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title: 'An Address Delivered at the Inauguration of the Author as President of Dartmouth College, November 18, 1863'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Asa Dodge Smith'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Philemon 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1863-an-address-delivered-at-the-inauguration-of-the-author-as-president-of-dartmouth-college-november-18-1863
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# An Address Delivered at the Inauguration of the Author as President of Dartmouth College, November 18, 1863

Inaugural address by Asa D. Smith emphasizing the college's central role in forming character and professions. Family, school, state, and church together shape education and civic virtue.

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