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William A. (William Arch) McKeever
1868–1940
A longtime educator and writer, he focused on child welfare, education, and everyday civic life in ways meant for parents, teachers, and general readers. His books on raising and training boys and girls were widely circulated in the early 20th century.
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Farm Boys and Girls
by William A. (William Arch) McKeever
About the author
Born in Kansas in 1868, William Arch McKeever built his career as an educator, lecturer, and author. Contemporary and library records identify him as a professor connected with Kansas State Agricultural College, and later sources describe him as a professor of child welfare at the University of Kansas.
McKeever wrote practical books about education, psychology, family life, and citizenship. His works include Training the Boy, Training the Girl, Farm Boys and Girls, Psychology and Higher Life, and Man and the New Democracy. The themes running through his writing are clear: character, education, work, and the responsibilities of life in a democratic society.
He died in 1940. Today he is remembered mainly through his books, which reflect an era when public discussion of childhood, moral education, and social improvement was becoming a major part of American life.