6. Sarah Lancaster taught the younger children of both sexes the rudiments of learning, and other branches suitable to girls. 7. Rebecca Jones and Hannah Cathrall taught together in the same school, which was for girls, a large number of them poor. 8. A school for younger boys and girls of various societies was taught in Pine Street by Essex Flower. 9. Spelling and reading were taught the younger children by Ann Rakestraw. It appears from the meeting’s records that these masters and mistresses were all Friends, and that the schools which they taught were under the direction of the overseers of the public school.[213] Five years later another report was prepared and presented on the state of schools. At the later date several new names are found among the teachers.[214] [Sidenote: Schools and teachers reported in 1784] 1. The Latin and Greek Grammar School is under the direction of Robert Proud, the historian.[215] 2. John Todd still continues in his old place. 3. Isaac Weaver teaches boys reading, writing, and arithmetic. 4. Sarah Lancaster continues in her old position as teacher of young children. 5. William Brown, engaged in teaching a girls’ school. The five schools above mentioned were under the direction of the school corporation of overseers, and poor children were taught there free of expense. The committee also reported on five other schools, whose masters and mistresses were either Friends or made the professions of that religious society.[216] [Sidenote: Other schools reported] 1. Mary Harry, teaching in Charters Alley. 2. Joseph Clarke, teaching in the girls school. 3. Mrs. Clarke (wife of Joseph). 4. Ann Marsh, teaching about fifty girls. 5. Mary McDonnell, teaching fifteen children. [Sidenote: Richard Hartshorne superintendent of the new school established at Westtown] This report of 1784 is the best during the century which gives a clew to the members in the teachers’ ranks. The growth from a school employing one teacher to a system employing ten does not seem great when measured by our present standards of increase, but for that century it is significant of rapid growth. Many of the teachers were people of no great importance, whose names were probably never known outside of Quaker circles; others were distinctly well known. In 1799 we find one other Quaker schoolmaster mentioned, Richard Hartshorne. The idea of a boarding school for Friends’ children had received quite an impetus about 1791, due largely to the interest and influence of Owen Biddle,[217] and by 1799 the school was ready to begin operations.[218] Richard Hartshorne was chosen to serve as its first superintendent and with the permission of the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia moved to Westtown in 1799.[219] SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS [Sidenote: Three chief means of support]