Minutes of the Common Council of the City of Philadelphia: 1704-1776

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Page 527 - That the Youth of Pensilvania may have an opportunity of receiving a good Education at home, and be under no necessity of going abroad for it; Whereby not only considerable Expense may be saved to the Country, but a stricter Eye may be had over their morals by their Friends and Relations.
Page 528 - ... Instructions often deprave the Morals or corrupt the Principles of the Children under their Care. 4. It is thought that a good Academy erected in Philadelphia, a healthy Place, where Provisions are plenty, situated in the Center of the Colonies, may draw i6?
Page 654 - THOMAS PENN AND RICHARD PENN, Esquires, true and absolute Proprietaries and Governors in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware...
Page 528 - Schoolmasters in the Country, to teach Children Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and the Grammar of their Mother Tongue, and being of good morals and known character, may be recommended from the Academy to Country Schools for that purpose; the Country suffering at present very much for want of good Schoolmasters, and obliged frequently to employ in their Schools, vicious imported Servants, or concealed Papists...
Page 802 - To the Representatives of the freemen of the province of Pennsylvania, in general assembly met: The address of some of the people called Quakers, in the said province, on behalf of themselves and others.
Page 528 - That a number of the poorer Sort will be hereby qualified to act as Schoolmasters in the Country, to teach Children Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and the Grammar of their Mother Tongue, and being of good morals and known character, may be recommended from the Academy to Country Schools for that purpose...
Page 523 - ... frequent practice thereof, which, it was to be feared, would be attended with very mischievous effects — such as the encouragement of idleness, and drawing great sums of money from weak and inconsiderate persons, who are apt to be fond of such kind of entertainment, though the performance be ever so mean and contemptible...
Page 527 - Country; There being at present great Want of Persons so qualified in the several Counties of this Province. And this is the more necessary now to be provided for by the English here, as vast Numbers of Foreigners are yearly imported among us, totally ignorant of our Laws, Customs and Language. 3. That a number of the poorer Sort will be hereby qualified to act as Schoolmasters...
Page 529 - ... provided, and good Orders established, there is Reason to believe (from many former Examples in other Countries) that it will be able after a few years to support itself. , Some Assistance from the Corporation is immediately wanted and hoped for ; and it is thought that if this Board, which is a perpetual...
Page 523 - Entertainments tho' the Performance be ever so mean and contemptible. Whereupon the Board unanimously requested the Magistrates to take the most effectual Measures for suppressing this Disorder, by sending for the Actors & binding them to their good Behaviour, or by such other Means as they should judge most proper.

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