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Agnes Lackey invites Theodore Roosevelt to be a speaker at the March 1912 school teacher’s meeting if he is available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-14
On behalf of the public school teachers of Saginaw, Michigan, Eugene Clarence Warriner invites Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech in Saginaw. The teachers host a lecture series every year, and they are hoping Roosevelt will be able to join them sometime between January and April.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-28
Elizabeth J. Mitchell asks Theodore Roosevelt for assistance in securing a position as a private secretary in Washington, D.C., or New York City, providing her educational background, teaching experience, and professional references.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
Agnes Carter Mason offers to send Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the autobiography written by her father, Walter Carter, if Roosevelt confirms that he remembers him as his former Sunday School teacher at St. Nicholas Church in New York City.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-12
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, forwards to William Loeb two letters. One, written by Superintendent William Henry Maxwell, concerns the qualifications of teacher Paul M. Guttin. The second is by a Treasury Department agent and is about Mr. Burton Parker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-16
Superintendent Maxwell informs Dr. Butler that Paul M. Guttin, after producing more documentation of his qualifications, has been granted a license to teach French in evening high schools.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-15
A boy fires a gun at the leg of another older man labeled “Teacher,” who is jumping into the air. Caption: “When the young idea is taught to shoot a la Roosevelt.”
The inspiration and point of cartoonist Hedrick’s cartoon likely is not the president’s bloodthirsty or murderous tendencies, but rather the recent Simplified Spelling controversy. Theodore Roosevelt joined the crusade, a relatively short-lived fad, to eliminate traditional Anglo-Saxon words of their apparent illogical elements. Partisans like Andrew Carnegie and Mark Twain were proponents; in Roosevelt’s case his interest might have been motivated a lifelong problem with spelling and punctuation (until he died, for instance, he invariably spelled (or spelt) the contraction “don’t” as do’n’t.” His friends and associates kidded him for advocating the fad, especially as he promulgated an executive order to government printing office — unsuccessful adopted.
Clara G. Bischoff welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to Argentina and encloses a postcard showing school where she teaches. Letterhead from “Phoenix Hotel, Buenos Aires.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-11-05
A priest stands on the left holding a paper that states “The steady decline of womanhood from its old ideals.” Puck pulls back a curtain to reveal women in many roles in society, such as doctors, lawyers, school teachers, athletes, artists, nurses, secretaries, “Tenement House Inspectors,” and as members of such organizations as the “S.P.C.A.” Caption: Puck — Do you really think, my clerical friend, that the old ideals were better than these?
Through its life as a publication, Puck frequently found fault with clerics and traditional denominations, although not with the Bible itself. Sermons and messages that Puck criticized usually dealt with what it deemed to be excesses, foolish pronouncements, and hypocrisy.
In a classroom, the rulers of several countries are the students. Most are identified by country and showing the attributes of their leaders, including, in the back row, “Russia” (Nicholas II), “Germany” (William II), and England (John Bull), and in the front row, “Austria” (Franz Joseph I), “France” (Emile Loubet), Uncle Sam, Japan (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), and Italy (Victor Emmanuel III). On the far left, sitting on a stool, is “Turkey” wearing a “Dunce” cap. The teacher labeled “Diplomacy,” at the front of the room, points to a blackboard on which is written “If the Boer War cost Great Britain $825,000,000 what would a world’s war cost?” While most of the leaders ponder this question, Russia and Japan glare at each other. There are three wastebaskets filled with weapons.
“Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before.”
Virginia J. Arnold was Quentin Roosevelt’s teacher at Force School at Massachusetts Avenue near Dupont Circle. In the letter are enclosed 2 notepad sheets of his “sayings,” which she recorded. Envelope included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1922-12-08
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates William T. Hornaday about the teachers and will follow his lead in the New Mexican business.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-12-21
Theodore Roosevelt tells Daniel F. Lafean he wishes he could accepted Charles W. Stine’s invitation to speak at the Teacher’s Institute, but he cannot accept any invitations currently. He apologizes and appreciates the courtesies both men have paid him in writing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt wishes that he could comply with Elizabeth Lee Bloomstein’s request and write a letter to help her get on the teachers list of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, but it is not possible for him to do so. Roosevelt receives many similar requests for letters and if he were to make an exception in one case he would have to do so in every case, which would greatly lessen the impact of any letter he might write.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-24
President Roosevelt believes that Charles Fletcher Lummis and the Sequoya League receive credit for the Charles E. Burton investigation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-05
President Roosevelt has reviewed the evidence in the Charles E. Burton case. Burton will be reprimanded for his actions and for not removing the teacher, but no further action will be taken.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-10
William T. Hornaday writes to Josephine M. Stricker, secretary of Theodore Roosevelt, thanking Roosevelt for his letter supporting the campaign against “the socialist teachers in New York.” Hornaday’s own petition against the teachers has been signed by about 150 people and will be taken to the New York Board of Education.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-27
William T. Hornaday sends Theodore Roosevelt a petition in support of the New York Board of Education against “the disloyal school teachers.” Hornaday would appreciate if Roosevelt could get as many signatures as possible and return to him by Friday or Saturday night.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-22
Emma M. Stimson attaches a poem and writes to Theodore Roosevelt, a stranger, about her family’s personal troubles and poverty, as well as her family’s reluctance to give up their house which has become difficult to manage. Stimson had attempted to reach out for assistance, including writing to Andrew Carnegie’s “Hero Fund” to see if her “invalid” father could receive some form of pension, but they were denied outright. Currently her family is receiving aid from a local support group, but while Stimson appreciates the kindness, she is anxious about not having a permanent solution if the aid suddenly stops. Finally, Stimson gives Roosevelt a list of references for who could validate her story, and asks if there is anything he could do for her family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-31
N. H. Swain discusses the difficulties in providing education to the students of Corolla, North Carolina. He asks Theodore Roosevelt or his associates to provide funds to hire a competent teacher.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-07