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did George experience change him? How?

The lesson- A hard work by William Holmes McGuffey.​

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The 1836 edition was the only one which was actually compiled by McGuffey. His

brother Alexander compiled the Fifth and Sixth Readers. Through successive editions, the

essentially fundamentalist values that the McGuffeys put in the Readers were diluted by

Unitarian influences. Although there were plenty of references to God, there were few to Christ.

After the publication of the Readers, McGuffey’s influence as an educator grew, particularly in

the West. Yet, ironically, while his national influence was growing, his influence at Miami was

on the wane, primarily because he stood in opposition to the trends toward social progressivism,

theological liberalism, and lower discipline standards. McGuffey also felt that President Bishop

was giving the students too great a voice in running the university. McGuffey’s conservatism

was symbolized by his dress: long after they were out of style, McGuffey continued to wear knee

breeches, and as well as a dark clerical tie and to carry an ebony cane. The disagreements

between McGuffey and the Miami administration became so serious that McGuffey resigned in

1836 to assume the presidency of Cincinnati College. Unfortunately, the farmers in and around

Cincinnati saw little value in higher education, and McGuffey was never really accepted as part

of the community. After four unhappy years, McGuffey resigned and took a position as professor

of classical languages at Woodward College. Two years later, McGuffey was called to be a

professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia. Twice during his days at Virginia he was

offered the presidency of Miami College, but each time he refused. His wife died in 1850, and he

remarried the following year. One child who came from this union, died at the age of four. On

August 4, 1873, McGuffey died and was buried at Charlottesville, Virginia.

As a teacher, McGuffey apparently had few peers. Thomas Millikin (class of 1838) wrote

that McGuffey was “a model teacher studiously dignified and polite, elegant and accomplished

in social life, critical and exact in knowledge, with unusual capacity to impart knowledge to

others.” The Reverend B. W. Childlaw (class of 1833) said that “he was a born educator” and

that “he inspired us with the love of knowledge and taught us how to think.” Despite his success

as a teacher, it is for the Readers that he is chiefly known today. Historian Mark Sullivan said

that for this achievement alone he ought to be ranked with George Washington or Abraham

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