▁which ▁could ▁be ▁gu ided ▁at ▁a ▁macro ▁level ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁intelligence ▁to ▁achieve ▁conscious ▁progress , ▁rather ▁than ▁allowing ▁evolution ▁to ▁take ▁its ▁own ▁err atic ▁course ▁as ▁proposed ▁by ▁William ▁Graham ▁Sum ner ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Sp encer . ▁ ▁Ward ▁emphas ized ▁universal ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁public ▁school ing ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁the ▁knowledge ▁a ▁dem ocracy ▁needs ▁to ▁successfully ▁govern ▁itself . ▁ ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁Ward ' s ▁writ ings ▁and ▁photograph s ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁Research ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁articles , ▁di aries , ▁correspond ence , ▁and ▁a ▁sc rap book . ▁ ▁G W U ' s ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁Research ▁Center ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Est elle ▁and ▁Mel vin ▁Gel man ▁Library . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Most , ▁if ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁Ward ' s ▁early ▁life ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁definit ive ▁bi ography , ▁L ester ▁F . ▁Ward : ▁A ▁Personal ▁Sk etch , ▁written ▁by ▁Em ily ▁Pal mer ▁Cape ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁where ▁she ▁writes ▁in ▁the ▁for ew ord : ▁ ▁Cape ▁explained ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁for ew ord : ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁foot note ▁on ▁pp .   5 – 6 , ▁Cape ▁notes : ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁in ▁rep lying ▁to ▁my ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁he ▁says : ▁"