. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. The King of Prussia Inn. In Ye Olden CHAPTER V. Schools and Educational Institutions. ?ROM the earliest time the evidence showed that thesettlers of Germantown paid close attention to theeducation of their children. In a missive dated August7, 1694, which was sent to Europe by Gottfried Selig,one of the band of Mystics who settled on the banks ofthe Wissahickon with Kelpius, is the following: We are now beginning to build a house there, and thepeople lend us all possible help. We place this to thecredit of the public good and expect n
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. The King of Prussia Inn. In Ye Olden CHAPTER V. Schools and Educational Institutions. ?ROM the earliest time the evidence showed that thesettlers of Germantown paid close attention to theeducation of their children. In a missive dated August7, 1694, which was sent to Europe by Gottfried Selig,one of the band of Mystics who settled on the banks ofthe Wissahickon with Kelpius, is the following: We are now beginning to build a house there, and thepeople lend us all possible help. We place this to thecredit of the public good and expect not a fools breadthon our own account, for we are resolved besides givingpublic instruction to the little children of this country, totake many of them to ourselves and have them day andnight with us so as to lay in them the foundation of astable permanent character. With them the beginningmust be made, otherwise there will be only mending andpatching of the old people. Francis Daniel Pastorius started a school in German-town about 1701; previous to this he taught school forthe Friends in P
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