Talk:William McAndrew

Did you know nomination

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William McAndrew circa 1925

• ... that, William McAndrew (pictured), the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, was accused by Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson of being an agent of George V, King of the United Kingdom?
  • ALT1:... that, in 1927, William McAndrew (pictured), the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, was put on trial by the Chicago Board of Education for charges of "insubordination" and "unpatriotism"?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donald R. Hickey

Created/expanded by SecretName101 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:23, 20 August 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: A very substantial and well-formed article on an interesting figure; the things that went on... Developed as draft 31/12/20-14/8/21, that's patience - and so fully OK on timing. Well-cited, incl. every para of body text. Neutral. Required some time with Earwig but two notable numbers did not flag any substantive issues. While not included in the nomination, hook facts are well-cited in the text. Hooks are decent, the "unpatriotism" should catch eyes, and the "spying for King George" is even better. QPQ is done, with some depth, so AOK there. Approved to go. SeoR (talk) 16:37, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

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Ethan Allen malaprop

Friends, We are told in the section on McAndrew's trial that one of his questioners was laughed at for taking issue with the exclusion from Chicago's history curriculum of Ethan Allen, to whom the questioner attributes Nathan Hale's great last words. I think it plain that the ridicule spoken of resulted from the malapropism by one supposedly invested in historical education, not from the obscurity of Ethan Allen; I suppose Allen is more of a local figure, but whether or not McAndrew's questioners knew of him, one doubts that the suggestion of his inclusion would have elicited laughter more than the obvious confusion of the names. I take this to the discussion, because I do not have the book cited by the writer of this fact, and I do not wish to change the content of the assessment to reflect my observation if the author of the source actually believes & states that the ridicule came from Allen's minor status. I have added a link to the article on Hale, specifically to the section on his death, but I humbly ask you what is to be done with the remaining wording. "The malapropism for Nathan Hale caused ridicule . . . Some unfamiliar with Hale but familiar with Allen laughed because they thought Allen too minor a figure . . . " But again, I rather doubt this second point. Would anyone happen to have the book? Twozenhauer (talk) 03:52, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

@Twozenhauer: Good catch. Found a contemporary newspaper article that indeed confirms that part of the reason for amusement in the gallery was apparently the fact that the quote was Nathan Hale's, not Allen's. SecretName101 (talk) 22:20, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Excellent find, my friend. The article has been well edited by the addition of the other gentleman's correction. Thank you so much for your attention to my quibble! Twozenhauer (talk) 01:10, 1 September 2021 (UTC)