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Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrasesAcademy agriculture alumni American annual appointed assembly Bishop board of trustees building Castle County chair chapel charter chemistry Church colony commencement committee conference Conn Connecticut Records corporation County course Cumberland University degree Delaware College divinity elected endowment English erected established faculty founded Freshman fund gave gift given Governor graduated grammar granted Greek Hall Hartford Haven Henry institution instruction instructor J. L. Kingsley James John Judge junior laboratory land later Latin lectures legislature Lindsley literary mathematics natural philosophy Newark Academy number of students philosophy President Dwight Prof professor professorship pupils rector resigned rooms scholars scholarship seminary senior Sheffield Scientific School Society South teachers Tennessee theological tion town tuition tutor United United States Senator University of Nashville Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University voted Wesleyan Willard Hall William Wilmington Yale Annals Yale Book Yale College Yalo York Popular passagesPage 24 - That all children within this province, of the age of twelve years, shall be taught some useful trade or skill, to the end none may be idle; but the poor may work to live and the rich, if they become poor, may not want. Page 24 - Here in the body pent, Absent from Him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. My Father's house on high, Home of my soul ! how near, At times, to faith's foreseeing eye, Thy golden gates appear! Ah! then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above! Page 17 - ... such per cent, as may be granted by Congress on the sale of lands in this State, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest of which, together with all the rents of the unsold lands, and such other means as the Legislature may provide, shall be inviolably appropriated to the support of Common Schools throughout the State. Page 87 - Congress, according to the census of 1860, for the "endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, ... in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life. Page 66 - State which may take and claim the benefit of this act to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts... Page 117 - ... the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts . . . in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life. Page 14 - I have given up my whole soul to Greek learning," he writes, "and as soon as I get any money I shall buy Greek books — and then I shall buy some clothes. Page 105 - Scandinavians may have reached the shores of Labrador; the soil of the United States has not one vestige of their presence. Page 25 - I recommend the useful parts of mathematics, as building houses or ships, measuring, surveying, dialling, navigation ; but agriculture is especially in my eye: let my children be husbandmen and house-wives ; it is industrious, healthy, honest and of good example : like Abraham and the holy ancients, who pleased God and obtained a good report. Page 15 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein... Bibliographic information |