ENTERED according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by 

 W. S. W. RtrscHENBERGER, M. D., in the Clerk's Office of the Eastern 

 District of Pennsylvania. 



CHAMBER OF THE BOARD OF CONTROLLERS, 

 OF THE 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. 

 Philadelphia, December 14th, 1841. 



At a meeting of the Board of Controllers of the Public Schools 

 of the First School District, of Pennsylvania, held at the Con- 

 trollers' Chamber, on Tuesday, December 14th, 1841, it was 



RESOLVED : That the " First Book of Natural History, pre- 

 pared for the use of Schools and Colleges, by W. S. W. Ruschen- 

 berger, M. D.," be introduced into the Grammar Schools, to be 

 used therein at the discretion of the Visiting Committees. 



THOMAS B. FLORENCE, Secretary. 



From the minutes. 



STEREOTYPED BY J. FAG AN. 



PRINTED BY T. K. AND P. G. COLLINS, PHILADELPHIA. 



