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The teacher and the boy

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
The teacher and the boy
Additional title: Please don't be angry, because my clothes are poor. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: The new teacher came to the old village school in a propserous town in the west. [first line]
Names
Marks, Edward B. (Edward Bennett), 1865-1945 (Lyricist)
Stern, Jos. W. (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor persons
Women teachers
Consolation
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Beautiful sentimental ballad from life.
Content: Cover includes a photograph showing male students working at desks; at the front of the classroom a seated woman teacher has her hand out to a young student, standing, who is touching his forehead with the palm of his hand. The caption repeats the initial text of the chorus.
Content: Advertisement on p. 2 reads: Phonograph or Graphophone records of this or any other popular selection can be obtained of the Universal Phonograph Company, 45 East 20th St., New York.
Statement of responsibility: words by Edw. B. Marks ; music by Jos. W. Stern.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b2b18430-c590-012f-d717-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1895: Issued
  • 1945: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The teacher and the boy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/684ec2b2-7484-e61a-e040-e00a1806523f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The teacher and the boy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/684ec2b2-7484-e61a-e040-e00a1806523f

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). The teacher and the boy Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/684ec2b2-7484-e61a-e040-e00a1806523f

Wikipedia Citation

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The teacher and the boy