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title: 'The Inaugural Address of the Rev. P.J. Sparrow, A.M., Pronounced at His Inauguration … in Davidson College, North Carolina, August 2, 1838'
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authors:
- 'Patrick Jones Sparrow'
date: 1838-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Language'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sparrow-1838-the-inaugural-address-of-the-rev-p-j-sparrow-a-m-pronounced-at-his-inauguration-in-davidson-college-north-carolina-august-2-1838
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# The Inaugural Address of the Rev. P.J. Sparrow, A.M., Pronounced at His Inauguration … in Davidson College, North Carolina, August 2, 1838

Inaugural address (1838) defending classical education and Latin/Greek study, urging rigorous grammar training and warning against cheap, superficial teaching.

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