. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and ghout the Union of drawuigschools for all classes of the of drawing are being intro-duced into our universities and colleges, anda higher standard is being everywhere setup in our seminaries of all grades. Schoolsof Design for women are springing up in ourlarger cities, and such an institution hasbeen in successful operation in connectionwith the Cooper Union of New York forthirteen or fourteen years past, under thehighest promise of successful result. Whenthe principles of art become uni
. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and ghout the Union of drawuigschools for all classes of the of drawing are being intro-duced into our universities and colleges, anda higher standard is being everywhere setup in our seminaries of all grades. Schoolsof Design for women are springing up in ourlarger cities, and such an institution hasbeen in successful operation in connectionwith the Cooper Union of New York forthirteen or fourteen years past, under thehighest promise of successful result. Whenthe principles of art become universallyknown to us, as we have good cause to be-lieve they soon will be, we shall realize thefact not only in the increased excellence andfame of our pictures and our sculptures, butin the higher beauty, utility, and value ofour manufactures and fabrics of all kinds,from the rarest luxury to the simplest articleof necessary use. In another and less ma-terial sense wo shall feel it and enjoy it, inbreathing the air of a more refined and morebeautiful social and national ^C£-)^i<i^ /^aAy?^ayi^/iLP EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL mSTITUTIONS. CHAPTER I. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THECOLONIAL PERIOD. INTRODUCTION. , The origin, nomenclature, and early pe-culiarities of the systems, institutions, andmetliods of instruction adopted in tlio origi-nal colonies, which now constitute a portionof the United States of America, will befound in the educational institutions andpractices of the countries from which thesecolonies were settled—modified b} the edu-cation, character, motives of emigration, andnecessities of the settlers themselves. The earliest eftbrt to establish an education-al institution in the English dominions inAmerica, was made under the auspices ofKing James I, and by contributions of mem-bers of the Church of England from 1618 to16-23. In a letter addressed to the Arch-bishops, he authorizes them to invite themembers of the Church throughout the king-dom to assis
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