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visitor is forcibly struck with the order, beauty, and 

 cleanliness wbich reigns throughout the whole. Each 

 of the children sits in an arm chair fastened to an iron 

 post, in front of which is a polished mahogany desk, 

 about two feet long, for each. There are in Worcester 

 nine Infant schools, six Primary, three Grammar, one 

 for colored children, and the Classical and High 

 school. The latter is open for the children of the 

 whole city, as soon as they are qualified for admission. 

 There is also, during the winter months, a school for 

 apprentices, and three evening schools for all, whether 

 children or adults, who wish to learn, and cannot 

 attend school during the day. The above schools are 

 all free. In addition to these schools, there are nu- 

 merous private schools. The appropriations for 

 support of schools for 1850, was $18,000, besides 

 about $10,000 for building new school-houses. The 

 Educational Institutions of Massachusetts are not 

 surpassed by any country in the world. It is a hard 

 ■thing to find an ignorant Yankee. The following are 

 the appropriations voted by the City Council of "Wor- 

 cester, for 1850 : — 



For Schools, $18,000 



" New School-Houses, 8,400 



Additional for Sammit St. School-House, 1,100 



Total for Schools and School-Houses $27,500 



