Articles by William George Jordan

William George Jordan was a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines. Many (if not all) of the chapters in his books were published previously as articles in magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal, New Science Review, and Cosmopolitan. His articles covered subjects such as marriage, politics, education and history. Local newspapers often republished, all or a portion of, articles that were published in major magazines and newspapers.

The links to articles written by William George Jordan are listed in both in chronological and topical order below. You can read more about him in my post entitled  “William George Jordan – Author Extraordinaire”. Note, if the article is not linked to an online source it is because it was found using a subscription service, such as ProQuest, that does not allow articles to be republished without permission.

Chronological Order

• Edited by William George Jordan, Book Chat Vol 1 & 2, 1886-1887
• “Mental Training—A Remedy for ‘Education’”, Appleton’s Popular Science Monthly, Oct 1894, p 140-157 – HTML, PDF (see also 4 articles published in The Forum Mar – Jun 1923).
• “Mental Training—A Remedy for Education”, Current Literature, Dec 1894
• “Genius: The Model for Education”, Current Literature, Jun 1895
• “Individuality and Education”, Current Literature, Aug 1896 – PDF
• “Justice to Christian Science”, The Christian Science Journal Vol 14, Jan 1896
• “The Origin of our Popular Songs”, The Ladies Home Journal, Feb 1897
• “The Oder of Spring Violets (Editors page)”, The Ladies Home Journal, Mar 1897
• “These Wonderful Bodies of Ours”, The Ladies Home Journal, Mar 1897”, The Ladies Home Journal, Mar 1897
• “What Victoria has Seen”, The Ladies Home Journal, Jun 1897
• “The Greatest Nation on Earth”, The Ladies Home Journal, Jul 1897
• “Our Nations Wealth in Gold Dollars”, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jul 1897
• “Facing Ingratitude”, Harpers Bazaar, 21 Apr 1900
• “A Happy Successful Life – Worry ”, Modern Achievement, University Society, 1902, p 372
• “The First Tailor”, The Tailor: Official Organ of the Journeymen Tailors’ Union of America, Dec 1902, p 20 & May 1908, p 13
• “Running Away from Life”, Cosmopolitan, Mar 1907; Vol. 42 – The article was included as a chapter in WGJ’s book The Crown of Individuality, published in 1909.
• “The New House of Governors”, New York Times, 29 Nov 1909 — He thought the government was too centralized back then. Hmmm … I wonder what he would think today.
• “The House of Governors; Its Original Proponent Outlines Scope of To-day's Historic Meeting at Washington”, New York Times, 18 Jan 1910
• “Governors to Meet Annually”, New York Times, 21 Jan 1910
• “What Education Does Not Do”, The Circle and Success Magazine, Feb 1910
• “The New Capital of the World”, New York Times, 22 May 1910
• “The House of Governors”, Americana, Aug 1910
• “The Future of the House of Governors”, Americana, Aug 1910
• “The House of Governors”, The Century, Nov 1910 – Apr 1911, Vol 81, 303-306
• The Crown of Individuality was published in serial form in the Improvement Era from Nov 1910 through May 1911
• “Possibilities of the House of Governors: A Body Organized to Promote Uniform State Laws on Vital Questions”, The Craftsman, October 1910, p 2-8
• “All the Platforms In One Part I”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, p 419
• “All the Platforms In One Part II”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, 639
• “Little Problems of Married Life I. The Springtime of Married Life”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, p 601 — I smiled, chuckled, winced and nodded as I read this.
• “Little Problems of Married Life II. The Plea For More Courtship After Marriage”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, 709
• Obituary of John Henry Flagg, The Bookman Vol XXXV, March – August 1912, p 326
• “The Panama Beacons; Plan for Colossal Memorials Calls for Prompt Action”, New York Times, 18 Feb 1913
• “Colossal Torch Flashing Memorial of Panama Is Proposed”, New York Times, 4 Mar 1913
• “An Appeal for Aid”, The Boilermakers’ Journal Vol 26, The Brotherhood, 1914
• “The Individuality of Children”, The Child Welfare Manual Vol 2, The University Society, 1915 — This is an excellent article on parenting.
• “What’s the Matter with Education”, The Forum, Mar 1923 – PDF
• “Educating for Seven Lives”, The Forum, April 1923 – PDF
• “Modeling Education on Genius”, The Forum, May 1923 – PDF
• “Mental Training: A Remedy for Education”, The Forum, June 1923, PDF
• “Tickets for Immigrants”, The Forum, Jan 1924

Topical Order

Books (published excerpts from his books)

• “Facing Ingratitude”, Harpers Bazaar, 21 Apr 1900
• “Running Away from Life”, Cosmopolitan, Mar 1907; Vol. 42 – The article was included as a chapter in WGJ’s book The Crown of Individuality, published in 1909.
• The Crown of Individuality was published in serial form in the Improvement Era from Nov 1910 through May 1911
• “Little Problems of Married Life II. The Plea For More Courtship After Marriage”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, 709

 

Education

• “Mental Training—A Remedy for ‘Education’”, Appleton’s Popular Science Monthly, Oct 1894, p 140-157 – HTML, PDF
• “Mental Training—A Remedy for Education”, Current Literature, Dec 1894
• “Genius: The Model for Education”, Current Literature, Jun 1895
• “Individuality and Education”, Current Literature, Aug 1896 – PDF
• “What Education Does Not Do”, The Circle and Success Magazine, Feb 1910
• “The Individuality of Children”, The Child Welfare Manual Vol 2, The University Society, 1915 — This is an excellent article on parenting.
• “What’s the Matter with Education”, The Forum, Mar 1923 – PDF
• “Educating for Seven Lives”, The Forum, April 1923 – PDF
• “Modeling Education on Genius”, The Forum, May 1923 – PDF
• “Mental Training: A Remedy for Education”, The Forum, June 1923, PDF

Political

• “The New House of Governors”, New York Times, 29 Nov 1909 — He thought the government was too centralized back then. Hmmm … I wonder what he would think today.
• “The House of Governors; Its Original Proponent Outlines Scope of To-day's Historic Meeting at Washington”, New York Times, 18 Jan 1910
• “Governors to Meet Annually”, New York Times, 21 Jan 1910
• “The New Capital of the World”, New York Times, 22 May 1910
• “The House of Governors”, Americana, Aug 1910
• “The Future of the House of Governors”, Americana, Aug 1910
• “The House of Governors”, The Century, Nov 1910 – Apr 1911, Vol 81, 303-306
• “Possibilities of the House of Governors: A Body Organized to Promote Uniform State Laws on Vital Questions”, The Craftsman, October 1910, p 2-8
• “All the Platforms In One Part I”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, p 419
• “All the Platforms In One Part II”, The Common Cause Vol 2, 1912, 639

I will add to this over time as I find additional articles. Please feel free to share any that you may have found.