(3) One by Isaac Weaver consisting of about 28 boys, being limited to 10/ per quarter, 2/6 for pen and ink and 5/ a year for fuel, he takes no entrance fee and teaches reading, writing, and arithmetic, and is careful to keep good order in the school, also frequently brings his scholars to the meeting fifth day. (4) William Brown teaches girls reading, writing and arithmetic, language, 8 whole days at 30/ per quarter 14 in mornings 15/ per quarter 13 in afternoon 15/ per quarter and for some time has been in the practice of taking 7/6 entrance fee, except for those placed with him by the school corporation—he represents some difficulty in enforcing the rules and regulations provided for the schools on account of the greater number of his scholars children of persons not professing with us. (5) Sarah Lancaster has a school for young children of both sexes consisting of about 64 scholars of whom: 35 attend whole days at 15/ per Q. 18 attend, sent by school corporation, 10/ per Q. 11 attend half days, also sent by them, 7/6 per Q. Also pay for fuel. She teaches both sexes to spell and read and the girls to sew and appears to have an orderly school. In all the foregoing schools, which are under the direction of the school corporation, 41 poor children are taught at their expense. We also visited the following schools, the masters and mistresses of which are either members or make profession with our religious society, but are not immediately under the care of the board. (I give here only a digest of their report). (1) Mary Harry. School in Charters Alley; 15-16 children at 15/ per Q. Income is about 40 pounds per year. Not a Friend but attends our meetings. (2) Joseph Clarke. School in Fifth St.; about 30 girls. Curriculum—reading, writing and arithmetic. For 25 he receives 30/ per Q. and others gratis. (3) Mrs. Clarke (wife) and Joseph Clarke. Same house; 15-16 boys reading; and the girls, sewing at 15/ per Q. each; they try to attend our fifth day meetings. (4) Anna Marsh. 50 (approximately) girls and boys. Taught reading, and the girls, needlework; 20/ per Q. Each has a right of membership with Friends. (5) Mary McDonnell. 15 young children at 15/ per Q. In the most of the schools there are nearly one-half if not more of the children of the people of the societies and we wish Friends children may not be too frequently excluded for want of room, evident inconvenience being very observable in the present mixed state of schools, it is much to be desired that a more select mode of education could be effectually promoted; in the meantime it would be well that master be not too lax in the observance of the rules.[285] [Sidenote: Boarding school encouraged by Owen Biddle] [Sidenote: Approved by quarterly and yearly meetings]