This article from the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Gazette and Franklin Herald, addresses the influences that schoolmasters had on their pupils. The author preaches that a well educated population is in the best interest of the country. The second paragraph is an excerpt from an address by Gulian C. Verplanck, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1825 to 1833. He believes that the teacher is second only to the mother in molding the character of a child.
Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald. “Influence of Schoolmasters.” January 27, 1829. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-114/. Accessed on November 21, 2024.
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