Betty B.
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 23 Aug
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A Short History of the United States · American Leaders and Heroes - Wilbur F Gordy · 23 Aug 2026
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Some of them were rude and laughed at Daniel's plain dress and country manners.
Of course the poor boy, whose health was still weak, and who was by nature shy and independent, found such treatment hard to bear.
But he studied well and soon commanded respect because of his high rank.
One of his school duties, however, he found impossible to perform.
And that was to stand before the school and declaim.
He would carefully memorize and practice his declamation.
But when called on to speak, he could not rise from his seat and go upon the platform.
During the nine months of his stay in the academy he failed to overcome his deficiency in declaiming.
After leaving this school he studied for six months under doctor Woods, a private tutor who prepared him to enter Dartmouth at the age of fifteen.
Although he proved himself to be a youth of great mental power, he did not take high rank in scholarship.
But he continued to read widely and thoughtfully and acquired much valuable knowledge, which he used with great clearness and force in conversation or debate.
While in Dartmouth he overcame his inability as a declaimer and gave striking evidence of the oratorical power for which he afterward became so famous.
After spending two years in Dartmouth, Daniel begged his elder brother Ezekiel to join him there.
But Ezekiel was needed at home, for their father, who was now sixty years old, was in poor health.
and had even at that age to work hard to feed and clothe his family.
He had found it necessary to mortgage the farm to send Daniel to college.
How could he send Ezekiel to?
It seemed foolish to think of doing so.
But when Daniel urged such a course and agreed to help by teaching, the matter was arranged.
After graduation Daniel taught for a year and earned the money he had promised Ezekiel.
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