The American Journal of Education, Volume 17F.C. Brownell, 1867 - Education |
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Page 44
... passed into an axiom of political philosophy : - Promote , as an object of primary importance , institutions for the general dif- fusion of knowledge . In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion , it is ...
... passed into an axiom of political philosophy : - Promote , as an object of primary importance , institutions for the general dif- fusion of knowledge . In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion , it is ...
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... passed : - IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES , December 1st , 1795 . Whereas the migration of American youth to foreign countries , for the com- pletion of their education , exposes them to the danger of imbibing political prejudices ...
... passed : - IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES , December 1st , 1795 . Whereas the migration of American youth to foreign countries , for the com- pletion of their education , exposes them to the danger of imbibing political prejudices ...
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... passed , she has expended $ 12,000,000 for the support of her public schools . I do not include in that amount the sums expended upon our higher institutions of learning . I would point to the fact that fifty - two per cent of the ...
... passed , she has expended $ 12,000,000 for the support of her public schools . I do not include in that amount the sums expended upon our higher institutions of learning . I would point to the fact that fifty - two per cent of the ...
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... passed by an almost unani- mous vote of both branches of the Legislature , so foreign was the idea of public schools to the habits of the people , so odious was the idea of taxation for this purpose , that even the poor who were to be ...
... passed by an almost unani- mous vote of both branches of the Legislature , so foreign was the idea of public schools to the habits of the people , so odious was the idea of taxation for this purpose , that even the poor who were to be ...
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... passed . John Stuart Mill says : " But there are other things , of the worth of which the demand of the market is by no means a test ; things of which the utility does not consist in ministering to inclinations , nor in serving the ...
... passed . John Stuart Mill says : " But there are other things , of the worth of which the demand of the market is by no means a test ; things of which the utility does not consist in ministering to inclinations , nor in serving the ...
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Page 44 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 63 - Washington a department of education for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country.
Page 102 - Religion, morality, and knowledge, however, being essential to good government, it shall be the duty of the general assembly to pass suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of public worship, and to encourage schools and the means of instruction.
Page 86 - Commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them, especially the University at Cambridge ; public schools and grammar schools in the towns ; to encourage private societies and public institutions ; rewards and immunities for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and a natural history of the country...
Page 119 - The Legislature shall provide for a system of common schools, by which a school shall be kept up and supported in each district at least three months in every year, and any school district neglecting to keep and support such a school may be deprived of its proportion of the interest of the public fund during such neglect.
Page 115 - ... acres of land granted to the new states, under an act of Congress, distributing the proceeds of the public lands among the several states of the Union, approved...
Page 86 - ... to countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and general benevolence, public and private charity, industry and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their dealings ; sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and generous sentiments, among the people.
Page 84 - ... that learning may not be buried in the grave of our fathers in the church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors, It is therefore ordered, that every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Page 702 - Let it flame or fade, and the war roll down like a wind, We have proved we have hearts in a cause, we are noble still, And myself have awaked, as it seems, to the better mind ; It is better to fight for the good, than to rail at the ill...
Page 86 - Boston, Roxbury and Dorchester, mentioned in the said act, shall be, and hereby are, vested with all the powers and authority belonging, or in any way appertaining to the Overseers of Harvard College; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Legislature of this Commonwealth from making such alterations in the government of the said university, as shall be conducive to its advantage, and the interest of the republic of letters, in as full a manner as might 55 have been done...