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title: 'A Plea for the Old, Against the New, in Education: An Address Delivered at the Close of the Annual Examination of the Presbyterian High Schools'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Abner Addison Porter'
date: 1850-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Psalms 78'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/porter-1850-a-plea-for-the-old-against-the-new-in-education-an-address-delivered-at-the-close-of-the-annual-examination-of-the-presbyterian-high-schools
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# A Plea for the Old, Against the New, in Education: An Address Delivered at the Close of the Annual Examination of the Presbyterian High Schools

1850 address defending traditional education over new methods. Argues education forms the mind and character and parents are duty-bound to secure thorough instruction for their children.

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