Description: This book chronicles the first hundred years of a unique educational institution, and the lives of the young people and adults who lived there. The school as a Quaker community is described with an insider's sure touch. Quaker foibles and fetishes are part of the story. So also is the influence of Quaker principles on the curriculum, teaching practices, and the school's evolution into a demographically diverse community in which people of many faiths feel at home. This book also depicts a social history of the United States in microcosm. Wars, depressions, presidential elections, radical new technologies, flappers, beatniks, the sixties, changing styles in clothing, music, and recreations - all have their place.Finally, this book is a kind of love letter. The author's affection for the institution infuses the entire work. It is an affection so secure that it encompasses the warts and imperfections as easily as the triumphs. Publisher : Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (January 1, 1992)Language: : EnglishHardcover : 214 pagesISBN-10 : 094130813811" x 8.5" x 1"
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Title: George School
Topic: History
Language: English
Publication Year: 1992
Book Title: George School
Author: Kingdon W. Swayne
Publisher: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Type: Academic History
