Humanistic and German influences shaping American higher education
The article traces the evolution of American colleges from ministerial training to citizenship and humane education, naming Vassar's founding in 1865 and the rise of women's higher education. It surveys German university influence, cites key figures such as Agassiz and Folien, and notes statistics for major universities and libraries including Harvard, Columbia, Michigan, and Illinois among others.
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Harvard
Leuis Caleb Beck
Rutgers’ College
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Charles T. Folien
Cakauice
Harvard College
Local Notes On Visits Birthdays and Travel
Local residents report many visits and small social events. Charles Dove and Samuel Malone connected in Oden with trips to Bloomington noted. May Johnson celebrates her fortieth birthday with friends. The Greening Bros Nursery Company seeks a live agent in Monroe Michigan area to solicit orders, offering weekly pay and a free canvassing outfit.
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Ambiguous notice hints at house offers and sea cemetery imagery
Fragmentary text mentions an albave house and positing offers, then veers to a poetic line about The Cemetery of the Sea and equality of all graves, followed by a rumor about Mr and Mrs Flashington and suspicion, with a Chicago Record-Fernali attribution.
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Flashington
Chicago
Fernali
Madison Township
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Charles Dove
Samuel Malone
Oden
Laura Mumaw
Marion Johnson
Elmore
Olver Mumaw
Bloomington
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Grover C. Malone
Ilinois
Mary Deve
Nasty Malone
Green County
May Johnson
Richard Freed
John Winklepleck
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Ralph Arcord
Jacob Freed
Wiliam Smiley
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Daisy Prentice
Farlen
John Wallingford
Jackson County
Anna Wallingford
Clarence Pownell
Fred Maione
Odon High School
Jacob Pershing
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