District School Journal, of the State of New-York, Volumes 4-6C. Van Benthuysen and Company, 1843 - Education |
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... interest in the forlorn establishment , to which they are doomed to send them . How dif ferent the case , if they could see their sons and daughters in the same school and class with those of the more distinguished families ; en- gaged ...
... interest in the forlorn establishment , to which they are doomed to send them . How dif ferent the case , if they could see their sons and daughters in the same school and class with those of the more distinguished families ; en- gaged ...
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... interest . We see with gratification , that the reports and discussions are published at length in the Yates County Whig . Its columns could not be devoted to a better object , than the diffusion of sound views on this neglect- ed but ...
... interest . We see with gratification , that the reports and discussions are published at length in the Yates County Whig . Its columns could not be devoted to a better object , than the diffusion of sound views on this neglect- ed but ...
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... interest in the people ; for greater faithfulness and efficiency in trustees ; for a wiser expenditure of the public money on teach- The committee can but think those who are ers qualified to educate the youth of a free na- petitioning ...
... interest in the people ; for greater faithfulness and efficiency in trustees ; for a wiser expenditure of the public money on teach- The committee can but think those who are ers qualified to educate the youth of a free na- petitioning ...
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... interest which it is not in the power of books to inspire . Their operation cannot , ex - perhaps , be better pointed out than by referring the reader to the peculiar interest and effect with which his own daily or weekly periodical is ...
... interest which it is not in the power of books to inspire . Their operation cannot , ex - perhaps , be better pointed out than by referring the reader to the peculiar interest and effect with which his own daily or weekly periodical is ...
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... interest in this great work . But it is now un- necessary , for nearly every county from Suffolk to Chautauque , has already entered the field , and more than one has announced its determi- of improvement . been received from the ...
... interest in this great work . But it is now un- necessary , for nearly every county from Suffolk to Chautauque , has already entered the field , and more than one has announced its determi- of improvement . been received from the ...
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Page 149 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 38 - ... then this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
Page 185 - ... accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in anything, he will be at best stationary, and more probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which Lucan ascribes to...
Page 76 - she will not, take it, and go immediately; I am in haste.' Perceiving me to be in earnest, he took it, and asked, ' What must I say ? ' I replied, ' You have nothing to say, the chip will say all I wish.
Page 6 - is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God, to which Satan is a bitter enemy; for it removes from the heart the weight of sorrows and the fascination of evil thoughts.
Page 118 - All the triumphs of truth and genius over prejudice and power, in every country and in every age, have been the triumphs of Athens. Wherever a few great minds have made a stand against violence and fraud, in the cause of liberty and reason, there has been her spirit in the midst of them; inspiring, encouraging, consoling; — by the lonely lamp of Erasmus, by the restless bed of Pascal, in the tribune of Mirabeau, in the cell of Galileo, on the scaffold of Sidney.
Page 135 - Any person working land under a contract for a share of the produce of such land, shall be deemed the possessor, so far as to render him liable to taxation therefor, in the district where such land is situate, and any person in possession of real property under a contract for the purchase thereof shall be liable to taxation therefor in the district where such real property is situated.
Page 182 - The amount of library money, therefore, under this provision, to which each district became entitled, was in proportion to the number of children between the ages of five and sixteen, residing therein, compared with the aggregate number in all the districts, and not in proportion to the adult population merely, or the whole population combined. The primary object of the institution of district libraries, was declared in the circular of Gen. Dix accompanying the publication of the act of 1838, to...
Page 118 - ... and when a credit shall be directed to be given upon such sale, for the consideration money, or any part thereof, the trustees are hereby authorized to take in their corporate name, such security by bond and mortgage, or otherwise for the payment thereof, as they shall deem...
Page 30 - ... there is, in every herd, one that gives directions to the rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted with a wide carnage.