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234 HOUSTON STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL.
is a large new building, with a play-ground round
it The basement floor, sunk below the level of the
street, is occupied by children from two to five or six
years of age. There are nearly 150 of them in one
apartment. It is low in the ceiling, and has no means
of ventilation except the windows. The children are
taught Wilderspin's exercises with the hands, marching
and singing, in addition to reading. In the floor
immediately above, are about 300 girls in one apartment.
They learn reading, writing, arithmetic, geography,
and, if inclined, drawing. The room is high
in the ceiling, and very light; and the girls looked
clean, animated, and healthy. They read and spelled
exceedingly well; but their book was Lindley Murray's
Sequel to the English Grammar, and the part
selected was the embassy of Coriolanus's wife and
mother to induce him to spare Rome. In looking
over the contents of their books, I could not help regretting,
that in a country where so many important
duties are devolved on women, and where they have
so little time, after they leave school, for acquiring
useful knowledge, some instruction more directly related
to their condition than is contained in these
works, should not be presented to them as part of
their education. The writing of the girls is excellent.
They are taught first on slates.
On the upper floor were about 300 boys, in a large,
well lighted apartment, which is also well ventilated
by means of large apertures in the ceiling. Their
appearance also was pleasing. They recited in geography
extremely well; but these children, from the
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/274/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.