The relation of education to good government
Subject(s): Commencement ceremonies, Common good, Confucius, Ecole polytechnique (France), Education, Higher, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, Engineering, England--Birmingham, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Germany, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Harvard University, Illinois--Urbana, Irrigation, James, Edmund J. (Edmund Janes), 1855-1925, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., University of the South, Washington, George, 1732-1799, Wisconsin
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In a commencement address to the faculty and students of the University of Illinois, German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg urges the graduating students to use their theoretical and practical knowledge for the public good.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-09
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
18
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The relation of education to good government. [September 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293583. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. The relation of education to good government. [9 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293583.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1906, September 9]. The relation of education to good government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293583.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
