The Purposes of the American Colonial Colleges |
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... young sons to Cam- bridge and Oxford for several reasons . They hoped . among other things , that they might receive the education which marked one as a gentleman according to British social standards , and thus doors of opportunity ...
... young sons to Cam- bridge and Oxford for several reasons . They hoped . among other things , that they might receive the education which marked one as a gentleman according to British social standards , and thus doors of opportunity ...
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... young men for the pulpit , but students could matriculate therein only after they completed their liberal arts course in the schools of philosophy . The broad purposes of preparing young men as Christian gentlemen and future leaders ...
... young men for the pulpit , but students could matriculate therein only after they completed their liberal arts course in the schools of philosophy . The broad purposes of preparing young men as Christian gentlemen and future leaders ...
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... young Jerseyman ( who is now at the head of the institution ) , went to Rhode Island govern- ment and made the design known . The reason of his attempt in this province was ( as has been observed ) , that the legislature is here chiefly ...
... young Jerseyman ( who is now at the head of the institution ) , went to Rhode Island govern- ment and made the design known . The reason of his attempt in this province was ( as has been observed ) , that the legislature is here chiefly ...
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