Law of the State of Maine in Relation to the Education of Youth.

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Name/Title

Law of the State of Maine in Relation to the Education of Youth.

Entry/Object ID

2022.73.1

Scope and Content

"Published by Order of the Legislature for the Use of Schools." Published in Portland in 1826 and printed by Todd and Smith, Printers to the State. The small volume includes the text of several state laws relating to education passed in March 1821, February 1822, and February 1826.

Dimensions

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

4-1/4 in

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Cultural/Historical Context

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Laws of the State of Maine in Relation to the Education of Youth, 1826 published by order of the legislature for the use of schools Portland, printed by Todd and Smith, printer to the state Each school district in the state was to have three copies. Section 2 of the 1826 education law states, That it shall be the duty of the Presidents, Professors, and Tutors of Colleges, and the preceptors and teachers of academies, and all other instructors of youth, to take diligent care and exert their best endeavors to impress on the minds of children and youth committed to their care and instruction, the principles of piety and justice, and a sacred regard to truth, love to their country, humanity and universal benevolence; sobriety, industry, and frugality; chastity, moderation and temperance; and all other virtues which are the ornaments of human society: and it shall be the duty of such instructors to endeavor to lead those under their care (as their ages and capacities will admit) into a particular understanding of the tendency of the before mentioned virtues, to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, and secure the blessings of liberty as well as to promote their future happiness, and the tendency of the opposite vices to slavery and ruin.