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Librarian Days 2008
Sherrie Galloway
Teacher in Residence
Library of Congress
The consent of the governed is a good
thing in theory, but very rare in fact.
England has governed her colonies
whether they consented or not. By not
waiting for their consent she has
greatly advance the world’s civilization.
The U.S. must govern its new territories
with or without their consent until they
can govern themselves.
SCHOOL BEGINS.
UNCLE SAM (to his new class in
Constitution).
--Now Children, You’ve got to learn these
lesson whether you want to or not! But
just take a look at the class ahead of you,
and remember that, in a little while you
will feel as glad to be here as they are!
TITLE: School begins
RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
SUMMARY: Caricature showing Uncle Sam lecturing 4 children labelled Philippines,
Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba in front of children holding books labelled with various
U.S. states. In the background is an American Indian holding book upside down and a
Chinese boy at door.
MEDIUM: 1 print : lithograph, color.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: c1899.
NOTES:
Color lithograph by Louis Dalrymple, copyrighted by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Illus. in: Puck, (1899 Jan. 25), p. 8-9.
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Caption card tracings: Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905.
DIGITAL ID: (color film copy slide) cph 3b48925
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b48925
Analysis
Differentiation
 Higher level thinking
 Point of view
 Historical perspective
 Current events
 Promotes inquiry
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