Michael Anagnos, 1837-1906

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Wright and Potter printing Company, 1907 - 155 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 22 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Σελίδα 61 - Aside from his practical accomplishments he was all his life a scholar, and in 1892 was given the honorary degree of master of arts by Harvard University as a recognition of his attainments.
Σελίδα 37 - ... that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Association, and be sent to the Trustee Board, the Corporation, Mrs.
Σελίδα 62 - It is probably not too much to say that no man ever lived in America who so truly deserved the name philanthropist in its highest and best sense.
Σελίδα 123 - ... the Lord shall be unto them an everlasting light, and their God their glory. Their sun shall no more go down ; neither shall their moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be their everlasting light, and the days of their mourning shall be ended.
Σελίδα 22 - It is not a couch to rest a searching and restless spirit, nor a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down upon ; nor a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; nor a commanding fort for strife and contention ; nor yet a shop for profit and sale ; but a rich storehouse for the glory of the Redeemer, and the relief of man's estate.
Σελίδα 83 - ... beneficiaries, and without regard to the wealth or poverty of their parents or guardians. All such pupils are sent to the American School at Hartford, Conn., the Clarke School at Northampton or the Horace Mann School at Boston. The State also makes ample provision for the education and support of the blind at the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind at South Boston.
Σελίδα 117 - ... receiving from eastern Europe thousands upon thousands of people. We are wondering, sometimes with dread, what their influence will be in our American civilization. Granted that the mass of them have not in them the qualities of the Greek Anagnos, nevertheless the fact that he has lived here and done his work gives us hope and confidence that from these other thousands may arise those who will make noble contributions to our American life.
Σελίδα 29 - ... mature wisdom of the new director." Writes the acting director in his report after Anagnos' death: "Trained by intimate relations with the great father of the work in this country, Dr. Howe, Mr. Anagnos saw clearly that the methods and principles used by Dr. Howe were in the main correct, and with that complete lack of conceit and entire absence of any sense of his own importance, as great as it was rare and as rare as it was beautiful, he set himself to the task of carrying out the great work...
Σελίδα 83 - It was through his efforts that the departments for younger children were opened, among them the kindergarten. His work for the blind reached in many various directions, including the extension of printing and the accumulation of libraries for the use of teachers of the blind and for the acquirement of musical literature. Dr. Howe's work with Laura Bridgman has been continued in that accomplished with Helen Keller and Elizabeth Eobin.

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