EDUCATION AS 'THE BALANCE WHEEL OF SOCIAL MACHINERY': HORACE MANN'S ARGUMENTS AND PROOFS.

Examines former U.S. senator Horace Mann's views on education as the balance wheel of social machinery. Respect for the power of speech; Potential of education for improving society economically and morally; Mann's use of figurative and literal analogies; Development of a plea for better teacher training by a series of comparisons to other professions.