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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 Does a College Education Pay re: supporting college education

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07650 Author/Creator: Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: [1880 ca.] Pagination: 10 p : envelope Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

"The methods employed in any enterprise and occupation, have so changed within the last fifty years, that a necessity has risen for an advanced grade of intelligence and education."

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