...prosperity and welfare of any people depend in a great measure upon the good education of their youth, &c., and qualifying them to serve their country and themselves...erecting public schools for the purpose aforesaid," &c. Proud,t • Proud'a History of Pennsylvania, Vol. I. p. 345. t Vol. I. p. 344. says that the poor...

...prosperity and welfare of any people depend, in a great measure, upon the good education of their youth, &c. and qualifying them to serve their country and themselves,...erecting public schools for the purpose aforesaid, &c." Proud says that the poor were taught gratis in this institution.* It is curious and instructive...

...and welfare of any people depend in a great measure upon the good • education of their y outh, &c., and qualifying them to serve their country and themselves...erecting public schools for the purpose aforesaid, "&.c. Proud, says that the poor were taught gratis in this institution. It is curious and instructive...

...prosperity and welfare of any people depend in a great measure upon the good education of their youth, <kc. and qualifying them to serve their country and themselves,...erecting public schools for the purpose aforesaid," <fec. To this gentleman's intelligent researches, we owe most of the information which is extant upon...

...writing, and learning of languages, and useful arts and sciences, suitable to their sex, age and°degree; which cannot be effected in any manner so well as...erecting public schools for the purpose aforesaid." &c. Printing was introduced into Pennsylvania so early as 1686; four years after the landing of William...

...any people depend, in great measure, upon the good educatio» of youth, and their early instruction in the principles of true religion and virtue, and...manner, so well as by erecting public schools for the purposes aforesaid ; therefore," &c. The first teacher of that seminary was George Keith, who afterwards...

...in reading, writing, learning of languages, and useful arts and sciences suitable to their age, sex and degree ; which cannot be effected in any manner so well as by erecting public schools for the purposes aforesaid." It thus appears that it was the design of the wise and virtuous Penn, and his...

...their early introduction in the principles of true religion and virture, and qualifying them to serv« their country and themselves by breeding them in reading,...manner so well as by erecting public schools, for the purposes aforesaid," &c. " For these laudable purposes, therefore, a number of the principal inhabitants...

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...of true religion and virtue, and qualifying them to serve their country and themselves, by educating them in reading, writing, and learning of languages,...manner so well as by erecting public schools, for the purposes aforesaid," &c.J Four years after the establishment of the school in question, or eleven years...