Letters to the Hon. William Prescott, LL.D., on the Free Schools of New England: With Remarks Upon the Principles of Instruction |
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... proportion arising from the polls . It is distributed among the districts , some- times , in proportion to what each pays of the tax ; but oftener , a more republican principle prevails , and it is divided according to the number of ...
... proportion arising from the polls . It is distributed among the districts , some- times , in proportion to what each pays of the tax ; but oftener , a more republican principle prevails , and it is divided according to the number of ...
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... proportion of the community ; and talents , " Th ' applause of listening senates to command , " are doomed to a virtual death by the operation of this measure . Its effects are the more to be dread- ed , because they will follow their ...
... proportion of the community ; and talents , " Th ' applause of listening senates to command , " are doomed to a virtual death by the operation of this measure . Its effects are the more to be dread- ed , because they will follow their ...
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... deemed so important as to be provided for in the law of 1789. In proportion as the qualifications of in- structers are lessened , it becomes easy for those to commence teachers , who have had no advantages above the 43.
... deemed so important as to be provided for in the law of 1789. In proportion as the qualifications of in- structers are lessened , it becomes easy for those to commence teachers , who have had no advantages above the 43.
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... proportion of the commu- nity . In the towns where academies happen to be fixed , the poor will of course derive some increased advantages ; but these towns are so few compared with the whole , and the incident expenses for books and ...
... proportion of the commu- nity . In the towns where academies happen to be fixed , the poor will of course derive some increased advantages ; but these towns are so few compared with the whole , and the incident expenses for books and ...
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... proportion to his property , and we look not to the question , whether he , himself , have , or have not , children to be benefitted by the education , for which he pays . We regard it as a wise and liberal system of police , by which ...
... proportion to his property , and we look not to the question , whether he , himself , have , or have not , children to be benefitted by the education , for which he pays . We regard it as a wise and liberal system of police , by which ...
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abstract academies acquired adopted advantages afford aforesaid application appropriations arithme arrangement attention better branches called character ciples class of schools Colburn colony Connecticut connexion constitute Constitution of Massachusetts dollars elementary encouragement England English language essential examples exertions facts free schools fund geography give grammar schools hundred families important improvement inductive institutions interest intuitive knowledge ject knowledge land language Latin languages liberal manner Massachusetts Bay mathematicks means ment method never object operation particular patronage peculiar Pestalozzi philosophical ples Plymouth portunities powers precisely prejudices present primary schools principles of instruction proportion Province Charter province of Main publick pupil qualifications question reason rience rivers Rule of Three school books school master schoolmaster selectmen small numbers studies system of Arithmetick taught teach teachers thing tion town or district whole WILLIAM PRESCOTT Yale College young learner young mind youth