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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BtJONAPARTE LAMAR
years after they have arrived at the age of 15. Students may be admitted to the Academies on examination by the Teacher, and one or mor.e of the Trustees. . No Academy or School shall be entitled to any portion of the Edu- catioill funds for its support that shall employ any other than a Teacher regularly licensed by the Board of Visitors, if he be the Teacher of an Academy, or by the Board of Trustees of an Academy, if he be the Teacher of a common School, and after the expiration of six years, none shall be thus licensed who have not pursued a regular course of instruction in the institutions of the C01Untry as provided in their departments. The Trustees of each School shall be elected annually by the sub- scribers thereto & shall make semiannual examination of their Schools [ ] of the board of visitants. Each Academy & School sp.all be provided with a good farm, and the Superintendent thereof shall keep a boarding house for the schol- ars, at such price and under such regulation as the Trustees of said Academy or School may prescribe. Such Sir is a brief and general outline of the plan which has appeared to me most feasible and best adapted to the conditions of this Country. Being well assured that you have made it a subject of deep consideration, the foregoing plan is submitt[ed] with mu~h deference and a hope that some of the suggestions [may] coincide with your views, though perhaps they may offer nothing which has not already had your consideration. I have the honor to subscribe myself with sentiments orf respect & consideration Your obedient sC1rvant
A. J. Yates [rubric] Houston l\Iarch 4th. 1839.
[Endorsed]
[Addressed]
A J Yates l\Ich 1st. 1839
His Excellency
Mirabeau B. Lamar President of the Republic of Texas Houston
Education
On Education
No. 1100
1839, Mar. 5, DAVID CAMPBELL, GOVERNOR'S HOUSE, RICH- · MOND VIRGINIA TO l\HRABgAu BruoNAPARTE] ' LAMAR, HOUSTON [TEXAS] Introducing Alexander C. Macfarlane. A. L. S. 2 p. No. 1110 1839 Mar. 5, H. 'THOMPSON, [HOUSTON], TO l\L B. LAl\IAR, [HOUSTON] Burnet has been closeted for three days with l\Ioore (Editor) - The game is a constitutional check by an advised Senate. I am not
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