New Jersey Geography, History and Civics, in Accordance With the Statute Passed at the Legislative Session of 1919: September, 1920

New Jersey Geography, History and Civics, in Accordance With the Statute Passed at the Legislative Session of 1919: September, 1920
ISBN-10
1330214099
ISBN-13
9781330214091
Category
Science
Pages
53
Language
English
Published
2015-06-26
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Authors
New Jersey, Dept, Of Public Instruction

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Excerpt from New Jersey Geography, History and Civics, in Accordance With the Statute Passed at the Legislative Session of 1919: September, 1920 The following became a law during the legislative session of 1919: For the elementary grades, a course in the geography, history and civics of New Jersey shall be provided, which course shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education; and the course thus prescribed shall be required in all public elementary schools and shall be taken by all pupils in the grade in which it is given. In accordance with the provisions of this statute, whose object is to make reasonably certain that pupils in our schools, before they leave the elementary grades, become familiar with the geography resources, history and civics of New Jersey, this outline has been prepared. New Jersey has a most important as well as most interesting place in the history of our country, and with this history all its citizens should be familiar. Its location in the important industrial section of the East, its unrivalled transportation facilities, its nearness to the large cities of New York and Philadelphia make it of great importance geographically. This outline should serve the purpose of: first, stimulating the pupils to a better knowledge of their state and its resources; second, arousing in them a higher sense of responsibility as its citizens of the future; and third, increasing their pride in their state. Many persons feel that the proximity of New Jersey to two great cities, with the business interests of so many of our citizens centered in those cities, causes a lessening of legitimate pride in the fine resources of the state. If this is true it is unfortunate. New Jersey is a splendid state. Its history is inspiring; its industries are enormous; its material assets of farms, gardens and beautiful hills are unusual; its coast is the playground of America. A state possessing these resources, with two of the great cities of America at its doors, has truly wonderful advantages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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