Excerpt from Twenty-Ninth Annual Report, 1881 The summary of the extent of the Library collections, and their work for the past year, is herewith presented. Such comments as appear to be needed are subsequently added. 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.

Excerpt from Eleventh Annual Report, 1881 AN aci' to provide for the establishing of a Department of Geology and Natural History in this State. 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.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the National Board of Health, 1881 The following statement of expenditures for the year ending J une 30, 1881, is respectfully submitted. Statement of the expenditures of the National Board of Health for the year ending June 30. 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.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston: 1881 The annual report, whose preparation the School Committee of Boston entrusts to a portion of its members, has long since ceased to be the sole avenue through which the citizen learns what the public schools are doing. The newspaper is in the land, dealing out facts and opinions with regard to every subject of human concern; and so conspicuous and costly an interest as the school system must needs be a fruitful theme for discussion, as well in editorial columns as in that part of the paper which invites the exercise of unlimited liberty of letter-writing. The plans of those who administer the school system, their achievements, and their failures, are steadily unfolded and dissected before the public eye; often with great intelligence and fairness, sometimes with the dogmatism of partisan bias, and almost always with entire intrepidity, as becomes those who are supposed to represent a public sentiment, which, having delegated to certain trustees the sacred charge of the education of its youth, expects them to be always ready to make full and just account of this stewardship. 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.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances: For the Year 1881 Note 3. - The temporary loan, per act of July 11, 1862, is inclu ed in t e 4 per cents. From 1862 to 1868, inclusive, with the exception of the amount outstanding for August 31, 1865, this being the date at which the ublic debt reached its highest point. This loan b'ore interest from 4 per cent. To 6 per cent, and was redeemable on ten days' notice ulteli1 thirty days; but being constantly c anging, it has been considered more equitable to include the whole amount outstanding as bearing 4 per cent. Interest on an average or t e year. 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.

Excerpt from Annual Reports of the President and Treasurer of Harvard College, 1881-82 The changes introduced into the scheme of elective studies, due largely to the adeption of the two measures described above, but partly also to other causes, were numerous and important. The courses designated in the foregoing table as Greek 3, Latin 4. 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.