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... Ohio Free school books ... ... ... Decrease of private schools ... Schools attended by all classes Power of assimilation The work of the free school Roman Catholic parochial schools 81 84 ... 85 ... ... 85 ... ... 85 86 87 ... ... 1.0 ...
... Ohio Free school books ... ... ... Decrease of private schools ... Schools attended by all classes Power of assimilation The work of the free school Roman Catholic parochial schools 81 84 ... 85 ... ... 85 ... ... 85 86 87 ... ... 1.0 ...
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... Ohio Demand for compulsion in Indiana ... Missouri , Louisiana , California , and Nebraska Resolution of National Teachers ' Association Compulsion a question of time IV . RELIGION AND MORALS . ( a ) LAW AS TO RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION ...
... Ohio Demand for compulsion in Indiana ... Missouri , Louisiana , California , and Nebraska Resolution of National Teachers ' Association Compulsion a question of time IV . RELIGION AND MORALS . ( a ) LAW AS TO RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION ...
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... Ohio to the St. Lawrence , it has covered the land with a vast network of schools . " ( ) In the ten years which have elapsed since Bishop Fraser visited America , the Southern States have made a vigorous , and in part a successful ...
... Ohio to the St. Lawrence , it has covered the land with a vast network of schools . " ( ) In the ten years which have elapsed since Bishop Fraser visited America , the Southern States have made a vigorous , and in part a successful ...
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... ( Ohio ) , 1872 , says : " The necessity for more new buildings , having seating capacity of from five hundred to eight hundred pupils each , is pressing . A careful survey of the entire city will satisfy anyone at all familiar with its ...
... ( Ohio ) , 1872 , says : " The necessity for more new buildings , having seating capacity of from five hundred to eight hundred pupils each , is pressing . A careful survey of the entire city will satisfy anyone at all familiar with its ...
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... Ohio , Missouri , and some other States . ( 2 ) " Both the area and the population of a township vary indefinitely in the Eastern States . In the new States of the West the area of all townships is the same - thirty - six square miles ...
... Ohio , Missouri , and some other States . ( 2 ) " Both the area and the population of a township vary indefinitely in the Eastern States . In the new States of the West the area of all townships is the same - thirty - six square miles ...
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Page 19 - 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 146 - Act; but it shall not be competent for the said Board of Education to decide what version, if any, of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment, shall be used in any of the schools : Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to violate the rights of conscience as secured by the Constitution of this State and of the United States.
Page 152 - ... impress on the minds of the children and youth committed to their care and instruction the principles of morality, and justice and a sacred regard for truth; love of country; humanity and a universal benevolence; sobriety, industry and frugality; chastity, moderation and temperance; and all other virtues which ornament human society...
Page 165 - That religious instruction, and the reading of religious books including the Holy Bible, are prohibited in the common schools of Cincinnati, it being the true object and intent of this rule to allow the children of the parents of all sects and opinions, in matters of faith and worship, to enjoy alike the benefit of the common school fund.
Page 176 - I think, to justify the assertion that none are too old, too poor, too ignorant, too feeble, too sickly, too unqualified in any or every way to regard themselves, and to be regarded by others, as unfit for school-keeping.
Page 152 - ... virtues to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, and secure the blessings of liberty, as well as to promote their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices.
Page 146 - Religion, morality, and knowledge, however, being essential to good government, it shall be the duty of the legislature 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 164 - Our school system should be unsectarian. Its primary purpose is intellectual training. In its practical workings it has always been essentially secular, while its moral influence has been great and good. The Bible is generally read without objection in our schools. Much as I value its influence and desire its continued use, I oppose coercion, and advocate full religious freedom and equality.
Page 136 - Such a law would create a new crime. I reply, it ought to. To bring up children in ignorance is a crime and should be treated as such. As the most prolific source of criminality it should be under the ban of legal condemnation and the restraint of legal punishment.
Page 306 - weights and measures " taught in schools should be only such as are really useful ; such as Avoirdupois Weight, Long Measure, Liquid Measure, Time Table. Square and Cubical Measures, and any measure which is connected with the industrial occupations of the district.