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Theodore Roosevelt tells Pliny T. Sexton that he is interested in the movement to have the Scandinavian languages added to the list of electives offered by the board of regents. Roosevelt thinks it would be a great advantage to teach the language that so many great sagas are written in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-15
Sherman I. Graves tells Theodore Roosevelt that he and his student are studying Roosevelt’s essay, “The American Boy” from The Roosevelt Book: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, and says it has been “simply glorious.” Graves is grateful for Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-21
Kermit Roosevelt describes his recent visit to Oyster Bay, New York. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is recovering after an accident and will be visiting Panama and Jamaica with Ethel Roosevelt. Roosevelt met with David Goodrich about potential employment after graduation.
1912-02-08
A catalog from Harvard College explaining that a list of a student’s course of study is due and that the rules of choosing elective courses are enclosed along with a form for reporting the course of study chosen.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1916
The New York State Education Department, collaborating with the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission, is promoting “Responsible Citizenship” to mark the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth. The pamphlet includes a brief biography of Theodore Roosevelt and suggestions for Roosevelt-themed curriculum.
1957-10
Theodore Roosevelt tells A. Vander Veer that he is interested in the movement to have the Scandinavian languages added to the list of electives offered by the board of regents. Roosevelt thinks it would be a great advantage to teach the language that so many great sagas are written in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-15
Theodore Roosevelt tells A. S. Draper that he is interested in the movement to have the Scandinavian languages added to the list of electives offered by the board of regents. Roosevelt thinks it would be a great advantage to teach the language that so many great sagas are written in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-15
Theodore Roosevelt will think over the idea that Admiral Chadwick presented to him. He agrees, however, with Chadwick’s comments about the “silly and overburdened curriculum.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
John H. Mingus asks Theodore Roosevelt’s permission to either publish a piece on education from the April 8, 1911 edition of The Outlook, or for Roosevelt to consider writing a piece himself. The work would appear in a reader for schoolchildren.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-12
Ora J. Parker wrote an article on “useless subjects” that students in Minnesota must take, which he includes for Theodore Roosevelt’s consideration. He would like Roosevelt’s opinion on the inclusion of such courses in curriculums.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-05