(1705\u2013November 28, 1779), was an educator in colonial America, described by Ezra Stiles as \u201cthe greatest classical scholar in America, especially in Greek.\u201d459<\/p>\n
On May 27, 1759, in a letter to Ezra Stiles, the future president of Yale, Francis Alison gave his support to a proposal written by Yale\u2019s then current president, Thomas Clap, recommending a uniform plan of education for the colonial colleges. He stated:<\/p>\n
Euclid\u2019s elements and algebra \u2026 should be taught the classes statedly and carefully, and moral philosophy should be a business of greater care and closer application than is now the common practice; without this branch of knowledge, we shall be ill able to defend our holy Christian religion; to understand the rights of mankind; or to explain and enforce the duties which we owe to God, our neighbors and ourselves.460<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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