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[Bob Womack]

According to THIS, the first school in the colonies was the Boston Latin School established in 1635 in Boston, Mass, beating Harvard College by a year.

William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, was established in 1693, again beating the date claimed for Maryland, this time by three years.

Bob

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[John Kepler]

Interesting list ...



Well, considering the fact that the Jamestown settlement was established in 1607 that would mean that 89 years elapsed before anyone started a school in any of the English colonies ... which cannot be correct.

VERY much correct! Virginia as a state did not have ANY compulsory public education until the beginning of the 20th Century. Education was the province of the church, not the state.

[Youngblood]

Yours is the first mention in-thread of "compulsory public education".

[John Kepler]

Does "King William" sound like a church?

FWIW, why are you arguing with me? Look the stuff up for yourself. I suggest you access and read several papers presented by Dr. David A, Rawson to the American Historical Review. Dr. Rawson is one of the acknowledged experts in early Colonial literacy and education (PhD William & Mary, Research Fellow CW Foundation). (He is also my best friend, was my undergrad "roomie", and Best Man at my wedding...I was one of his proof-readers.)

[southernfi]

Roosevelt hunted bear in Mississippi quite often. It was one of his favorite places east of the Mississippi River to hunt. The "teddy bear" hunt took place in Sharkey County. Holt Collier an exslave and Confederate veteran (6th TExas Calvary and later Forrest Cavalry) was the guide for the hunt. After some time of unsuccessful hunting, Holt caught a bear cub and tied it to a tree for Ted to shoot, which he refused. Being that Holt was a black man, and the times what they were, the news media didn't mention him. You can go to Amazon and get the book about him. Holt Collier: His Life, His Roosevelt Hunts, and the Origin of the Teddy Bear by Minor Ferris Buchanan