Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-01-12

words, that storms travel In an opposite direc-
tlon to the winds. His Investigations concerning
the weather resulted In the establishment OF our
United States weather bureau OF which he is to-
day acknowledged to be the father
He conceived and organized the Junto the
1orerunner OF all Rotary, Kiwanis,- Lions and
Civitan clubs Of today The Junto developed
into the American Philosophical society, Amer
ica's first organization Of scientists, In which he
took great interest and pride and OF which he
is Justly acknowledged to be the founder
tie conceived the Idea and established In PHIL
adeiphia the first successful circulating library
the mother Of all our free circulating Libraries of
today
He founded the University OF Pennsylvania
and originated the elective system OF college
studies and also the so-called GROUP system.
adopted later by many OF Americas leading uni
yersties. He was the first writer on education
tasreeommend the teaching OF modern Languages
such as French and German In preference to the
exclusive study OF Latin and Greek He was
the first American educator to appreciate the I'm
portance OF advanced teaching of history, polt-
ica economy, and the science OF government,
also of technical training in agriculture and In
the arts and sciences. He was likewise the first
to prescribe athletics as an adjunct to college
education
lie introduced the following useful plants or
grains Into America: Scotch kae, the kohrabI.
Chinese rhubarb and Swiss barley. He pro-
NOTED silk culture In Pennsylvania. He intro
duced the yellow willow into America for basket
making. He taught the farmers OF Pennsyl
vania to plaster their land He introduced
broom corn into Pennsylvania from Virginia
He was probably the first American to d.
rect attention In a published writing to the
value OF education In agricultural science: and
nrn hu h1x 4re&
OF crops against storms plant diseases and insect
pests.
He was the first American economist. He was
the first president of the Society for Political
Inquiries OF Philadelphia, the first society In the
United States Interested In promoting the study
of political economy
lie started the first thrift camnagn His
maxims Of poor Richard did more to encourage
thrift and Industry In the Colonies than anv
other one thing and they were circulated all
over the world. They have been more often
translated and printed than any other work of
an American author
tie was the first to propose daylight saving
lie devised a reformed alphabet which was
based on simplfed or phonetic spelling
tie devised the first scheme for uniting the
Colonies, more than 20 years before the Revou
ton, and his plan OF confederation was finally
our Union tcgether today.
lie organized our postal service and was onr
first postmaster general
He helped Jefferson write the Declaration ~
he was our greatest diplomat and secured for
Us the aid OF France In the Revolution and mil
5lohs III money without which our independence
at that time could not have been established.
lie edited the best newspaper and the most
newspaper In the Colonies He WINS
the first to attempt to illustrate the news In an
American newspaper. and also the first TO pub
hsh questions and answers In newspaper. He |
Is SAID TO have drawn the first newspaper cor |
tooh' lhe picture or snake cut In sections to |
represent the Colonies before the Revolution
lie was the first to turn to great account tho /
engine of advertising, now an Indispensable ele
ment In modern business
He established In 1882 the PHILADELPHIA gel
lung, the first American newspaper to be printed
In a foreign language
lie was master opagandist-AmerIca's
lrsl. ne constantly Issued pamphlets, or wrote
newspaper articles, to promote the interests Of
iis CITY, or his country. or the good Of mankind
lis methods were always the same In promoting
cause: To develop informed public opinion
N the question he first wrote something for pub.
lcation that would attract public attention.
VI III the patriots. Franklin was the ONLY one
Q sign all 1--WE OF the great state papers-the
declaration OF Independence, the Treaty of
Amity ana Commerce with France, the Treaty of
Alliance with France the Treaty of Peace with
England and the Constitution of the United
states.
lie was the originator OF the Idea OF a League
! Nations He suggested "a united party of
lrtue, an international organization which
'ould consider world matters from the view
olnt OF all nations" He was the first advocate
the united States OF policy OF illegal con-
emnalon ana punishment of nation which
ommits aggressive warfare"
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