. History of the city of New York . y first Monday afterthe feast of St. Bartholomew and continue ten days. About that time, Jan Stevensen opened a small private school whichwas tolerably well patronized. The best families had generally theirown private tutors direct from Europe; but there were enough to supporta school besides, and the new teacher found himself ftdly was very earnest in the matter of providing means for theeducation of every child in the colony. He WTote to the West IndiaCompany several times on the subject of estal)lisliing a public school,which he said o
. History of the city of New York . y first Monday afterthe feast of St. Bartholomew and continue ten days. About that time, Jan Stevensen opened a small private school whichwas tolerably well patronized. The best families had generally theirown private tutors direct from Europe; but there were enough to supporta school besides, and the new teacher found himself ftdly was very earnest in the matter of providing means for theeducation of every child in the colony. He WTote to the West IndiaCompany several times on the subject of estal)lisliing a public school,which he said ought to be furnished with at least two good teachers. Herelated how, for a long time, they had passed round the plate amongthemselves, but had only built the school wdth Avords, for the moneythus collected was always needed for some other purpose. He expa-tiated upon the great necessity of instructing the youth, not only inreading and Avriting, but in the knowledge and fear of God. His sugges- 140 IIIiiTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW tioiis were treateil with marked respect by his employers, and in course of time met with a favorable response. The colony of Rensselaerswick had become, in the natural course of events, an indejKudent power; aiul all efforts on the part of thec()mj)any to induce the patron to cede tothem any of his rights had failed. Sucha power was looked upon as V(^ry injuri-ous to the interests of the province; and,since it could not be bought off, GovernorStuyvesant was instructed to circumscribeits jurisdiction as far as possible. The pa-troon, understanding what innnunities wereclaimed for manors and municipalities inEurope, would hold no fellowshi]) with aman who arrogated to himself supreme rul-ership in New Netherland, without projjcrregard for the feudal ])rivileges granted bythe charter of the conn)any. Brant VanSlechtenhorst was the chami)ion of theviews of the late Van Rensselaer, as well as of the riglits of the infant lord, and, being of a resolute t
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