BARNARD, HENRY
\bˈɑːnɑːd], \bˈɑːnɑːd], \b_ˈɑː_n_ɑː_d]\
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Born 1811, an eminent reformer of educational methods, was from 1867 to 1870 U. S. commissioner of education, having previously been school commissioner of Rhode Island and Connecticut. A prolific and influential writer on educational matters.
By John Franklin Jameson
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