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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The modern Greeks are experiencing rapid progress in literary civilization, with increasing secondary schools in Smyrna, Chio, and Kydonies. Enthusiasm for knowledge revival is strong in Kydonies, including a young man trained in printing in Paris and Erianthia's translation of Fenelon's work. Professors Olkonomas and Konmas are noted scholars. Chio residents fund a public library and future edifice.
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According to the new Mercure du Rhin, the literary civilization of the modern Greeks is making an incessant and rapid progress. The number of secondary schools, or gymnasia, daily increases; and the principal establishments are at Smyrna, on the island of Chio, and Kydonies, a city of from eight to ten thousand inhabitants, opposite to the island of Lesbos. It is chiefly at the latter place, that the most lively enthusiasm reigns for the revival and propagation of knowledge. A young man of that city was sent by his master to Paris; where he remained a sufficient length of time to perfect himself in the art of printing: and the daughter of one of the teachers in the same city, named Erianthia, has translated into modern Greek the work of Fenelon upon the education of young females. Professors Olkonomas and Konmas, of Smyrna, are celebrated for the extent and profundity of their erudition. But what is a still greater proof of the vigor with which civilization and science are again springing up in Greece, is, that the inhabitants of Chio have united to create funds destined to the immediate establishment of a considerable public library, and ultimately to the erection of a large and appropriate edifice.—Philad. Union.
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Greece
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increasing secondary schools; young man trained in printing; translation of fenelon's work; funding for public library in chio.
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Literary civilization of modern Greeks progressing rapidly with more gymnasia in Smyrna, Chio, and Kydonies. Strong enthusiasm in Kydonies for knowledge revival. Young man from Kydonies trained in printing in Paris. Erianthia translated Fenelon's education work into modern Greek. Professors Olkonomas and Konmas of Smyrna noted for erudition. Chio inhabitants funding public library and edifice.