Buy this book on-line Page, May H : Graded Schools in the United States of AmericaSwan Sonnenschein & Co in London, Macmillan in New York, 1894
Scarce First Edition of this seminal paper on the history of graded schools in the US. Pressure on working-class children to quit school to assist the household's need for income or labor was irresistible, both in times of economic depression and prosperity. Therefore, it was decided that school attendance must be made not only free but also compulsory if the majority of children were to be educated for an extended period of their lives. The establishment of COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE and free, graded schools in the United States took many decades to accomplish. Compulsory school attendance was first instituted by Massachusetts in 1852. The last state to pass a compulsory school attendance law was Mississippi in 1918. 71 pages in excellent condition. withdrawn from the Norman Williams Public Library with an engraved exlibris and a presentation card from the Gilchrist Trustees who funded the venture.. Book Condition: Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Page, May H : Graded Schools in the United States of America. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, fine bindings, rare books, livres d'occasion and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |