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'''Frederick Gordon Pearce''' was an English educator who worked in Sri Lanka and India. | '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<br> | ||
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'''Frederick Gordon Pearce''' (d.1962) was an English educator and Theosophist who worked in Sri Lanka and India. | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Mr. Pearce earned the degree of BA (Hons) in London. | |||
== Educational work == | |||
=== In Ceylon === | |||
=== In India === | |||
Pearce joined in the activities of the [[Society for the Promotion of National Education]], becoming a member of its governing board (the Senate), and also of the Senate's executive council (the Syndicate).<ref>"Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," ''General Report of the T. S., 1919'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 53.</ref><ref>"Appendix XI - The Members of the Syndicate," ''General Report of the T. S., 1919'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 56.</ref> He was also a member of the Central School Board.<ref>"Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," ''General Report of the T. S., 1919'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 53.</ref> | |||
During 1918 and 1919, Pearce was a staff member of several schools. He worked at the National Training College, Kilpauk, Madras, alongside [[George S. Arundale]] and [[Fritz Kunz]], offering a one-year course to prepare teachers.<ref>"Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," ''General Report of the T. S., 1918'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 20.</ref> In 1918 he trained teachers in Scouting at the SPNE Summer School.<ref>"The Summer School," ''General Report of the T. S., 1918'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 22.</ref> | |||
== Activities with Boy Scouts == | |||
== Writings == | |||
Mr. Pearce wrote numerous articles for Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists 15 articles under the name [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=FG+pearce&method=all "FG Pearce"] and 9 under the initials [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=FGP&method=all FGP]. | |||
He wrote poetry, which he recited at such occasions as the evening entertainment at the SPNE Summer School.<ref>"Summer School," ''General Report of the T. S., 1918'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 22.</ref> He also wrote books and pamphlets including: | |||
* '''''Footprints in the Sands of Time'''''. London: H. Milford, 1941. Subtitled "A quick survey of human history as marked by the lives of great men and women." At least five editions including Oxford University Press: Madras, 1946. | |||
* '''''Sonnets of a Schoolmaster and Other Verse'''''. London, [1925]. | |||
* '''''A Round of Rajput Tales'''''. Three editions from 1936-1941. Written with G. P. Aryaratna, Prabhat Niyogi, and R. P. Bhargava. | |||
* '''''The Coconut Lands of Southern India''''' | |||
* '''''The Dawn of Freedom: An Outline History of Civilization from A.D. 1200 to A.D. 1900'''''. Second edition - Oxford University Press (Indian Branch), 1952. Translated into Marathi. | |||
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Revision as of 18:46, 5 October 2017
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Frederick Gordon Pearce (d.1962) was an English educator and Theosophist who worked in Sri Lanka and India.
Personal life
Mr. Pearce earned the degree of BA (Hons) in London.
Educational work
In Ceylon
In India
Pearce joined in the activities of the Society for the Promotion of National Education, becoming a member of its governing board (the Senate), and also of the Senate's executive council (the Syndicate).[1][2] He was also a member of the Central School Board.[3]
During 1918 and 1919, Pearce was a staff member of several schools. He worked at the National Training College, Kilpauk, Madras, alongside George S. Arundale and Fritz Kunz, offering a one-year course to prepare teachers.[4] In 1918 he trained teachers in Scouting at the SPNE Summer School.[5]
Activities with Boy Scouts
Writings
Mr. Pearce wrote numerous articles for Theosophical journals. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 15 articles under the name "FG Pearce" and 9 under the initials FGP.
He wrote poetry, which he recited at such occasions as the evening entertainment at the SPNE Summer School.[6] He also wrote books and pamphlets including:
- Footprints in the Sands of Time. London: H. Milford, 1941. Subtitled "A quick survey of human history as marked by the lives of great men and women." At least five editions including Oxford University Press: Madras, 1946.
- Sonnets of a Schoolmaster and Other Verse. London, [1925].
- A Round of Rajput Tales. Three editions from 1936-1941. Written with G. P. Aryaratna, Prabhat Niyogi, and R. P. Bhargava.
- The Coconut Lands of Southern India
- The Dawn of Freedom: An Outline History of Civilization from A.D. 1200 to A.D. 1900. Second edition - Oxford University Press (Indian Branch), 1952. Translated into Marathi.
Notes
- ↑ "Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," General Report of the T. S., 1919 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 53.
- ↑ "Appendix XI - The Members of the Syndicate," General Report of the T. S., 1919 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 56.
- ↑ "Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," General Report of the T. S., 1919 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 53.
- ↑ "Appendix X - The Members of the Senate," General Report of the T. S., 1918 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 20.
- ↑ "The Summer School," General Report of the T. S., 1918 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1918), 22.
- ↑ "Summer School," General Report of the T. S., 1918 (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919), 22.