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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1881
Page
4
A dense editorial urges reform of public morals through natural knowledge and scientific truths. It argues schools and churches alone cannot eradicate immorality, calls for daily teaching of astronomy geology and other sciences, and emphasizes manners, self discipline, and national education laws amid immigration and labor trends.
A proposal urges counties to hold contests among teachers in oratory, essays and declamation to raise professional standards and public education interest. The piece cites compulsory education as a remedy for widespread ignorance and notes Judge Tourgée advocating such a law in the South.
A tale from Washington features Davy Crockett seated in a hotel as a Massachusetts senator urges him to greet awaiting constituents. Crockett notices a procession of mules and returns to his seat. The senator asks if he saw his friends and Crockett dryly explains they are going to teach in Massachusetts.
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