Mailing List:2006-04-19 04, Re: New York Times, by Karl H. Schwerin
Mailing List Archives > 2006-04-19 04, Re: New York Times, by Karl H. Schwerin
From: karl h schwerin <schwerin -at- unm.edu> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] New York Times Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:35:34 -0600 (MDT) References: <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Carol - On William Dwight Whitney, take a look at the presentation I made at the 2002 Whitney Family Reunion: <a href="http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Reunion_2002%2C_Karl_Schwerin%2C_Famous_Scientific_Whitneys">http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Reunion_2002%2C_Karl_Schwerin%2C_Famous_Scientific_Whitneys</a> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Carol Cook wrote: > The New York Times (1851 - 2003) and the Wall Street Journal (1889 - 1989) > are on-line through Pro-Quest. I am lucky in that I live in Morgantown, West > Virginia (home of the West Virginia University Mountaineers winners of the > 2006 Sugar Bowl) and have access to WVU's main library (staff employee for > 22+ years). For a fee of $50.00 I have access to the databases which is > where I found Pro-Quest. The library also has a subscription to Ancestry > Library Edition, which is really Ancestry.com. I currently have access to > Pro-Quest from my home computer because my daughter is enrolled as a graduate > student (she gave me permission to use her library access code). This > morning I found the following from March 4, 1877: > > Essentials of English Grammar > by William Dwight Whitney of Yale College > Prof. Whitney has prepared a grammar for school children on a very different > system from that usually found in text-books. His object is not to drill the > learner in rules, but interest him in reflecting on the most essential points > of spoken and written English. The position of a grammarian, according to > Prof. Whitney, is simply that of a recorder and arranger of the usages of > language, and in no manner or degree a lawgiver; hardly even an arbiter or > critic. In regard to his method of excluding rules he says: > > "That the leading object of the study of English grammar is to teach the > correct use of English is, in my view, an error, and one which is gradually > becoming removed, giving way to the sounder opinion that grammar is the > reflective study of language, for a variety of purposes, of which correctness > in writing is only one, and a secondary or subordinate one - by no means > unimportant, but best attained when sought indirectly. It should be a > pervading element in the whole school and home training of the young, to make > them use their own tongue with accuracy and force; and, along with any > special drilling directed to that end, some of the rudimentary distinctions > and rules of grammar are conveniently taught, but that is not the study of > grammar." > > All the examples of sentences in this little book are printed in heavy type, > with the word or words having an especial bearing on the context rendered > still plainer by open lettering. The book has a good appearance of > condensation, and seems based on principles of strong common sense, but its > practical working effect can only be learned by trail in the school-room. > > In answer to your question, there is a web-site for ProQuest, they are in the > process of digitizing several top newspapers. I will be going to the library > tomorrow and will see what they have to say about access to the program. > > Sadly, this is not my William, but I hope you all find the article as > interesting as I did... > > Carolyn Whitney Cook > > >> From: "Christopher Branagan" <cbranagan -at- adelphia.net> >> To: "Carol Cook" <ccook919 -at- hotmail.com>,<WHITNEY-L -at- rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] New York Times >> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:56:25 -0400 >> >> Thanks for the interesting information. Can you tell us how to get >> access to the digitized NY Times? Is it online? >> >> from, Carolyn Whitney Branagan :) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Cook" <ccook919 -at- hotmail.com> >> To: <WHITNEY-L -at- rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:02 AM >> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] New York Times >> >> >>> Still searching for my William Whitney, have access to digitized New York >>> Times from 1851 to 2003, reading many many interesting articles. Whitney >>> search shows 10,000 + General News, Obitiuaries, marriages, births, etc. >>> >>>> From May 31, 1862: >>> >>> A disastrous fire occurred in Rochester on Thursday morning, destroying >>> the Whitney Elevator, which contained at the time 40,000 bushels of grain. >>> The loss in machinery, etc., will be $45,000, and in graint $30,000. On >>> the former there is an insurance of $15,000, and on the latter of $14,000. >>> >>> I was impressed by the amount invested in machinery!!! >>> >>> Carolyn Whitney Cook >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! >>> <a href="http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/">http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/</a> >>> >>> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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