Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

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Author: Brown, Frederic Kenyon,1882-
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Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

$12,317.52 $6.99

Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

$12,317.52 $6.99
Author: Brown, Frederic Kenyon,1882-
Format: eBook
Language: English

Through the school: The experiences of a mill boy in securing an education

THESE forty chapters of absolutely real autobiography are intended to give the reader faith in American education and to reconstruct the human struggles and tests of character which attend the progress of the poor but ambitious lads through a formal education for life. [xiv] THROUGH THE SCHOOL [2] THROUGH THE SCHOOL IT was like taking off an old, worn, unadorning suit of clothes as the Boston Express whirled me away from the City of Mills. It hummed with me over the streets on which I had walked to and from work as a mill boy. It darted me past the rows of tenements where sordid and sinful memories lingered. Thank God! Thank God! Out and away from it all. Away from the hum, the bee-like, monotonous hum of the mill machines that overpower the nerves and dull the spirit of the[4] workers! Away from the bells and blaring fog whistles that disturb the sleep of tired, weary, discouraged toilers; the bells and whistles that sometimes mean the jubilant clamor of the mills over their moaning, rebellious workers. Past the pale faces that waited at the crossings for the train to pass; faces whose eyes gleamed with an instants wish that the train had them in it, too! Yes, I was the chosen from among over twenty thousand workers that day. I was actually on my way to seek an education! There, for proof that it was no dream, was my long green ticket with its dozen coupons in my hands! There was my brand new suit-case! How lucky I was! Think of the fellows who had better mental furnishing than I, who had even money in the bank, parents who were urging them to strive for an education, friends who would loan them money, and yet, they were going to the mill at that very moment, and would go tomorrow, and the day after, because they were afraid to make the break! Then I thought: Well, they would have made the break long ago if they had lived with an aunt and uncle who wasted their money on drink. That would frighten them into it. Theres some good in evil after all. I shouldnt be on this train today if my foster parents had been kinder, more considerate! I guess itd be a good thing if a few of the other mill fellows, who are ambitious, had something like it to frighten them[5] off. Its probably the only way theyll go out and make their chance! ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68750
Author: Brown, Frederic Kenyon
Release Date: Aug 15, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: The Pilgrim Press
Publication Date: 1912
Publisher Country: United States

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Illustrator: Benda, Wladyslaw T. (Wladyslaw Theodore), 1873-1948 , Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923

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