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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eaton, John, 1829- (search)
Volunteer Infantry. In November of the same year he was made superintendent of freedmen, and later was given supervision of all military posts from Cairo to Natchez and Fort Smith. In October, 1863, he became colonel of the 63d United States Colored Infantry, and in March, 1865, was brevetted brigadier-general. He was editor of the Memphis Post in 1866-67, and State superintendent of public instruction in Tennessee in 1867-69. From 1871 to 1886 he was commissioner of the United States Bureau of Education, and then became president of Marietta College, O., where he remained until 1891; was president of the Sheldon Jackson College of Salt Lake City in 1895-98, when he was appointed inspector of public education in Porto Rico. He is author of History of Thetford Academy; Mormons of today; The Freedman in the War (report) ; Schools of Tennessee; reports of the United States Bureau of Education, with circulars and bulletins for sixteen years, addresses, and numerous magazine articles.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Education, elementary. (search)
f the report of the committee of ten has been such as to arouse eager interest in a similar inquiry into the work of the elementary schools. Already, in February, 1893, a committee had been appointed by the department of superintendence in the National Educational Association. It was made to consist of fifteen members instead of ten, and has been known as the committee of fifteen. The report of this committee of fifteen was submitted to the department of superintendents at the meeting in 1895. It is the object of this paper to indicate briefly the points that give it importance. If one were to summarize concisely the history of educational progress in the United States for the nineteenth century as regards the elementary schools, he would say that there has been a change from the ungraded school in the sparsely settled district to the graded school of the city and large village. The ungraded school held a short session of three or four months, was taught by a makeshift teach
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Elkins, Stephen Benton, 1841- (search)
Elkins, Stephen Benton, 1841- Legislator; born in Perry county, Ohio, Sept. 26, 1841; graduated at the Missouri University in 1860; admitted to the bar in 1863; captain in the 77th Missouri Regiment 1862-63; removed to New Mexico in 1864, where he engaged in mining; elected member of the Territorial legislature in 1864; became attorney-general of the Territory in 1868; United States district attorney in 1870; representative in Congress in 1873-77; Secretary of War in 1891-93; and elected United States Senator from West Virginia in 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), English, Thomas Dunn, 1819- (search)
English, Thomas Dunn, 1819- Author; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 29, 1819; graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1839; member of the New Jersey legislature in 1863-64; and of Congress in 1891-95; is the author of American ballads; Book of battle lyrics; Poems; Ben bolt, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Expositions, industrial. (search)
ity. The United States stands alone in maintaining four permanent expositions: one in the former Art Palace of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, now known as the Field Columbian Museum; another in the former Memorial Hall of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia; and two, known as Commercial Museums, in Philadelphia. The following is a list of the principal industrial expositions of the world, to nearly all of which the United States has been a large contributor: London, 1851; Cork, 1852; New York, New Brunswick, Madras, and Dublin, each 1853; Munich, 1854; Paris, 1855; Edinburgh and Manchester, each 1857; London, 1862; Paris, 1867; Vienna, 1873; Philadelphia, 1876; Paris, 1878; Atlanta, 1881; Louisville, 1883; New Orleans, 1884-85; Paris, 1889; Chicago, 1893; Atlanta, 1895; Nashville, 1897; Omaha, 1898; Omaha and Philadelphia, each 1899; Paris, 1900; Buffalo and Glasgow, each 1901. For details of the most noteworthy of these expositions, see their respective titles.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Field, Eugene 1850-1895 (search)
Field, Eugene 1850-1895 Poet; born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2, 1850; was educated at Williams and Knox colleges, and at the University of Missouri; studied abroad, and on his return to the United States entered journalism. He was on the editorial staff of several newspapers in Kansas City and St. Louis, and on the Denver Tribune. Later he moved to Chicago, and in 1883 became a member of the editorial staff of the Chicago Daily news, in which his poem entitled Sharps and Flats was first published. His poems for children are admirable for their simplicity. His Wynken, Blynken and nod; Little boy Blue; Intry-Mintry, and other poems for little folks are widely known. His other works comprise Love songs of childhood; A little book of Western verse; A second book of verse; The Holy cross and other tales; With trumpet and drum, and the unfinished work, The love affair of a Bibliomaniac. He died in Chicago, Nov. 4, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Foster, John Watson 1836- (search)
Mexico in 1873-80, and to Russia in 1880-81. John Watson Foster. On his return to the United States he engaged in the practice of international law in Washington, representing foreign legations before arbitration boards, commissions, etc. In 1883-85 he was minister to Spain; and in 1891 was a special commissioner to negotiate reciprocity treaties with Spain, Germany, Brazil, and the West Indies. He was appointed United States Secretary of State in 1892 and served till 1893, when he became the agent for the United States before the Bering Sea arbitration tribunal at Paris. In 1895, on the invitation of the Emperor of China, he participated in the peace negotiations with Japan; in 1897 he was a special United States commissioner to Great Britain and Russia, and in 1898 was a member of the Anglo-American commission (q. v.). He is the author of A century of American diplomacy, a brief review of the foreign relations of the United States from 1776 to 1876. See Bering sea arbitration.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Frye, William Pierce (search)
Frye, William Pierce Lawyer; born William Pierce Frye. in Lewiston, Me., Sept. 12, 1831; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1850: and became a lawyer. He served as a member of the Maine legislature in 1861-62 and in 1867; was mayor of Lewiston in 1866-67; attorney-general of Maine in 1867-69; Representative in Congress in 1871-81; and was elected to the United States Senate in 1881, 1883, 1888, 1895, and 1900. For a number of years he was chairman of the Senate committee on commerce. In 1898 he was appointed one of the commissioners to negotiate a treaty with Spain, under the terms of the protocol, and afterwards ably defended the treaty in committee and on the floor of the Senate. In recognition of his services in behalf of peace the legislature of Maine set apart a day for him to become a guest of the State, and he was given a flattering reception.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gayarre, Charles Etienne Arthur 1805-1895 (search)
Gayarre, Charles Etienne Arthur 1805-1895 Historian; born in New Orleans, La., Jan. 9, 1805; studied law in Philadelphia; admitted to the New Orleans bar in 1830; served his State in various capacities until 1835, when he was elected to the United States Senate, but was unable to take his seat on account of ill health. He was abroad eight years, and on his return was again sent to the State legislature; subsequently appointed secretary of state. Among his works are Louisiana as a French colony; Louisiana under the Spanish domination; Louisiana: its Colonization, History and romance; A complete history of Louisiana, etc. He died in New Orleans, La., Feb. 11, 1895.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), George, William Reuben 1866- (search)
George, William Reuben 1866- Reformer; born in West Dryden, N. Y., June 4, 1866; settled in New York City in 1880. Later he became interested in the welfare of the children of the very poor. In 1895 he founded the Junior republic, a movement in which children govern themselves, receiving pay for all the work they perform. Since this plan was instituted it has become a successful method in caring for delinquent and dependent children.
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