HISTORY AND
REMINISCENCES Transcription by
Dorene Fox-Sprague
OF SCHOOL WORK
IN
CANTON, ILLINOIS
by Mrs. Mary J. F. Law
of Canton
pub. by Daily Register Press in 1894
Chapter 1: Introductory
Page 3
Chapter 2: Earliest Schools
Page 5
Chapter 3: Letters Relating to Early
Schools
Page 10
Chapter 4: Canton College
Page 16
Chapter 5: Other Early and Later Schools
Page 22
Chapter 6: Early Difficulties
Page 27
Chapter 7: Government, Discipline &
Mode of Teaching
Page 31
Chapter 8: Public School Buildings
Page 35
Chapter 9: Public Schools, Teachers, and
Public Money
Page 38
Chapter 10: Graded Schools, Teachers
and Salaries
Page 41
Chapter 11: Two Private Schools
& Kindergarten Work
Page 46
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Page 50
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