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THE

EDUCATION OF THE POOR

IN

ENGLAND AND EUROPE.

BY

JOSEPH KAY, B.A.,

OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,
TRAVELLING BACHELOR OF THE UNIVERSITY.

"See what a work the four and twenty letters have done for themselves in
Scotland-the natural enemies of vice, and folly, and slavery-the great
sowers, but the still greater weeders of the human soil."-CURRAN.

LONDON:

J. HATCHARD AND SON, 187, PICCADILLY.

University
MICHIGAN

LONDON:

G. J. PALMER, PRINTER, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.

TO THE SENATE

OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

GENTLEMEN,

WHEN the Master of Trinity did me the honour of recommending me to your notice, as a Candidate for the office I now have the privilege of holding under you, he informed me, that you would expect me to publish a Report of the results of my inquiries on the State of Primary Education in Europe.

I hesitated at first whether I should offer you this Report at the close of the period during which I shall have the honour of holding my present office, or whether I should present a separate Report at the end of each year's travels.

The progress which measures of economical legislation have recently made, has induced me to decide on the latter course, as I cannot but think it very necessary to press this subject on the attention of the Public, at a time when we are embarking in a course of legislation, which will render the adoption of some great system of education more imperative upon Government

than ever.

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