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:::*[[Daniel Webster]] (1782-1852), prominent U.S. Senator and Secretary of State, recognized as one of the greatest orators in history.  As the author of the first American dictionary, he is considered the father of the English language in America.  Born in Salisbury, N.H., he attended district schools<ref>Biographical Directory of the United States Congress:  Daniel Webster[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000238]</ref> as a young lad.<ref>Daniel Webster And the War on the Second Bank of the United States, By Paul J. Rastatter[http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_winter_spring/webster.htm]</ref>  He attended [[Phillips-Exeter Academy]] for about nine months in 1794. <ref>Notable Names Database Weblog:  Daniel Webster[http://www.nndb.com/people/445/000024373/]</ref> Webster was then tutored by the Rev. Samuel Wood to prepare him to pass the rigorous oral exam required for entrance to Dartmouth.<ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801:  
 
:::*[[Daniel Webster]] (1782-1852), prominent U.S. Senator and Secretary of State, recognized as one of the greatest orators in history.  As the author of the first American dictionary, he is considered the father of the English language in America.  Born in Salisbury, N.H., he attended district schools<ref>Biographical Directory of the United States Congress:  Daniel Webster[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000238]</ref> as a young lad.<ref>Daniel Webster And the War on the Second Bank of the United States, By Paul J. Rastatter[http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_winter_spring/webster.htm]</ref>  He attended [[Phillips-Exeter Academy]] for about nine months in 1794. <ref>Notable Names Database Weblog:  Daniel Webster[http://www.nndb.com/people/445/000024373/]</ref> Webster was then tutored by the Rev. Samuel Wood to prepare him to pass the rigorous oral exam required for entrance to Dartmouth.<ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801:  
 
Scholarly Pursuits[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/scholar.html]</ref>  In August of 1797<ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801:  The Road to Dartmouth[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/scholar.html]</ref>, at the age of 16,<ref>Daniel Webster And the War on the Second Bank of the United States, By Paul J. Rastatter[http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_winter_spring/webster.htm]</ref> he enrolled in Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1801.  <ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/exhibit.html]</ref>
 
Scholarly Pursuits[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/scholar.html]</ref>  In August of 1797<ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801:  The Road to Dartmouth[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/scholar.html]</ref>, at the age of 16,<ref>Daniel Webster And the War on the Second Bank of the United States, By Paul J. Rastatter[http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2004_winter_spring/webster.htm]</ref> he enrolled in Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1801.  <ref>Dartmouth:  Daniel Webster:  Class of 1801[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/exhibit.html]</ref>
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: Why doesn't this prove that Daniel Webster was homeschooled for high school?  In addition, the passing reference about attending "district school" before that would not have amounted to much in the 1700s, particularly in New Hampshire.  Those schools were not full-time school like today, and he would likely have learned the basics at home.  The other links to Webster don't even mention the "district schools."--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 21:44, 20 May 2007 (EDT)
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