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Who's Who in South Dakota (Volume 1)

Who's Who in South Dakota (Volume 1)

Coursey, Oscar William

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1152117270
ISBN13: 9781152117273
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.39 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ... to study, and from the latter place to Germany. Upon his return to America in the summer of 1895, after his graduation at Jena, he was elected professor of ethics in the school of pedagogy, University of New York, and professor of philosophy, graduate school of the same institution. He held these two positions for six years, and then resigned voluntarily, because he could not conscientiously endorse the administration of the school. Thd next year he spent as lecturer on education, University of Cincinnati. The next two years were spent as principal of the state normal school, Clarion, Pennsylvania, and the school year 19C4-5 was utilized by him as honorary fellow, Clark University. In 1905 he was called by Dr. Thomas Nicholson, at that time president of Dakota Wesleyan University, at Mitchell, S. D., to organize the school of education of that institution. In January, following, he was elected vice president of the university and dean of the school of education, and entrusted largely with its educational administration. When Dr. Nicholson resigned, two years since, Dr. Weir was approached by a member of the board of trustees of the school, with a view to elevatiing him to the presidency. He declined it. A few weeks later, he was offered the deanship of the school of theology, University of Chattanooga. This he also declined. ABLE SCHOLAR When the fleecy-winged angel of life gently laid Baby Weir into his mother's lap, it gave to the world a thinker--a thinker, if you please, of the Emersonian style. A half century has passed by since Wilson wrote those immortal words: Think for thyself! One good idea, But known to be thine own. Is better than a thousand gleaned From fields by others sown. This is Dr. Weir's is his hobby. He does his own thinkin...

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