Am. Wk. Mer.—_American Weekly Mercury._ Col. Rec.—_Colonial Records of Pennsylvania._ G. S. P. P.—_Genealogical Society Publications of Pennsylvania._ H. S. P.—_Historical Society of Pennsylvania._ Min. Mo. Mtg.—_Minutes of the monthly meeting._ Min. Prep. Mtg.—_Minutes of the preparative meeting._ Pa. Gaz.—_Pennsylvania Gazette._ Pa. Ger. Soc.—_Pennsylvania German Society._ Pa. Mag. of Hist.—_Pennsylvania Magazine of History._ P. C. S. M.—_Penn Charter School Minutes._ Q. Mtg.—_Quarterly meeting._ Yr. Mtg.—_Yearly meeting._ Wk. Advt.—_Weekly Advertiser._ INDEX Abington, school land, 106; school, 106f. Ackworth School, 22. Aims of educ., 7ff., 36ff., 161, 268. Apprenticeship educ., recommended, 9, 85, 86, 159, 206. Attendance, 180, 185; in Negro School, 243f. Baptists, 5. Barclay, on educ., 31. Benezet, on educ., 31ff.; employed in Phila., 57-58, 216ff.; on keeping slaves, 235f. Biddle, 73. Birmingham, 131, 134, 163. Blue Hill, 151. Books, distributed, 24; used in schools, 109, 142, 193ff. Bradford, 123f., 134, 136ff. Bristol, school, 88. Buckingham, school, 95ff. Budd, educ. scheme of, 36ff. Buildings and grounds, 65ff.; interior of, 67ff. Byberry, school, 74ff.; report, 76f.; schoolmasters at, 224f. Chester, 148ff., 151. Chichester, 163. Children, apprenticeship of, 159; cared for by meetings, 122f., 141. Classic languages, 11, 59, 71; not _necessary_ for ministers, 31, 35. Clerkenwell, school at, 22. Committees, on schools, functions, 80, 168, 141, 143; school coms. appointed, 111, 116, 118. Concord, 162ff. Cox, criticism by, 26ff. Crouch, on educ., 34f. Curriculum, 190ff., 215, 270; Classical School, 196; English School, 197; Negro School, 192; Latin and Greek, 59, 71; letter writing, 191; mathematics, 30, 71f.; spelling, 192; subjects recommended, 29ff. Darby, 23f., 154ff. Discipline, 186, 223. East Bradford, 131. East Caln, 137f. Education, before the Quakers, 147; moral, 86; for Negro and Indian, 233ff., 269; practical, by apprenticeship, 9, 10; provided in Frame of Government, 42; public, recommended, 30; recommended by yr. mtg., 20ff., 109, 123, 174. English School, masters of, 222ff. Evening Schools, 187. Exeter, 79ff. Falls, 86ff. Fox, sketch of life, 2ff.; conclusions of, 4; educ’l creed, 7ff.; recommended schs., 10; educ. of ministers, 11f.; mo. mtgs. recommended, 16. Free Schools, 180. Germantown, 77ff. Girls’ School, 70, 213, 217. Goshen, 130ff. Gwynedd, 110, 113. Haverford, 162. Horsham, 114ff. Indians, educ. recommended, 8, 12, 37, 269; friendly relation with, 262; issue of rum to, 262; missionaries among, 263; aid requested by, 263; educ’l. work among, 263f.; occupations taught, 265.