Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . directors. And for these we need, per-haps not more, possibly only a better, use of /,s the money used, by the way? In what direc-tions liavc wv Ixcn heretofore extravagant? Xot yetin school-houses, for we i-emembcr that there are stillmany thousands of children without a chance to learnto r»ad ; not in repairs, for. bad as are the forty-liverented buildings, we are told that less than the usualaiuoimi (»f repairing was done, owing to the lessenedai)proj)riation of Councils for the purpose; not in theup
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . directors. And for these we need, per-haps not more, possibly only a better, use of /,s the money used, by the way? In what direc-tions liavc wv Ixcn heretofore extravagant? Xot yetin school-houses, for we i-emembcr that there are stillmany thousands of children without a chance to learnto r»ad ; not in repairs, for. bad as are the forty-liverented buildings, we are told that less than the usualaiuoimi (»f repairing was done, owing to the lessenedai)proj)riation of Councils for the purpose; not in theupper dei)artments, for the chairman of the High SchoolCommittee plaintively remarks: ••Tbe reduced api)ro-]>riations have cut down the facilities of the schooland the pay of the ))rofessors, until serious danger isthreatened to the institution. And the Presidentof the High School reports: The appropriation forapparatus, etc , was unfortunately reduced to a verysmall and Insutricient amount. Not in obeying theScripture injunction n\ regard to good instruction— i 7 «. imJM
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