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==Dismissal==

==Dismissal==

On June 17th, 1915, Provost Edgar F. Smith of the [[University of Pennsylvania]] sent the following notice to Professor Scott Nearing:

On June 17, 1915, Provost Edgar F. Smith of the [[University of Pennsylvania]] sent the following notice to Professor Scott Nearing:

<blockquote>My Dear Mr Nearing, as the term of your appointment as assistant professor of economics for 1914-15 is about to expire, I am directed by the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to inform you that it will not be renewed.<ref name=dismissed /></blockquote>

<blockquote>My Dear Mr Nearing, as the term of your appointment as assistant professor of economics for 1914-15 is about to expire, I am directed by the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to inform you that it will not be renewed.<ref name=dismissed /></blockquote>

Nearing was fond of the ''Landlord's Game'', the predecessor to [[Monopoly]].  The ''Landlord's Game'' was based on the ideals of [[Henry George]].  Nearing would teach the game to his students.<ref name=game>[http://harpers.org/blog/2012/10/monopoly-is-theft/?single=1 Monopoly Is Theft]</ref>  As the popularity of the game grew, it colloquially came to be known among the students as "''Monopoly''".<ref name=game />

Nearing was fond of the ''Landlord's Game'', the predecessor to [[Monopoly]].  The ''Landlord's Game'' was based on the ideals of [[Henry George]].  Nearing would teach the game to his students.<ref name=game>[http://harpers.org/blog/2012/10/monopoly-is-theft/?single=1 Monopoly Is Theft]</ref>  As the popularity of the game grew, it colloquially came to be known among the students as "''Monopoly''".<ref name=game />

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[John Scott]]

* [[John Scott]]