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DEATH OP A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR.bpecial to tbe Cincinnati Commercial.Milwaukee. June 9.—Professor Milo p. Jewett, of the wholesale coffee tirm of Jewett Spertnan, ami the first President «of Vassar College, died here to-day, aged seventy-four years. Professor Jewett was the pioneer of special education for woman in America, and was the actual founder of Vassar, as well as Its first President. He was a native of St. Jobnsbury, Vermont, and was born on the 27th of April,ISOS. lie was the son of Calvin JewettiUid Salty Parker. His father, an eminentphysician, was-a man of literary tastes, possessing a valuable collection of books, the reading of which bad a great influence m moulding the character of his eon. Hi* mother, a highly uccom-piisoed ladv, was educated at the Omale Academy at Canterbury, Connecticut, under the direction of her relative, JoanAdams, afterward the distinguished Principal of Philpps |Academv. Andover, Mass. Professor Jewett received his preparative education at Brad ford, Vt., Academy, aud in 1823 graduated from Dartmouth College. ; lie sjM at the next year as Principal of HolmesAcademy, at Plymouth. N.H.. employing n part of the tim • as a law* student in the office ot Hon. Jowlah Quincy a* liumnev, N. U. Abandoning the )law iu 1830, he remained threeyears in the Andover Theological seminary. Having spout his wlnter| vacations- during his eoileae course in teaching school, he bad gained a reputation as a successful instructor and upon the invitation of Josmh Holbrook, of Boston, founder ot the Lyceum system he spent tua vucalioDS during the theologicaleours- in lecturing on common schools in New Hampshire, Mufo-ncbusotte and Connetticut. His work produced the happiest results, and his ud- j j dresses on tiies-o subjects are believed to have : ( been the first of a popular nature delivered in the United fctates. and such nu interest was taken in them that wherever bo went parents and children alike flocked to hear j [ t hem. Through J. Orville Taylor, aiellow* student ot Prof. Jewett’s; who became Interested iu thematter, a movement was Inaugurated m New York City that- resulted iu the present common school . system in the Etnnire State. 8ueh had been Mr. Jewett’st1j£Isuccess in teaching that be resolved to follow it as 1u pi cession instead ot entering tbc ministry, andaccordingly before gradualka; from tbo Tbeologi-(iInil be miliary, lie accepted aTT appointment as onoo*' the firsi Professors id Vassar College. Be-1 o.e entering mon bis duties he spent 1 several mouths among the Congregational | ehuichesof New Eng’and. soliciting college funds, basing fits plea uyou “The perils which threatenour civil aud religious liberties from theprogress ot Komau Catholicism fn tlio Mississippi Valley.” Being the first to second Mr. Vassar ia the noble work, planned and organized the College,. being ^tosen Irs first President. At tin* Trustees’ rcqm st he visited Europe, ! , spending eight months in visiting ihc universities, ( libraries, an gnilern a, Ac., in all the principal cities or Great Britain and the continent. Two yearn inter he resigned the College Presidency, and In 1807 removed to his late home in this city.HON. ROBERT STEPHENSON.I*1)c
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Cincinnati Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, Jun 10, 1882
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