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Page 17
He took pleasure in the military company organized among the students, and
from his love of obedience and discipline and his inclination to command, always
had a fondness for this service. He was interested also in politics, and near the
end ...
He took pleasure in the military company organized among the students, and
from his love of obedience and discipline and his inclination to command, always
had a fondness for this service. He was interested also in politics, and near the
end ...
Page 37
To understand the significance of this work, we must remember that the
organization of this school, under Mr. Philbrick, was the beginning of a new
departure in school management in the city. Up to that time, 1847, the old "
double headed ...
To understand the significance of this work, we must remember that the
organization of this school, under Mr. Philbrick, was the beginning of a new
departure in school management in the city. Up to that time, 1847, the old "
double headed ...
Page 40
This work of Dr. Philbrick has sometimes been spoken of as though it was, in his
mind, an end ; or, at least, that school organization was an end, and not a means.
Those who make such criticisms fail to take into account, in the first place, the ...
This work of Dr. Philbrick has sometimes been spoken of as though it was, in his
mind, an end ; or, at least, that school organization was an end, and not a means.
Those who make such criticisms fail to take into account, in the first place, the ...
Page 41
At the same time the number of pupils in each of the grammar schools had
become so much larger under the "single-headed" organization that an
improvement in the supervision of the lower classes had come to be felt as a
necessity.
At the same time the number of pupils in each of the grammar schools had
become so much larger under the "single-headed" organization that an
improvement in the supervision of the lower classes had come to be felt as a
necessity.
Page 49
We were then just struggling into existence ; but, after witnessing the work of the
school for some time, he remarked, " You have the right organization, — a special
school for special work." And yet this is only a single instance of the profoundly ...
We were then just struggling into existence ; but, after witnessing the work of the
school for some time, he remarked, " You have the right organization, — a special
school for special work." And yet this is only a single instance of the profoundly ...
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| Title | A Memorial of the Life and Services of John D. Philbrick |
| Editor | Larkin Dunton |
| Publisher | New England Publishing Company, 1887 |
| Length | 225 pages |
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