The Rhode Island Educational Magazine, Volume 1Elisha Reynolds Potter Sayles & Miller, 1852 - Education |
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... regard should be had to the convenience of attending school , the number of scholars , the valuation of property , and ability to provide school houses , & c . It will be always expedi- ent to bound them by rivers , roads , or other ...
... regard should be had to the convenience of attending school , the number of scholars , the valuation of property , and ability to provide school houses , & c . It will be always expedi- ent to bound them by rivers , roads , or other ...
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... regard to those who are strangers to the committee , to insist on the written testimony of persons of the highest respecta- bility in the towns and neighborhoods where they have resided ; and especially to require the certificate of the ...
... regard to those who are strangers to the committee , to insist on the written testimony of persons of the highest respecta- bility in the towns and neighborhoods where they have resided ; and especially to require the certificate of the ...
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... regard to all which the committee may be deceived or not fully informed ; the law gives the committee the power to annul any certificate they may have given , if on trial the teacher proves unqualified . A teacher may also refuse to ...
... regard to all which the committee may be deceived or not fully informed ; the law gives the committee the power to annul any certificate they may have given , if on trial the teacher proves unqualified . A teacher may also refuse to ...
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... regard to the selection , the committee are entitled to the advice of the Commissioner , and the benefit of his experience ; and it is expected that they in turn will co - operate with him in such measures as he may recommend or adopt ...
... regard to the selection , the committee are entitled to the advice of the Commissioner , and the benefit of his experience ; and it is expected that they in turn will co - operate with him in such measures as he may recommend or adopt ...
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... regard the visiting of the schools as one of the most important of their duties , and which should by no means be neglected . For some account of the subjects they should inquire into , whenever they visit a school , see § 95 . 109 ...
... regard the visiting of the schools as one of the most important of their duties , and which should by no means be neglected . For some account of the subjects they should inquire into , whenever they visit a school , see § 95 . 109 ...
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Page 303 - Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Page 133 - A nameless man amid a crowd that thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of hope and love, unstudied, from the heart; A whisper on the tumult thrown, — a transitory breath, — It raised a brother from the dust; it saved a soul from death. O germ! O fount! O word of love! O thought at random cast! Ye were but little at the first, but mighty at the last.
Page 133 - A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, where weary men might turn ; He walled it in, and hung with care a ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo! the well, by summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, and saved a life beside.
Page 228 - Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The Vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 228 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 179 - In short, you must not attempt to enlarge your ideas, or polish your taste, or refine your sentiments ; but must keep on, in one beaten track, without turning aside, either to the right hand or to the left. ' But I cannot submit to drudgery like this. I feel a spirit above it.
Page 371 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Page 133 - TRAVELLER through a dusty road strewed acorns on the lea ; And one took root and sprouted up, and grew into a tree. Love sought its shade, at evening time, to breathe its early vows ; And age was pleased, in heats of noon, to bask beneath its boughs ; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, the birds sweet music bore ; It stood a glory in its place, a blessing evermore. A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A...
Page 135 - E'en now sagacious Foresight points to show A little bench of heedless bishops here, And there a chancellor in embryo...
Page 75 - Given under my hand and seal, this day of , in the year of our Lord , at , in the [county] aforesaid.