Lanterna Rally

Author: Thomas Everett Cochran

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-24

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781334758089

Excerpt from History of the Public-School Education in Florida: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Since 1911, when I went to one of the colleges of Florida as professor of Education, I have been very much interested in the public-school system of that State. In 1916 I began a detailed study Of its origin and growth, which has resulted in the preparation of this monograph. In making this investi gation, my point of view has been that of a student of education and educational conditions; and my purpose, to give an account of what has been accomplished in such a way that it will lead to a better understanding of present-day problems. The work has been prepared with the hope that it may be of real. Service in promoting public education in Florida. If, in only some small way, it will do this, I shall be more than gratified. The material for a study of this nature is found in a wide range of sources, and I gratefully record here my heavy ob ligation to those - too numerous to mention by name - who, have aided me in collecting this material. I also desire to ex press my thanks and acknowledge my great indebtedness to Dr. Frank P. Graves, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. W. N. Shea'ts, state superintendent of public instruction in Florida; to the former for first stimulating my interest in the history of education, and to the latter for furnishing me with; much valuable information, and to both for constant encourage ment and scholarly advice given throughout the entire investi gation. Finally, I gratefully acknowledge the many helpful suggestions from Professors Arthur J. Jones and Thomas Woody, of the University of Pennsylvania, who have read the entire manuscript and commented upon it to its betterment. They who have aided me, however, are in no sense responsible for the Opinions expressed, nor for any errors that may appear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.