The Founding Fathers, Education, and “The Great Contest”: The American Philosophical Society Prize of 1797

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
The Mysterious No. 3....Pages 23-44
“Raked from the Rubbish”: Stylometric Authorship Attribution and the 1795 American Philosophical Society Education Contest....Pages 45-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
False Start: The Failure of an Early “Race to the Top”....Pages 69-83
“Encouraging Useful Knowledge” in the Early Republic: The Roles of State Governments and Voluntary Organizations....Pages 85-102
Race and Schooling in Early Republican Philadelphia....Pages 103-117
Gender and Citizenship in Educational Plans in the New Republic....Pages 119-134
The Significance of the “French School” in Early National Female Education....Pages 135-153
The Place of Religion in Early National School Plans....Pages 155-174
The Perceived Dangers of Study Abroad, 1780–1800: Nationalism, Internationalism, and the Origins of the American University....Pages 175-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Introduction to the Essays: Reading the Late Eighteenth Century in the Early Twenty-First....Pages 201-203
Remarks on Education: Illustrating the Close Connection Between Virtue and Wisdom: To which is Annexed, a System of Liberal Education....Pages 205-217
An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education, Adapted to the Genius of the Government of the United States. Comprehending Also, an Uniform, General Plan for Instituting and Conducting Public Schools, in this Country, on the Principles of the Most Extensive Utility....Pages 219-232
Review of Essay No. 3, “A Letter to the American Philosophical Society in Answer to their First Prize Question.”....Pages 233-238
On Education and Public Schools....Pages 239-241
A Plan for the Education of Youth....Pages 243-249
Concerning Education in Public Schools....Pages 251-257
Concerning Education in Pennsylvania....Pages 259-270
Back Matter....Pages 271-279