Arthur Eckard's school notes 1897-1898

Arthur Eckard was an educator at heart and spent his life as a teacher. Below are descriptions of pages of school notes he wrote when he was around 17 years old, each with a link to an image of the original page of the document (so you can see his remarkable penmanship):

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  Arthur Eckard 1897

  Of all the institutions in the East or in the West
  The glorious institution of the schoolroom is the best.
  There is room for every scholar and our banner is unfurled
  With a generous invitation to the people of the world.

  Chorus

  Then come along, come along, don't stay away.
  Come from every dwelling come, come from every way.
  Bring your Books and slates along and don't be a fool
  For West Virginia's rich enough to send us all to School.

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  Feb. 22, 1898

  Gen. Washington was a Surveyor, a Soldier and Statesman.

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  For general education you must seek outside of textbooks.

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  Alexander wept because there were no more worlds to conquer.

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  The politician thinks of himself the statesman of his country.

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  Remember that all education is self-education. Goethe

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  Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.

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  History is a recital of events that have occurred.

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  If you are not gaining education you are losing it %

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  William McKinley 1898
  President of U.S.

  The Republican Party is opposed to the Free trade policy.

  (The sentence repeats down the page some with a trailing "W.Mc.")

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  General George Washington 1897

  Remember there is always room at the top D Webster.

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  They are always successful who use their failures as stepping stones.

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  Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. 3%

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  A Eckard                    
  Sugar Grove          
  WVa 1897

  He who wins by wrong doing is still a loser He

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  Be up and doing Be a hero in the strife.

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  Arthur Eckard Term of 1897-8

  All words according to Rule eighth are adv elements.

  (The sentence repeats down the page)

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