William Holmes McGuffey

I'm sitting in McGuffey Hall at Miami University while attending the 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference sponsored by the Educational Leadership department.

McGuffey Hall is named for William Holmes McGuffey, a former Miami faculty member, who has been mentioned in recent class readings for his contribution to literacy education, specifically though his famous Readers. I thought while I was here I would stop by the McGuffey Museum, but I was disappointed when the sign on the door said tours where by appointment only.

I did get a picture of McGuffey's house, located in the center of campus, though.

You can learn more about McGuffey and the museum (his house) by visiting the William Holmes McGuffey Museum website.

I also thought you might like to see the McGuffey statue which sits outside the hall which bears his name. When I was a student completing my bachelor's and master's degrees at Miami University, I would walk past both McGuffey's house and his statue on the way to class.

Love and honor to Miami...

(The beginning of the college fight song).