Washington the Model of Character for American Youth / An Address Delivered to the Boys of the Public Schools - J. N. M'Jilton

The address prepared at your request, and delivered to the pupils of the public schools, is at your service. No objection of mine shall be interposed between your desire that it may be useful, and the effort to make it so.

With high consideration,

Your friend,

J. N. M‘Jilton.

To Dr. John R. W. Dunbar,
” R. T. Spence,
” John F. Monmonier,
R. S. Bowie, Esq.,
Maj. Charles M. Keyser,
Committee of Arrangements.

[PREFACE]
[WASHINGTON THE MODEL OF AMERICAN CHARACTER]
[THE DOMESTIC ALTAR]
[GRECIAN AND ROMAN PATRIOTISM]
[PROPER ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER]
[ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER IN WASHINGTON]
[THE AMERICAN CHARACTER IN ITS TRUE GREATNESS]
[THE AMERICAN CHARACTER IN WASHINGTON ITS MODEL]
[MAN IN HIS SOCIAL CHARACTER]
[MAN’S SOCIAL EXCELLENCE SEEN IN HIS ESTIMATE OF THE FEMALE CHARACTER]
[THE AMERICAN DOMESTIC ALTAR]
[INFLUENCE OF THE DOMESTIC ALTAR IN THE DEVELOPEMENT OF THE PATRIOTIC CHARACTER]
[INFLUENCE OF THE DOMESTIC ALTAR IN THE DEVELOPEMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER]
[WASHINGTON THE BOY]
[WASHINGTON THE MAN]
[WASHINGTON THE PATRIOTIC SOLDIER]
[WASHINGTON THE PATRIOTIC STATESMAN]
[WASHINGTON THE CHRISTIAN]
[THE SCHOOL A DEPARTMENT OF THE DOMESTIC ALTAR]
[THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE]
[THE INTELLIGENCE NECESSARY TO THE AMERICAN CITIZEN IS TO BE OBTAINED IN THE SCHOOL]
[PUBLIC SCHOOLS]
[EDUCATION PREPARES THE YOUTH FOR EMINENCE IN LIFE]
[EDUCATION PREPARES THE YOUTH FOR EMINENCE IN ANY PROFESSION]
[CHOICE OF PROFESSION]
[APPLICATION OF THE MOTTO]
[CONCLUSION]

CONTENTS

[PREFACE.]