Motto book page, Farmington State Normal School, 1886
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Memorizing mottoes was a long-standing tradition in early American education and was practiced at F.S.N.S. from the 1880s to the 1940s. Each school day opened with Morning Chapel exercises that included a short religious program, school announcements, and the quotation to be memorized by the students.
The students recorded all their daily mottoes in a notebook, known as their "motto book." These quotes or parts of poems were intended to inspire students to work hard, develop a good moral character, be successful students, and be good citizens. This is a page from the 1886-87 motto book of F.S.N.S. student Dora Bither.
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- Title: Motto book page, Farmington State Normal School, 1886
- Creator: Bither, Dora
- Creation Date: 1887-12-19
- Subject Date: 1887-12-19
- Town: Farmington
- County: Franklin
- State: ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13
- Collection: Motto Books
- Object Type: Text
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Mantor Library at UMF
University of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-7219
http://library.umf.maine.edu
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University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington State Normal School (Me.)
Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
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Mottoes
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Farmington State Normal School
UMF
University of Maine at Farmington
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