This was fairly shown by the city of Toronto, where there were many wealthy men who objected to free schools, and where private and denominational schools were more popular than in any other part of Upper Canada.
Having provided that all youth should be instructed in the elements of learning by the institution of free schools, our ancestors had yet another duty to perform.
On this great truth, indeed, is founded that unrivalled, that invaluable political and moral institution, our own blessing and the glory of our fathers, the New England system of free schools.
Creation of a Superior Council of Education, elected by the School Committees, who are to organize the inspection and control of free schools and of official schools.
The Liberals early espoused the cause of free schools, modified tariffs, greater local autonomy, and liberal election laws.
Ten hours are spent in them, but all religious instruction is strictly forbidden, under the pretext that they are free schools, "open to children of all persuasions, without religious distinction.
The State, in creating free schools, is like the Turkish Bashaw's mode of making pork cheap.
Massachusetts began her existence with a system of free schools.
It is in this spirit that I now move to require a system of free schools, open to all without distinction of caste.
This only seemed to stir the opponents of free schools to renewed action, and they induced the next legislature to resubmit the question for another vote, in the autumn of 1850.
The friends of free schools were at first commonly regarded as fanatics, dangerous to the State, and the opponents of free schools were considered by them as old-time conservatives or as selfish members of society.
At first begun as free schools, [23] the expansion of effort was more rapid than the income from contributions, and a small tuition fee was in time charged.
The scattered condition of the population rendered difficult and greatly retarded the progress of free schools in the south.
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts, organized in London, England, in 1701, aided the colonists in the establishment of free schools, by sending them donations and supplies of bibles and testaments.
This fact has been rendered quite memorable, by the rather unenviable remark of Governor Berkeley of Virginia in 1670, to the effect, "I thank God, there are no free schools in Virginia.
The system of Free Schools is the life-blood of the nation.
Give us the Free Schools without Religion, rather than no Free Schools at all!
These facilities were provided in 1850; and for twenty-one years the question of free schools versus rate-bill schools (fees, etc.
The author's last visit to Marion -- interesting conversation on the importance of public instruction -- free schools shown to be a great saving to a nation.
But, from this shameful sight, turn again to the land of free schools; to Bunker's Hill.
The point we wish to emphasise here is that the official schools of the Church were always "free schools" in the sense of being free from payment.
In other words, our contention is that all the Church schools were "gratuitous" whether or not they were described as free schools.
Greeley, Horace, extract from Address of, on free schools, 267.
But more important still was the effort that was made about the same time for the establishment of free schools in Providence to be supported by taxation.
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