 We have had some experience of it: several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant of every means...  Select Pieces - Page 44by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Almanacs, American - 1900 - 190 pages
...take it amiss if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people...to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors... | |
 | Frank Shuffelton - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 295 pages
...experiment in educating Indian boys at an earlier date. His Canassatego declines with thanks, explaining: Several of our young People were formerly brought...Hunger, knew neither how to build a Cabin, take a Deer, or kill an Enemy, spoke our Language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, Warriors,... | |
 | Beongcheon Yu - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 304 pages
...young Indians attending colleges in the North had shown that when they returned to their own people "they were bad Runners, ignorant of every means of...or Hunger, knew neither how to build a Cabin, take Deer or kill an Enemy, spoke our Language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for Hunters, Warriors,... | |
 | Gerald E. Gaull, Ray A. Goldberg - Technology & Engineering - 1993 - 270 pages
...it amiss, if our Ideas of this kind of Education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some Experience of it. Several of our young People...brought up at the Colleges of the Northern Provinces [Yale and Harvard]; they were instructed in all your Sciences; but, when they came back to us, they... | |
 | Various - History - 1994 - 676 pages
...it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people...hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Peter G. Stone, Robert MacKenzie - Archaeology - 1994 - 354 pages
...take it amiss, if our Ideas of this kind of Education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young People...Runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods . . . neither fit for Hunters, Warriors, nor Counsellors, they were totally good for nothing. We are,... | |
 | Isaiah Smithson, Nancy Ruff - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1994 - 244 pages
...take it amiss, if our Ideas of this kind of Education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some Experience of it. Several of our young People...Runners, ignorant of every means of living in the wood . . . neither fit for Hunters, Warriors, nor Counsellors, they were totally good for nothing.... | |
 | Bob Scott, Robert Scott - History - 1995 - 340 pages
...Army Lieutenant We have had some experience of it [white man's education]. Several of our young people were instructed in all your sciences, but when they...in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger; they knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer or kill an enemy; they spoke our language imperfectly.... | |
 | Joseph B. Oxendine - Sports & Recreation - 1995 - 370 pages
...the same with yours. We have had some experience with it. Several of our young people were formally brought up at the colleges of the Northern provinces; they were instructed in all your science; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in... | |
 | Sonciray Bonnell - Education - 1997 - 162 pages
...it amiss, if our ideals of this kind of Education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some Experience of it; Several of our young people...Hunger, knew neither how to build a Cabin, take a Deer, or kill an Enemy, spoke our Language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for Hunters, Warriors,... | |
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