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Gummere married Amelia Smith Mott (1859-1937) in 1882; she was a noted scholar of Quaker history. Their son Richard Mott Gummere was a professor of Latin and headmaster of the William Penn Charter School. Their second son Samuel James Gummere had a military career, reaching the rank of major. A third son, Francis Barton Gummere Jr., was an invalid.
The Book and Snake's original badge was an open book displaying the Greek letters ΣΔΧ surrounded by a coiled serpent. [18] It was worn on the member's tie. [10] The modern version of this pin is an open book with an ouroboros on top, and no Greek letters. [17] [2] [19] It is made of gold and is 1 ⁄ 2 by 1 ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 by 1.3 cm) in size ...
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John Gummere (1784-1845) was an American astronomer and one of the founders of Haverford College in Pennsylvania. [1] He was born in 1784 near Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. [ 2 ] His son Samuel James Gummere (1811-1874) was the first president of Haverford College , and his grandson Francis Barton Gummere (1855-1919) was an influential scholar of ...
St. Elmo Society, or Elmo's, is a secret society for seniors at Yale University. [1] It was founded in 1889 as part of the national fraternity, Delta Phi (ΔΦ). [2] [3] St. Elmo's is a member of the “ancient eight consortium” which includes the seven other original societies at Yale: Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, Berzelius, Wolf's Head, Book and Snake, Elihu, and Mace and Chain.
The 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has had a lasting influence [1] [2] as it remains both a bestseller [3] and a frequently challenged book. [3] [4] Numerous works in popular culture have referenced the novel.
Spike is a novel based on the Canadian television series Degrassi Junior High. It was published by James Lorimer & Company in December 1988 as part of a series of novels focusing on individual characters from the show. The novel centres around Christine "Spike" Nelson, who deals with teenage pregnancy and motherhood and its effects on her ...
General Education in a Free Society, also known as the Harvard Redbook, is a 1945 Harvard University report on the importance of general education in American secondary and post-secondary schools. It is among the most important works in curriculum studies .