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title: 'An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Alumni of the University of Alabama; July 8th, 1850'
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authors:
- 'John Wood Pratt, Sr.'
date: 1850-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'Matthew 25'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pratt-1850-an-address-delivered-before-the-society-of-the-alumni-of-the-university-of-alabama-july-8th-1850
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# An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Alumni of the University of Alabama; July 8th, 1850

1850 address urging alumni to defend liberal education. Educated men are guardians of learning, must resist popular prejudice and vocational narrowness, and promote broad intellectual development.

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