James Carruthers Greenough (August 15, 1829 – December 4, 1924) was an American educator who served as the third principal of the Rhode Island Normal School, sixth

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of the

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, and seventh principal of the

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. He was also an outspoken advocate of Christian teachings in public academic institutions, a fellow of the

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, and author of a treatise on the British education system. He was a member of the Central Congregational Church in Providence.

Selected works

"The Proper Work of Normal Schools"
(1872)
"Methods and Results"
(1881)
Address on Col. Marshall Pinckney Wilder
(1883)
"The Place and the Work of the State College"
(1883)
"Morality and Religion in the Public School"
(1887)
"The Relation of the College to Pedagogics"
(1893)
"The Evolution of the Elementary Schools of Great Britain"
(1903)
"A History of the Town of Westfield"
(1919)

References

External links

James C. Greenough PapersJames C. Greenough
YouMass, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Past Chancellors & Presidents on the Amherst Campus, University of Massachusetts Amherst. {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenough, James C. 1829 births 1924 deaths People from Wendell, Massachusetts Rhode Island College faculty Leaders of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Westfield State University faculty Williams College alumni Writers from Massachusetts