House No. 112

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Issuing body	Massachusetts. General Court
Contributor	Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee on Education
Contributor	Hopkins, Erastus, 1810-1872
Title	House No. 112
Date Issued	1848
Abstract	A pamphlet of the March 25, 1848 report made by the Joint Standing Committee on Education to whom was referred a request made by the president and fellows of Harvard College and the presidents and trustees of Williams College and Amherst College along with other petitions all requesting that state aid be given to these institutions. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by Erastus Hopkins. The report provides information on the request and on the three colleges including their current financial status and previous state grants received. Hopkins also discusses the role of the State in supporting higher education, the relation between colleges and common schools, and the relationship between the public and colleges. The Committee concludes that state aid to the colleges should be increased and an accompanying bill regarding the School Fund is included.
Physical Description	1 item (28 pages) ; 23 cm
Languages	English
Place of Manufacture	Boston (Mass.)
Genre	Reports
Genre	Pamphlets
Genre	Legislative acts
Subject	Amherst College – Finance
Subject	Education and state – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Amherst College – History
Part of	Amherst College Early History Collection
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 5 Folder 20
Rights	No Copyright - United States