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Show f"ourteen is result becGme the of only accident an of means suf'f'e r ed by of the father. In support his mother 1ed and ten years later his fEther ied. of his ffJther, Es.r Ly for his They s t sr teo He' time Efter in his In the the ectives (f) sCholar and to be e education .. pre5ident conceived the away to co Ll.eg e typical ungraded Thoro::: became he morning, schoo of the period about he pt four even more desirous He also c&me of K. group of six or sanding first group obtaining to the attention institution, Joseph 1f'ihBn th-c: , of l.-c;S Tanner, seven who young selected; George in it'l Thomas In the summe r of 181, t't.e r selling par-t of the f'srm , GeJrge Thomas went to cpmbridgc, MpSsEchusett to study at Harvard University. to enter colleee p r eparst c ry 2t 189€ .. .\rts h eceuse thEt time, school in 110 st on HDrv8rd with honors, Bachelor f • entered the Brigh£iJn Young Col-- s possible. of thzt idea fevt months eer1'J' education, Ln the 1.390, George education fa 0 and while there best men the chores mile trip to school lege be to dispos.sL expressed tl/I}C late to ecqut r e his f'crma I acquirf'::o hi each year, doing .. (1) deeth the eleven years old lefore he had his first teste of formal schooling. a were s 1880 his At farm at his ttl€' in life ueor'g e T\om2 ife. gentlemfn. ws George Thoms hoc trmily and degree. not htve spent enough trintng the next yeer in '1'hE f'c Ll.ow l nz y , 2ft€'r He did he f('l'ur years gradufted he es r he receiv}?c 8 entered his with high honors in |
