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title: 'The Baccalaureate Address, Delivered on Commencement Day of Washington College, Lexington, Va., July 3rd, 1852'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'George Junkin, Sr.'
date: 1852-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Ephesians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/junkin-1852-the-baccalaureate-address-delivered-on-commencement-day-of-washington-college-lexington-va-july-3rd-1852
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# The Baccalaureate Address, Delivered on Commencement Day of Washington College, Lexington, Va., July 3rd, 1852

Commencement address defending collegiate education but warning against premature entrance; urges moral and intellectual preparation, parental duty, and faculty discipline.

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