Download or read book A Study of the History of Education in Maine and the Evolution of Our Present School System (Classic Reprint) written by State Superintendent of Public Schools and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Study of the History of Education in Maine and the Evolution of Our Present School System No school system, however primitive, had at that time been established nor had any been attempted. How Brother Por mort went about his labors, what branches he taught and how long his labors continued, we are not informed, but this simple record marks the first attempt to inaugurate a system of educa tion in New England. In the same year was founded, through the efforts of Rev. John Cotton, the Boston Free Latin School. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.