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Description and Holding Information
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Senate. Comm. on Education. Report on the memorial of the Trustees of Farmington Academy, 1863
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Forty-second Legislature. Senate. No. 11. The Committee on Education responded to a memorial from the Farmington Academy and a report from the
Superintendent, both on Normal Schools. It was very urgent to have a good supply of teachers; it was time for the State to step up. An Act for the
establishment of Normal Schools, 1863. The Governor was to set up a commission to select two schools to be normal schools in places where the locals would
provide suitable buildings, etc. It listed a two-year course of study, free tuition, open to all religions, but with a Christian focus. A graduate
had a certificate good for two years in any Maine school and owed two years of service the the State. At least one such school had to start in
August. There would be an appropriation of $6,000/year. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
Report : the committee on education, to which was referred the memorial of the trustees of Farmington Academy, asking for aid in establishing a normal school ... .
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OCLC Number:
1424624567
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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