A Digest of the Common School System of the State of New York: Together with the Forms, Instructions, and Decisions of the Superintendent; an Abstract of the Various Local Provisions Applicable to the Several Cities &c.; and a Sketch of the Origin, Progress, and Present Condition of the System |
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185 Form of tax list and warrant , 187 Warrants for collection of tax lists and rate -
bills , 188 4. Purchase , custody and sale of school - houses and sites , the repair
of such houses , and furnishing them with necessary fuel and appen . dages ...
185 Form of tax list and warrant , 187 Warrants for collection of tax lists and rate -
bills , 188 4. Purchase , custody and sale of school - houses and sites , the repair
of such houses , and furnishing them with necessary fuel and appen . dages ...
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These were the grcat ends proposed in the establishment of common schools by
law ; and under the wise and liberal policy of the legislature , these ends have
been so far accomplished as to warrant full faith in their final complete attainment
.
These were the grcat ends proposed in the establishment of common schools by
law ; and under the wise and liberal policy of the legislature , these ends have
been so far accomplished as to warrant full faith in their final complete attainment
.
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The sum distributed by the state is now too small , and the general fund can well
warrant an augmentation to $ 120,000 annually . “ Our system of instruction , with
all its numerous benefits , is still , however , susceptible of improvement .
The sum distributed by the state is now too small , and the general fund can well
warrant an augmentation to $ 120,000 annually . “ Our system of instruction , with
all its numerous benefits , is still , however , susceptible of improvement .
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Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to the best mode of providing for the
expense of giving instruction to all the children of the state , the success which
has attended our system warrants the conclusion that a public fund may be made
...
Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to the best mode of providing for the
expense of giving instruction to all the children of the state , the success which
has attended our system warrants the conclusion that a public fund may be made
...
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power also and are required to call annual and special meetings of the
inhabitants , to make out tax lists of all iaxes voted for district purposes , and
annex their warrant for the collection of the same ; to purchase or lease sites for
the school ...
power also and are required to call annual and special meetings of the
inhabitants , to make out tax lists of all iaxes voted for district purposes , and
annex their warrant for the collection of the same ; to purchase or lease sites for
the school ...
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Page 19 - Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human nature. Alas! is it rendered impossible by its vices?
Page 8 - By this act the sum of £20,000, or $50,000, was annually appropriated for five years " for the purpose of encouraging and maintaining schools in the several cities and towns in this State ; in which the children of the inhabitants residing in the State shall be instructed in the English language, or be taught English Grammar, Arithmetic, Mathematics, and such other branches of knowledge as are most useful and necessary to complete a good English education.
Page 36 - The first duty of government, and the surest evidence of good government, is the encouragement of education. A general diffusion of knowledge is the precursor and protector of republican institutions, and in it we must confide as the conservative power that will watch over our liberties and guard them against fraud, intrigue, corruption and violence.
Page 189 - If the sum of money, payable by any person named in such tax-list, shall not be paid by him or collected by such warrant within the time therein limited, it shall and may be lawful for the trustees to renew such warrant in respect to such delinquent person...
Page 37 - I consider the system of our Common Schools as the palladium of our freedom, for no reasonable apprehension can be entertained of its subversion, as long as the great body of the people are enlightened by education.
Page 65 - I do not hesitate, therefore, to- recommend the establishment of schools in which they may be instructed by teachers speaking the same language with themselves, and professing the same faith.
Page 29 - I am happy to have it in my power to Say that my worthy friend Cap! Lewis is recovering fast, he walked a little to day for the first time, I have discontinued the tent in the hole the ball came out...
Page 48 - The Long Vacation was at an end, and in that November, the prospectus of the new society was privately circulated. It said,—" The object of the Society is strictly limited to what its title imports, namely, the imparting useful information to all classes of the community, particularly to such as are unable to avail themselves of experienced teachers, or may prefer learning by themselves.
Page 186 - ... district, in the same manner as if the same had been authorized by a vote of...
Page 15 - Morality and religion are the foundation of all that is truly great and good, and are consequently of primary importance. A person provided with these acquisitions, is enabled to pass through the world respectably and successfully. If, however, it be his intention to become acquainted with the higher branches of science, the academies and universities established in different parts of the state, are open to him.
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| Title | A Digest of the Common School System of the State of New York: Together with the Forms, Instructions, and Decisions of the Superintendent; an Abstract of the Various Local Provisions Applicable to the Several Cities &c.; and a Sketch of the Origin, Progress, and Present Condition of the System |
| Author | Samuel Sidwell Randall |
| Contributor | New York (State) |
| Publisher | C. Van Benthuysen & Company, 1844 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 335 pages |
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