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William Roscoe Thayer disagrees with President Roosevelt’s opinion that “doer” and “thinker” should be separated, with the concern that students will believe that “doing” without “thinking” is efficient. Thayer hopes the newspaper reports about Roosevelt’s son’s condition are inaccurate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-05
Matthew Hale asks for President Roosevelt’s advice on an important issue. Hale has been offered a tutoring position that would require him to travel across the United States for one year studying the political and economic conditions of the country. Hale asks if Roosevelt thinks this trip would make Boston lawyers think Hale is too restless to trust or unenthusiastic about the field of law. Hale thinks the trip would be the very best preparation for what he hopes to do in life.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-02
Mr. Butler will be staying with President Roosevelt, and Roosevelt will not show him James Russell Parsons’s letter or discuss educational matters. Butler and Parsons are both Roosevelt’s friends and he wants to preserve both friendships. Since Roosevelt sided with Parsons on educational work, Butler has hardly discussed the topic.
1904-01-27
James Russell Parsons discusses political issues surrounding the proposed reorganization of New York’s educational system.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-12
James Russell Parsons discusses the plans of Charles Rufus Skinner, New York State superintendent of public instruction, to reorganize New York’s educational system. While Skinner’s plan for unification might have negative consequences, Parsons believes it has the potential to reduce friction between departments and increase efficiency.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-08
The Associated Academic Principals of the State of New York are almost unanimously opposed to the reelection of Charles Rufus Skinner as Superintendent of Public Instruction. A variety of reasons are provided for this opposition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-19
Due to charges of misconduct, Eugene A. Philbin believes that Charles Rufus Skinner’s reelection next spring will be detrimental to New York. He suggests that something needs to be done to meet the situation and wanted to provide President Roosevelt with the relevant information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-19
Nicholas Murray Butler encloses a letter from Charles Rufus Skinner, whose re-election is being opposed, according to Skinner, due to his efforts to prevent public money from going towards religious and sectarian schools. Skinner has a great deal of “ammunition” on the subject and is considering a public fight over the issue. Butler wanted to warn President Roosevelt of another potential “firebrand” complicating the 1904 political situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-08
James Russell Parsons warns that if Republicans fail to deal adequately with issues surrounding education in New York the Democrats may win the state in the next election. He argues that pursuing “unification”, to protect the schools from political interference, is necessary to placate Catholics and Jews who are irritated over the reopening of the question of Bible reading in public schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-15
James Russell Parsons warns that the educational affairs of New York are serious. He has heard that some wish to reorganize the education system of the state along political lines. He considers Governor Odell’s non-committal attitude to be a large part of the problem.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-10