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February 3, 2003 Volume 27, Issue 22 |
A Web-based collection of information designed initially by Mississippi State's Stennis Institute of Government to aid school teachers now is even larger and available to all interested persons.
The university institute recently upgraded its SIGNET educational and research materials site to include what now are more than 900 separate selections spread among 11 categories. The site may be reached through the institute homepage at www.sig.msstate.edu, then by clicking the "Reference Materials" icon on the left side of the page.
The categories and number of selections on each include:
--Interactive Presentations (3).
--Congressional Information (25).
--Current Events (85).
--Historic Court Cases (158).
--Historic Speeches (260).
--Historic Texts (221), as in the Pericles' Funeral Oration, the Magna Carta, President Polk's (Mexican) War Message, Gen. Robert E. Lee's letter to Jefferson Davis after Gettysburg, and much, much more.
--Information Search (24).
--Lesson Plans (40), with numerous lessons in each section for teachers.
--Presidential Information (57).
--State Constitutions (53), including Mississippi's three previous versions.
--Today in History (3).
"A great deal of time and effort has gone into the development and expansion of this resource," Williams said. "We encourage anyone with an interest in government, history or related areas to pay a visit to the site and let us know what you think."