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George Lewis YAPLE, Congress, MI (1851-1939)

YAPLE, George Lewis, a Representative from Michigan; born in Leonidas, St. Joseph County, Mich., on February 20, 1851; moved with his parents to Mendon, Mich., in 1857; attended the common…

Walter Lewis HENSLEY, Congress, MO (1871-1946)

HENSLEY, Walter Lewis, a Representative from Missouri; born near Pevely, Jefferson County, Mo., September 3, 1871; attended the public schools and the law department of the University of…

Lewis Franklin PAYNE, Jr., Congress, VA (1945)

PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., July 9, 1945; graduated from Amherst County High School, Amherst, Va., 1963; B.S., Virginia…

Lewis Edwin PAYSON, Congress, IL (1840-1909)

PAYSON, Lewis Edwin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Providence, R.I., September 17, 1840; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1852; attended the common schools and Lombard…

Walter Lewis McVEY, Jr., Congress, KS (1922)

McVEY, Walter Lewis, Jr., a Representative from Kansas; born in Independence, Montgomery County, Kans., February 19, 1922; educated in the public schools and graduated from high school in 1940…

Arthur Lewis MILLER, Congress, NE (1892-1967)

MILLER, Arthur Lewis, a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Plainview, Pierce County, Nebr., May 24, 1892; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school at…

Theodore Lewis POOLE, Congress, NY (1840-1900)

POOLE, Theodore Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 10, 1840; moved with his parents to Syracuse, N.Y., in 1842; attended the common schools;…

conceptualism

(Encyclopedia) conceptualism, in philosophy, position taken on the problem of universals, initially by Peter Abelard in the 12th cent. Like nominalism it denied that universals exist independently of…

2013 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger…