| Show HISTORY WAS NOT TAUGHT Recognition by Colleges of Importance of American Story A little moro than thirty years ago a boy could cater Harvard college and after four years graduate with tho highest honors without knowing of the existence of the declaration of independence in-dependence or whoa tho constitution of the United States was framed says Henry Cabot LodRO In tho Reader Macailno What wan true of Harvard Har-vard was true of other universities and colleges American history was not Included In tho scheme of the hlcher education Day entering col lego woro required to know Bomethlng ot the history of Greece and Rome but not of their own country During the four yearn of tho college course they hart opportunity to study tho history his-tory of England and Europe but never to learn aught of tho United States This condition of education was merely mere-ly an Indication of an attitude of mind then paining away but which had onco boon predominant The usual opinion Beams to havo been during the first half nf the nineteenth century that there wan no American history worth tolling apart from tho adventures of the revolution which wore both connected con-nected BO closely with tho history of Europe that they might be doomed of Importance I |
