Early Quaker education in PennsylvaniaWoody, Thomas
History
Early Quaker education in Pennsylvania
Woody, Thomas
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History; Society of Friends -- Education -- History; Thesis (Ph. D.)
As mentioned above, the second school in Upper Darby seems to have been
put into operation by 1798. The committee’s report, summarized, is as the
following.[719]
1. Schools kept as recommended by the yearly meeting since last
year.
2. Scholars’ learning has been inspected.
3. Schools have been visited.
4. Children of the poor and of others have been schooled.
5. Stock remains at £14/00/00 as last year.
Signed Truman Morris, John Hunt and Isaac Oakford.
[Sidenote: Support of schools by legacies]
As has been previously suggested the financial assistance to Darby
schools came in a very considerable measure from legacies, left from time
to time, but it was also necessary to use subscription and rate plans for
school support. The text of one of these bequests, as recorded in the
Darby records, is given below.
Likewise I give and bequeath to my friend John Griffith, Thomas
Pearson, and Samuel Bunting, all of Darby aforesaid, the sum
of £50, nevertheless my aforesaid gift and bequest to them is
only in trust, that they the said John Griffith, Thomas Pearson
and Samuel Bunting shall reconvey and receive from the hands
of my executors aforesaid the sum of £50 and when so received,
put out the said monies to interest on good securities with the
approbation of the monthly meeting of the people called Quakers
in Darby aforesaid, and at the risk of those benefitted thereby
and so from time to time forever, with the approbation of the
said meeting for the time being. To the intent and purpose
that by and out of the interests and profits thereof, they the
said John Griffiths ... pay for the learning to read and write
of such and so many poor Friends children in unity and church
fellowship with the said people and belonging to the said
meeting, as the said meeting shall order and appoint from time
to time forever, and when any of my said trustees shall die, it
is my will and mind that the said meeting shall appoint another
to succeed and so from time to time forever.[720]
[Sidenote: Radnor]
[Sidenote: A school mentioned in 1731]
Smith’s _History of Delaware County_ states that as early as 1788 there
was a school established at Radnor.[721] The first reference to a school
found in the Radnor Monthly Meeting’s records was in 1731.[722] At that
date Richard Harrison and some Friends
signified to this meeting in writing that the meeting appointed
last 7th month to be kept at the said Richard’s schoolhouse was
duly and religiously kept and further requested to be permitted
to keep an afternoon meeting ... which is allowed of and to be
at four o’clock.
[Sidenote: The poor educated]
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