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A sketch of the growth of the system may throw light upon its ability to resist the same tendency here.

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Excerpt from The American College

Isaac Sharpless was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, December 16, 1848. Graduating from Westtown School, he subsequently attended the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University, from which he received a diploma in 1873. His early interests were in teaching mathematics and astronomy; since then he has devoted special attention to the science of education and to the political and social movements of his neighborhood; in both these spheres he has taken a prominent part. From Westtown School he was called to Haverford College as Professor of Mathematics in 1875. In 1884 he became Dean; since 1887 he has been President.

Dr. Sharpless holds honorary degrees from Hobart College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include, besides several text-books on mathematics and astronomy, "A Quaker Experiment in Government," "Two Centuries of Pennsylvania History," "Quakerism and Politics."

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.