The Journal of Education for Upper Canada, Volumes 3-4J. H. Lawrence, 1850 - Education |
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... remarks . The first is , that no feeling of discouragement should for a moment be yielded to , in consequence of any ... remark is , that all friends of education should continue to guard against the admission of anything like a ...
... remarks . The first is , that no feeling of discouragement should for a moment be yielded to , in consequence of any ... remark is , that all friends of education should continue to guard against the admission of anything like a ...
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... remarks were made by the Covernor of the State in his Message at the opening of the Legislature , the 1st in- stant ; and we hope the subject of Common Schools will soon oc- cupy an equally prominent place in similar Canadian documents ...
... remarks were made by the Covernor of the State in his Message at the opening of the Legislature , the 1st in- stant ; and we hope the subject of Common Schools will soon oc- cupy an equally prominent place in similar Canadian documents ...
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... remarks ; and by the dispatch with which you bring your school into good order . Every thing depends upon the first impression . Children are shrewd observers , and their first impression is frequently the most enduring . 2. Do not go ...
... remarks ; and by the dispatch with which you bring your school into good order . Every thing depends upon the first impression . Children are shrewd observers , and their first impression is frequently the most enduring . 2. Do not go ...
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... remarks the vicis- situdes of fortune , and how quietly prosperity may be succeeded by a fall , can alone appreciate that property of the mind by which it becomes elevated in triumph , and extracts from adversity its hidden jewel . The ...
... remarks the vicis- situdes of fortune , and how quietly prosperity may be succeeded by a fall , can alone appreciate that property of the mind by which it becomes elevated in triumph , and extracts from adversity its hidden jewel . The ...
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... remarks and views on this subject , are respectfully referred to the following remarks from the last official report of the Superin- tendent of Schools for the State of New York , laid before the Legislature on the 1st of the present ...
... remarks and views on this subject , are respectfully referred to the following remarks from the last official report of the Superin- tendent of Schools for the State of New York , laid before the Legislature on the 1st of the present ...
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Page 38 - Be it a weakness, it deserves some praise, We love the play-place of our early days. The scene is touching, and the heart is stone That feels not at that sight, and feels at none.
Page 37 - At Lincoln Cathedral there is a beautiful painted window, which was made by an apprentice out of the pieces of glass which had been rejected by his master. It is so far superior to every other in the church, that, according to the tradition the vanquished artist killed himself from mortification.
Page 7 - He is nature's fresh picture newly drawn in oil, which time, and much handling, dims and defaces. His soul is yet a white paper unscribbled with observations of the world, wherewith, at length, it becomes a blurred notebook.
Page 84 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Page 21 - He paused, as if revolving in his soul Some weighty matter, then, with fervent voice And an impassioned majesty, exclaimed — " O for the coming of that glorious time When, prizing knowledge as her noblest wealth And best protection, this imperial Realm, While she exacts allegiance, shall admit An obligation, on her part, to teach Them who are born to serve her and obey ; Binding herself by statute to secure For all the children whom her soil maintains The rudiments of letters, and inform The mind...
Page 69 - ... would in due time produce all the rest and which, if it be not got and settled so as to keep out ill and vicious habits, languages and sciences and all the other accomplishments of education will be to no purpose but to make the worse or more dangerous man.
Page 96 - PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with Thy most gracious favour, and further us with Thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy holy Name, and finally by Thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 43 - The supreme executive power shall be vested in a. President, who shall be elected by the people, and shall hold his office for the term of two years.
Page 7 - His hardest labour is his tongue, as if he were loath to use so deceitful an Organ; and he is best company with it when he can but prattle. We laugh at his foolish sports, but his game is our earnest; and his drums, rattles, and hobby-horses, but the Emblems and mocking of man's business.
Page 137 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, — act in the living present! Heart within, and GOD o'erhead!