The American journal of education Volume 15 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ... stitutions intended for the upper classes;" but Brougham proved the reverse in his letter to Romily, as may be seen from the following extract: "For as often as we examined any establishment, the production of the charter or statutes proved that it was originally destined for the education of the poor. 'One free school for the instructing, teaching, maintenance, and education of Poor Children and scholars,' says the charter of the 'Hospital and free Grammar School in the Charter House. 'Pauferes et Indigents scholares,' say the statutes of Winchester College,' Unum Collegium perpetuum Pauperim Et Indigentium scholarium Cantabrigiae, et quoddam aliud collegium perpetuum Aliorum Paupkrum Et Indigentium scholarium Etonia?,' says the statutes which founded King's College, Cambridge, and Eaton College; and they further require the scholars to take a solemn oath, that they have not five mares (£3, G.,) a year to spend. The Westminster statutes expressly prohibit any boy being elected on the foundation,' who has, or at his father's death will inherit, a patrimony of above ten pounds.' The same poverty is the qualification required by the statutes of Trinity College, Cambridge; the scholars are there called 'Pappereb,' and, in choosing them, where other merits are equal, the preference is ordered to be given ' iNon.e' In choosing the fellows of St. John's College, a preference is prescribed in favor of the most deserving,' et inter hot. Wit qui I.vdigentiores fuerint;' for scholars, the 'inopes' are directed to be preferred, and an oath of poverty, similar to that of Eaton and Winchester, is solemnly taken." The whole matter, as it stood between the rich and poor, was thus placed in a clear light. The facts stated by Brougham could...