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Bain, William Albert Wirt, Library of Congress, 1917

Growing up in a rural farm in Gary, Indiana, William Wirt believed that this upbringing was as elementary to education as many teachings, so when he…

Tags: Education, Indiana, Recreation, Schools, William Albert Wirt, Work-Study-Plan

Library of Congress, William Torrey Harris, Superintendent, Library of Congress, 1902

"The great purpose of school can be realized better in dark, airless, ugly places ... It is to master the physical self, to transcend the beauty of…

Tags: Commissioner, High School, Kindergarten, Missouri, Schools, Superintendent, William Torrey Harris