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The Student And Schoolmate
''The Student and Schoolmate'' was a 19th-century monthly American children's magazine. It was the product of a merger of the children's magazines, ''The Student'' and ''The Schoolmate'' in 1855. In an 1860 advertisement seeking subscriptions at the price of $1 per year, the publishers reported it had nearly 15,000 subscribers, a figure it said was unmatched by any comparable U.S. publication. Its monthly features including a declamation, that is, a text annotated to instruct the student in delivering an oral presentation, and a piece of music for singing. The magazine went through various name changes: ''The Student and Schoolmate'' (November 1855 – 1865); ''The Student and Schoolmate, and Forrester’s Boy's and Girl's Magazine'' (1865–1866); ''The Student and Schoolmate'' (1866–1871); and ''The Schoolmate'' (1872). Boys' book writer William Taylor Adams, who wrote under the pen name Oliver Optic, edited the magazine between 1858 and 1862. He published some of his boys' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Taylor Adams
William Taylor Adams (July 30, 1822 – March 27, 1897), pseudonym Oliver Optic, was an academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Early life and education Adams was born in Medway, Massachusetts, on July 30, 1822, to tavern keeper Captain Laban Adams and Catherine Johnson Adams. Adams was an honors student at schools in Boston and West Roxbury. After finishing public school, he attended Abel Whitney's private academy for a year. Teaching career Adams became a teacher in the Lower Road School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1843, he resigned from his position as master of the school in 1846 in order to assist his father and brother in the management of their new hotel in Boston, the Adams House hotel. Adams decided that he preferred teaching so in 1848 he returned to teaching this time at the Boylston School in Boston. In 1860, Adams was promoted to the position of master of the Boylston School. When the Bowditch School was founded, Adams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
