trumbull joseph (4 Ergebnisse)

Original Printed Wrappers. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Early issue of an important American academic journal, with an article discussing psychological tests on Helen Keller [good science but poor observation, the psychologist misspelling her name as Kellar]. Ownership stamp of Edward T. Pierce [1851-1919], Superintendent of the Pasadena school system from 1883 - 1889. In 1889, he was elected as first Principal of Chico Normal School, where he served 4 years]. In his autobiography, he said "I felt then and still feel that God can give no man or woman any higher or more exalted work than that of training teachers.". As first principal, he chose the faculty, began recruiting students, and planned the curriculum for the normal school. He started the model training school in 1890. In 1893, he left Chico to accept the position of president of the Los Angeles Normal School. He remained there until 1904 when he retired.

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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Greene-Bauman; Pike, John; Geiger-Rapho-Guillumette; Gregori, Leon; Zaltsman, Joseph; Cooper, Mario; Prince, Meade; Peskin-Pix, David; Brown, Elmore (illustrator). First Edition. 98 pages. Fiction: Roman Mosaic; Old Sorority Sister; Stranger Than Truth; Tiger Swamp Campaign; The Spur; Faster Than a Mule. Articles: A Republican suggests solutions for our major problems; Peace Street / Rue de la Paix - The Wall Street of Fashion in Paris - article with photos of Rambaud, Schiaparelli; Billions in the Mud - article and photos of our pacific bases - wrestled from the Japs - which are now monuments of neglect (photos of acres of equipment); Brains in the Ballet; Ted Williams - The World Series and Me; Curare may be a cure for Polio; Pictures in Stones. Ads include: Sheaffer's pens; B.F. Goodrich tires; Seiberling tires; Rensie Watches; Knox men's fashions; Borden's Instant Coffee; Hudson Cars - a very attractive color ad; Firestone tires; Columbia Records - featuring Frank Sinatra; Ford cars; General Motors - featuring image of boy at wooden school desk; Miller beer; Jeep station wagons; Remington shavers; "No Leave No Love" movie ad featuring Van Johnson; Fantastic color photo ad for Caterpillar bulldozers; Camel cigarettes (back cover) featuring kindly old doctor. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.

Single leaf, recto only, black ink. A brief letter from Joseph Trumbull (17821861) then a U. S. Congressman from Connecticut, later governor of that state to an acquaintance in Washington, D. C., introducing Francis J. Clerc, who was about to travel both there and Richmond, VA, where he would be residing for the winter. Clerc was the son of Laurent Clerc, who was born deaf in France, emingrated to the United States in 1816, and founded the first permanent school for the deaf in Hartford with noted educator Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Folded into sixths for mailing, small tear at lower left margin Single leaf, recto only, black ink.