Author: Dept of Education Puerto Rico

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9781330510247

Excerpt from Report of the Commissioner of Education for Porto Rico, 1903 Sir: I have the honor to submit my annual report on education in Porto Rico for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, prepared in pursuance of section 25 of the act of Congress, approved April 12, 1900 (31 Stat, 77), entitled "An act to provide revenue and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," and in pursuance of section 139 of the. Political Code of Porto Rico, approved March 1, 1902. Sir: I have the honor to invite your attention to section 25 of the act of Congress, approved April 12, 1900 (31 Stat., 77), entitled "An act to provide revenue and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," which provides as follows: "That the commissioner of education shall superintend public instruction throughout Porto Rico, and all disbursements on account thereof must be approved by him; and he shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, and make such reports through the governor as may be required by the Commissioner of Education of the United States, which shall annually be transmitted to Congress." I have to request that you will cause this matter to be brought to the attention of the commissioner of education with request that he will prepare and forward, through you for my consideration, at a date not later than October 1, 1903, a report of the educational matters pertaining to Porto Rico with which he is charged under existing laws. 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.