece discusses J H Thompson Smith, a figure in education influencing practical politics with honesty and independence from past party practices. It highlights Charles E Merriam, Chicago alderman and political scientist, as a mayoral candidate whose background in municipal governance and theory supports competence for Chicago’s leadership. (Continued on eighth page)
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