Letters to the Hon. William Prescott, LL. D.; On the Free Schools of New England: With Remarks Upon the Principles of Instruction (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 30 янв. 2018 г. - Всего страниц: 132 Excerpt from Letters to the Hon. William Prescott, LL. D.; On the Free Schools of New England: With Remarks Upon the Principles of Instruction The system of free schools in New England, has long been the subject of almost unqualified praise; and'those, who have had largest experience of its excellence, have felt themselves privileged to be most eloquent, in setting it forth to the world. The great degree of complacency, with which we dwell upon this favorite institution, has drawn upon us some illnatured remarks from our less fortunate brethren in other sections of our country. They would, no doubt, be glad to beg a truce from the subject, even at the expense of believing all that has been said. And if no object were proposed, but a vain ostentation of some little advantage, which we may happen to possess in this respect, I should spare myself the useless task of saying more upon the subject. No trait in the character of our legisla tion, deserves more admiration, than the liberal and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
