Building a case, one grumpy old white man at a time

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Samuel King, school superintendent of Portland, OR, about written examinations (quoted in the 1870s):

"System, order, dispatch, and promptness have characterized the examinations and exerted a helpful influence over the pupils by stimulating them to be thoroughly prepared to meet their appointments and engagements. Next to a New England climate, these examinations necessitate industry, foster promptness, and encourage pupils to do the right thing at the right time."

See? That is why I am so industrious, prompt, and apt. New England climate.