Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Education, 1859 In obedience to the requisitions of law the Board of Education respectfully submit to the legislature their twenty-second Annual Report. During the past year, the Board have endeavored to discharge with care and fidelity the various duties which the statutes of the Commonwealth require them to perform, in the different depart ments of popular education in the State of Massachusetts. 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 Report of the President of the Board of Education: And Fifth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Schools, for the Year Ending Feb 1, 1859 Both teacher and pupil, that the greatest amount of improvement might have been attained in the least possible time. 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 Fifth Annual Report of the President, Superintendent, and Secretary to the Board of St. Louis Public Schools: For the Year Ending July 1st, 1859 Primary and Grammar departments, a good English education, and through its High School, a more thorough preparation for the active business of life, or for a collegiate course; while, as providing a means to perpetuate itself, the Normal department is fully prepared to train its future teachers. 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 Thirteenth Annual Report Upon the Common School of New Hampshire: The Same Being the Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Education, June, 1859 At the Opening of the session, several committees on text-books were appointed by the Chair. The result of the action of the Board upon the reports of the different committees on this subject, may be seen in the list of text books recommended for the use of the public schools of the State. The following resolutions offered by Prof. G. W. Gard ner, were adopted at this meeting. 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 Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Education, 1866: Together With the Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board The establishment of this fund, thirty-one years ago, has been justly regarded as one of the most important educational meas ures ever adopted by the government of the Commonwealth. That it has been one of the most powerful instrumentalities in reforming and elevating the character of our schools there can be no question. It has been the means of securing from all the cities and towns the accurate and complete returns and reports, the great utility of which has already been noticed. It has been the means of securing obedience to important legislative require ments for the benefit of education, especially those respecting the length of schools, and the amount per scholar, to be raised by taxes; and while it has not been a substitute for local taxation, it has operated as a powerful agent in increasing it. And besides, it has afforded the means of defraying the expenses of all the institutions and agencies immediately under the supervision of the Board, and intended for the general benefit of the 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 Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Education: Together With the Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board; 1873-74; January, 1875 The Board of Education of the State of Massachusetts presents to the legislature its thirty-eighth Annual Report. 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.

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