Economic essays

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Identifikator:: 1753623200

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-136107

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Economic essays

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: Macmillan

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: viii, 368 S.; Ill., graph. Darst.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The early teaching of economics in the United States / Edwin R.A. Seligman

Collection:: Economics Books

206 ECONOMIC ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN BATES CLARK Nations in his possession, and bearing the imprint, Philadelphia, 1796. This leads Mr. Brock to state that “1796 probably marks the introduction of Smith's Wealth of Nations as a textbook, as you seemed to think.” * Up to this time we have only opinions and conjectures. Now begins the period of assertions of fact. In 1906 Mr. Tyler wrote an article on the earlier courses in the College, and tells us that under the tutelage of President Madison “Adam Smith’s great work and Vatel’s Law of Nations were taught at William and Mary earlier than at any other college in the United States.” He quotes from a report to the legislature by W. B. Rogers, chairman of the Board of the University of Virginia to the effect that: “in her halls were delivered by Bishop Madison the first regular course of lectures on physical science and political economy ever given in the United States.” Finally Mr. Tyler specifically adds that “President James Madison had charge of the departments of natural and political philosophy, international law and political economy.” * It will be remembered that in 1898 Mr. Tyler referred to Bishop Madison being made “professor of moral philosophy, international law, etc.” Now the “etc.” is replaced by “political economy,” leading to the inference that these words were included in the title of the chair. Four years later, in 1910, Mr. Tyler repeats the assertion that “James Madison was the first in the United States to teach political economy.” Finally, in 1917, Mr. Tyler substitutes still more positive statements. In an historical sketch of the college he now writes: “In 1784 President James Madison, to whom in 1779 Natural Philosophy and Mathematics had been assigned, was relieved of Mathematics and was given the subjects of Political Economy and International Law. This was the first time Political Economy was taught in any American College.” As authority for this statement reference is made to the volumes of the Quarterly mentioned above, but with no indication that in these volumes there are found nothing but assumptions and beliefs.” The inference from all these statements is that Bishop Madi- L Op. cit., ix (1901), p. 61. “Historical Jottings.” 2 Op. cit., xlv (1906), pp. 71-81. Bulletin of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburgh, Va., vol. x, No. 4, May, 1917. The College of William and Mary: Its History and its Work. By Lynn Gardner Tyler, LL.D., President.

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