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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1886
Page
2
A fragment notes that taking or refusing newspapers from the post office is treated as intent evidence regarding fraud. It mentions subscribers and pay visibility, with courts ruling on acts of removal or non-collection as indicators of fraud intent. The text references post-office delivery and fee collection.
A long speech by Mr. Smith extols a raucous, unconventional school method. He rejects rigid textbooks, favors flexible, experiential learning, and highlights lively exhibitions. The tale contrasts modern quiet schools with his spirited system, praising student initiative, athletic discipline, and public demonstrations.
Thirty years ago education in the Southwest rested on luck and strong family ties. Will iam Smith, from Virginia lineages, opened a college preparatory school for boys in a large white brick building with a portico. He was known as professor yet seen by peers as a reformer who inspired ambitious parents to seek better schooling for their sons.
The piece surveys young congressional pages in both chambers, noting ages from nine to fourteen, later maturing into sagacious observers who study character. It recounts hazing rituals, basement tricks like the rubber man, and perils of nightlife, with pay of seventy five dollars monthly and frequent turnover in the House.
Observational vignette on a young New Yorker broker who fritters wealth on lavish hotel life. A bootblack is tipped a half dollar, a waiter a dollar, while champagne and late nights erode health. City life and moralizing tone comment on excess, tipping culture, and vanished vitality amid luxury.
Frances B. Wadleigh argues that well educated girls must be trained for practical work to avoid reliance on fathers or husbands. She cites Brown’s daughters as example, noting scarce market for arts and languages, urging parents to equip daughters with solid trades like dressmaking or office skills, and warning of future financial vulnerability without self sufficiency.
A farm ad sought a general handsman and a Black man offered to fill the job. He refuses to plow or hoe and explains he will not be enslaved for any man. He suggests driving the carriage and riding to town but declines, insisting he would not serve as a slave. The piece uses archaic racial language and tone.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt argues European trade schools breed caste education that limits general schooling and national vitality. It critiques Germany France and England for training apprentices rather than broad knowledge, praising the Russian American manual system as humane and intellectually stimulative. It cites Thurston and U.S. examples, noting the Washington University manual training program and the lure of practical studies for youth.
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