The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1842 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1842

The information relating to the state of education, literary seminaries, and schools, is highly interesting; though less dis criminating than could he wished. A summary of the Statistics of Education may be seen on the 266th page. If the statements here given were the correct results of investigations pursued on a well digested and uniform plan, the information would be highly interesting. But it is manifest that it cannot be relied on as alto gether correct. In many of the States, common schools are supported by a public tax, or by funds provided by the public, for the education of all the children within the respective States. All the children, therefore, who are educated at these schools, are edu outed, so far as instruction is concerned, at the public charge. In relation to Massachusetts, it is stated, that there are scholars in common schools, and at public charge; and in relation to New Hampshire, where schools are supported in a similar manner, it is stated, that there are scholars in com mon schools, and only at public charge.

The Astronomical Department of this volume has been prepared by Professor Peirce, from whose reputation as a mathematician and astronomer the public will expect it to be done with ability and correctness.

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