10 Jan 1829 - born Mantua, Portage, Ohio
Educated at Edinburg Academy & University of Cleveland
1853 - he married Mary Ann Sabin in Hudson, Ohio
1856 - he was Superintendent of Public Schools in Portsmouth, OH
1863 - State Commissioner of Common Schools
1863 - President of Ohio Teachers Association
1866 - President of National Superintendents Association
1872 - President of National Education Association
1884 - 1886 - President of National Council of Education
1876-1883 - In his inaugural address, President Emerson E. White declared that within its field Purdue must lead, not follow. Under his leadership, Purdue was set firmly on its course of emphasis on agricultural and "mechanic arts" as mandated by the Morrill Act. White also is remembered for his failed attempt to ban fraternities on campus, which led to his resignation in 1883.
as foundhttps://www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/presidents.html
1861-1875 - Editor and Proprietor of the Ohio Educational Monthly
1870 - 1875 - "National Teacher"
He was also the writer of the Memo-rim to congress on the National Bureau of Education and author of the accompanying bill that was introduced by James Garfield and passed.
He published text books -
- School Management: A Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young
- A History of Education in the State of Ohio: A Centennial Volume (co-authored with Thomas W. Harvey, Eli Todd Tappan, Alston Ellis and the Ohio Teachers Association Centennial Committee.
- A New Elementary Arithmetic: Uniting Oral and Written Exercises
- The Elements of Pedagogy
- Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Designed for the Counting Room, Commercial and Agricultural Colleges, Normal and High Schools, Academies and Universities.
-School Management and Moral Training; a Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young: -1906
He authored and published other books as well.
Educated at Edinburg Academy & University of Cleveland
1853 - he married Mary Ann Sabin in Hudson, Ohio
1856 - he was Superintendent of Public Schools in Portsmouth, OH
1863 - State Commissioner of Common Schools
1863 - President of Ohio Teachers Association
1866 - President of National Superintendents Association
1872 - President of National Education Association
1884 - 1886 - President of National Council of Education
1876-1883 - In his inaugural address, President Emerson E. White declared that within its field Purdue must lead, not follow. Under his leadership, Purdue was set firmly on its course of emphasis on agricultural and "mechanic arts" as mandated by the Morrill Act. White also is remembered for his failed attempt to ban fraternities on campus, which led to his resignation in 1883.
as foundhttps://www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/presidents.html
1861-1875 - Editor and Proprietor of the Ohio Educational Monthly
1870 - 1875 - "National Teacher"
He was also the writer of the Memo-rim to congress on the National Bureau of Education and author of the accompanying bill that was introduced by James Garfield and passed.
He published text books -
- School Management: A Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young
- A History of Education in the State of Ohio: A Centennial Volume (co-authored with Thomas W. Harvey, Eli Todd Tappan, Alston Ellis and the Ohio Teachers Association Centennial Committee.
- A New Elementary Arithmetic: Uniting Oral and Written Exercises
- The Elements of Pedagogy
- Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Designed for the Counting Room, Commercial and Agricultural Colleges, Normal and High Schools, Academies and Universities.
-School Management and Moral Training; a Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young: -1906
He authored and published other books as well.
10 Jan 1829 - born Mantua, Portage, Ohio
Educated at Edinburg Academy & University of Cleveland
1853 - he married Mary Ann Sabin in Hudson, Ohio
1856 - he was Superintendent of Public Schools in Portsmouth, OH
1863 - State Commissioner of Common Schools
1863 - President of Ohio Teachers Association
1866 - President of National Superintendents Association
1872 - President of National Education Association
1884 - 1886 - President of National Council of Education
1876-1883 - In his inaugural address, President Emerson E. White declared that within its field Purdue must lead, not follow. Under his leadership, Purdue was set firmly on its course of emphasis on agricultural and "mechanic arts" as mandated by the Morrill Act. White also is remembered for his failed attempt to ban fraternities on campus, which led to his resignation in 1883.
as foundhttps://www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/presidents.html
1861-1875 - Editor and Proprietor of the Ohio Educational Monthly
1870 - 1875 - "National Teacher"
He was also the writer of the Memo-rim to congress on the National Bureau of Education and author of the accompanying bill that was introduced by James Garfield and passed.
He published text books -
- School Management: A Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young
- A History of Education in the State of Ohio: A Centennial Volume (co-authored with Thomas W. Harvey, Eli Todd Tappan, Alston Ellis and the Ohio Teachers Association Centennial Committee.
- A New Elementary Arithmetic: Uniting Oral and Written Exercises
- The Elements of Pedagogy
- Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Designed for the Counting Room, Commercial and Agricultural Colleges, Normal and High Schools, Academies and Universities.
-School Management and Moral Training; a Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young: -1906
He authored and published other books as well.
Educated at Edinburg Academy & University of Cleveland
1853 - he married Mary Ann Sabin in Hudson, Ohio
1856 - he was Superintendent of Public Schools in Portsmouth, OH
1863 - State Commissioner of Common Schools
1863 - President of Ohio Teachers Association
1866 - President of National Superintendents Association
1872 - President of National Education Association
1884 - 1886 - President of National Council of Education
1876-1883 - In his inaugural address, President Emerson E. White declared that within its field Purdue must lead, not follow. Under his leadership, Purdue was set firmly on its course of emphasis on agricultural and "mechanic arts" as mandated by the Morrill Act. White also is remembered for his failed attempt to ban fraternities on campus, which led to his resignation in 1883.
as foundhttps://www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/presidents.html
1861-1875 - Editor and Proprietor of the Ohio Educational Monthly
1870 - 1875 - "National Teacher"
He was also the writer of the Memo-rim to congress on the National Bureau of Education and author of the accompanying bill that was introduced by James Garfield and passed.
He published text books -
- School Management: A Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young
- A History of Education in the State of Ohio: A Centennial Volume (co-authored with Thomas W. Harvey, Eli Todd Tappan, Alston Ellis and the Ohio Teachers Association Centennial Committee.
- A New Elementary Arithmetic: Uniting Oral and Written Exercises
- The Elements of Pedagogy
- Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Designed for the Counting Room, Commercial and Agricultural Colleges, Normal and High Schools, Academies and Universities.
-School Management and Moral Training; a Practical Treatise for Teachers and All Other Persons Interested in the Right Training of the Young: -1906
He authored and published other books as well.
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