Impressive Willie and the Rhode Island bishop tale
The story recounts Bishop William N. McVickar of Rhode Island as a large man and bachelor. His sister ran the home while he lived, and a tailor sent a boy to press trousers. The sister called Willie to meet the messenger, and the boy exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the prelate.
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The Dignity of Work Taught to Children
An essay stresses teaching children the value of labor through home chores. It notes difficulty engaging neighborhood youngsters in household duties when no example is present and warns that idle play can foster arrogance in ten year olds.
China's Stone Libraries and the Ancient Kuo Tse Chien
A public stone library in Peking named after Kuo Tse Chien or School of Sons of the Empire preserves the Thirteen Classics on 182 stone tablets. The imperial hall hosted annual lectures to reaffirm the emperor's duties, with this library echoing Shi An Fu in Shenai as a copy of the empire’s ancient capital collection.
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Ston
Peking
Kuo Tse Chien
School of Sons of the Empire
Ancie University
The Dardanelles Story in Classical Echoes
Across the Dardanelles Xerxes ferried his forces during his push on Greece and the same waters saw Byron and Lecder swim and the legend of Helle, daughter of a king, tied to the strait.
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Hellespont
Xerxes
Greece
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Pixatea
Lecder
Lord Byron
Helle
Yas
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