This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...occupied at the same time the large building at Nos. 9 and n White street, near West Broadw av, which was built for them by the late Daniel Kingsland. In i864 Mr. Sherwood retired from business in New York and started into the real estate and insurance business in Paterson, to which place he had removed four vears previous. Mr. Sherwood was the first to move in the laving out of the East Side of Paterson. He mentioned the matter one dav when he had accidentallv met Mr. Jacob S. Rogers in New York; Mr. Rogers urged Mr. Sherwood to take charge of the matter, having become convinced that Mr. Sherwood, s ideas were the best: on the train going to Paterson thev met Mr. William G. Watson, at that time Mayor of the city; Mr. Watson added his entreaties to the request of Mr. Rogers and Mr. Sherwood agreed to undertake the difficult task. The petition was presented at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen and granted. Mr. Sherwood has since been closelv identified with the progress of Paterson. Ie was one of the incorporators of the Paterson & Passaic horse railroad company: he was a member of the first board of directors and for some time secretarv; he is at present a member of the board of directors of the Paterson Citv Railwav Companv, which some time ago absorbed all the horse car lines in the citv. Mr. Sherwood was the first to take energetic steps towards compelling the Dundee Water Power and Land Companv to open its dam for the navigation of the Passaic and is at present treasurer of the fund subscribed for that purpose. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen from i875 to i879; he was chairman of the committee on finance for the whole of his term and for three years he was the unanimous choice of the Board for president, an office...

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1917. The Oxford Stamp and Other Essays and Articles from the Educational Creed of an American Oxonian. The essays collected in this volume are all fruits of a Rhodes Scholarship. Contents: The Oxford Stamp; Spectators and Sport; The Religion of Punch; A Challenge to Rhodes Scholars; English as Humane Letters; An Experiment with the Freshman Course; The Correlation of Literature and Composition; Robert Louis Stevenson Darkening Counsel; The History of English as a College Subject in the United States; and The Problem of English in Engineering Schools.

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1917. The Oxford Stamp and Other Essays and Articles from the Educational Creed of an American Oxonian. The essays collected in this volume are all fruits of a Rhodes Scholarship. Contents: The Oxford Stamp; Spectators and Sport; The Religion of Punch; A Challenge to Rhodes Scholars; English as Humane Letters; An Experiment with the Freshman Course; The Correlation of Literature and Composition; Robert Louis Stevenson Darkening Counsel; The History of English as a College Subject in the United States; and The Problem of English in Engineering Schools.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

1917. The Oxford Stamp and Other Essays and Articles from the Educational Creed of an American Oxonian. The essays collected in this volume are all fruits of a Rhodes Scholarship. Contents: The Oxford Stamp; Spectators and Sport; The Religion of Punch; A Challenge to Rhodes Scholars; English as Humane Letters; An Experiment with the Freshman Course; The Correlation of Literature and Composition; Robert Louis Stevenson Darkening Counsel; The History of English as a College Subject in the United States; and The Problem of English in Engineering Schools.