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"A human being is not attaining
his full heights, until he is educated."
Horace Mann
American Common School
1840-1880
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THE MCGUFFEY READERS
Horace Mann was a well-known
reformer of education in the United States.
The Morrill Act also known as the Land Grant Act granted land to build colleges that specialized in agriculture.