A History of Education in Pennsylvania, Private and Public, Elementary and Higher
A History of Education in Pennsylvania, Private and Public, Elementary and Higher

Author: James Pyle Wickersham

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781016501460

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One Hundred and Fifty, Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)
One Hundred and Fifty, Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)

Author: William Riddle

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9781330833247

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Excerpt from One Hundred and Fifty, Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania The expansion and development of the course of study, the diverse personalities of the teachers, the political and personal changes in the school hoard, the financial administration of the system, the relation of directors to teachers and schools, of teachers to pupils and parents; and of this branch of popular government to other departments of civic life and municipal development will he reviewed. The conscientious aim of the author will he to relate all the important events and to tell faithfully the story of education in Lancaster. The work, it is hoped, will he of permanent value, being written not as a financial venture, hut rather as a gratuitous contribution to local history." In how far the author has fulfilled his mission, after a year of search and research among more than five thousand pages of time-worn records of other days, is for the intelligent, sympathetic reader to determine. As the free school system is the common heritage of all, so this work has been written to meet every phase of public opinion, with the hope, that sufficient of value may lie gleaned from its pages to cause the reader to appreciate more fully the manifold blessings which the free schools have so bountifully provided for the youth of our city, county and state. To the Lancaster City School Board who gave the author substantial aid, as well as to all our friends who have given encouragement in the preparation of this work, we extend our hearty thanks. 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.