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ulysses grant will never be anything other than resolute, taciturn and tenacious. in an effort to make him less ignomatic, it is my privilege and pleasure to introduce to you not only two fine schoolers, but two old and dear personal friends. josiah bunting the third was 13th superintendent of the vmi. record as an academic, administrator, included terms as president of briarcliff and hampton sydney colleges and head master at lawrenceville school. he has taught courses at west point, ...

admired and praised his abilities. this is the third in a series of sessions we are airing. the theme of this years gathering was leadership and generalship in the civil war. the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia, hosted the conference. this portion is about an hour and ten minutes. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and welcome back. teachers sometimes complain that the class period immediately after lunch is the deadest and most sleep-inducing hour of the day. i ...

leading the union army of the potomac and robert e. lees army. and they talk about how other officials admired and praised grants abilities. this is the third in a series of sessions we are airing from a conference organized by the virginia civil war commission. the theme of this years gathering was leadership and generalship in the civil war. virginia military institute and lexington, virginia, hosted the conference. and this portion is about 1:10. ♪ ♪ good after, ladies and gen...

this is not the next google. closer to the next,.com. >> facebook is one of the most anticipated and hyped officers ever. but it did not live up to the hype. >> reporter: for every 100 shares it boiled down to this. at the initial offering price, 100 shares would have cost you $3,800. by the close you would have made $23. hardly a kings ransom but a small profit nonetheless. >> you do like to see the price move up for the people that are in the price because you dont want to see the pr...

subjections for northerners. this its just under an hour. good morning, my name is jonathan white, assistant professor and fellow at centers for american studies at christopher new port university right across the road from the mariners museum. it is a pleasure to welcome you this morning to the mariners museum unnin newport news. i know many have come a long way to be here today at this wonderful event at this incredible museum. for friends watching on cspan. i would look to say if yo...

superintendent. congratulations. [applause] do not go yet, carlos. he will be busy with you all day tomorrow, and we are celebrating latino heritage month in city hall. he will not be able to join us over there. and i know how carlos so much deserves this, but i want to say it is fun of working with you. you are not only talented, your staff is dedicated, you have gotten the school district focused on things that we had to be focused on. the improvement in that performance is there. we...

association of latino administrators and superintendent. congratulations. [applause] do not go yet, carlos. he will be busy with you all day tomorrow, and we are celebrating latino heritage month in city hall. he will not be able to join us over there. and i know how carlos so much deserves this, but i want to say it is fun of working with you. you are not only talented, your staff is dedicated, you have gotten the school district focused on things that we had to be focused on. the imp...

greater focus for latino leaders and educational issues. now more than ever in these trying times, the needy exists to further establish partnerships and provide training, and support, for administrators, superintendents, and educators for those that serve hispanic students. my favorite news story [no audio] immigration laws passed, cannot get tomatoes harvested? that was too bad. one of our major goals was to start a superintendent leadership academy. i am proud to report to you that ...

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [applause] >> i would like to report to you that this past year has been a whirlwind of activity as we continue to grow. bringing support and assistance to you, the members, who have so graciously decided to join us today and for the next few days, with great breakouts from wonderful keynote speakers. certainly, a great opportunity to networking and figure out those best practices, sharing your knowledge with each other....

today we have grown to over 3000 members. established in 2003 to bring greater focus for latino leaders and educational issues. now more than ever in these trying times, the needy exists to further establish partnerships and provide training, and support, for administrators, superintendents, and educators for those that serve hispanic students. my favorite news story [no audio] immigration laws passed, cannot get tomatoes harvested? that was too bad. one of our major goals was to start...