Abstract
The article analyzes the performance of Horace Manley Lane in the public education of São Paulo between the years of 1885-1912. We point out that Horace Lane, as a consultant for public education in São Paulo, was one of the articulators of the presence of Oscar Thompson and Carlos Reis at the St. Louis International Exposition in 1904. In addition, we emphasize that the relationship between them was around education, but that of Horace Lane and Carlos Reis was strengthened through Freemasonry. In addition to the reports forwarded by Horace Lane to the Trustees in the United States, we bring to the discussion the document: Education in the State of São Paulo, very little known in the context of the History of Education, and which represents an important source, which from our point of view, materializes the performance of Horace Lane as consultant of the public education of São Paulo.
Keywords:
Horace Lane; Oscar Thompson; Carlos Reis; St Louis Exposition; public instruction