... to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.30 29 John Adams, Works (CF Adams, edit., Boston, 1851-1856), IV, 302, in footnote, so American Academy... Annual Report - Page 1508by United States. Office of Education - 1896Full view - About this book
| Sidney Willard - College teachers - 1855 - 380 pages
...manufaetures, and eommeree ; and, in fine, to eultivate every art and seienee whieh may tend to advanee the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." But the artieles in its publieations have eonsisted mainly of astronomieal nnd mathematieal eommunieations... | |
| Education - 1858 - 300 pages
...geographical observations ; and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce; and, in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." The qualification for membership being of a very high order, the number of members is necessarily restricted,... | |
| 1867 - 184 pages
...geographical observations ; improvements in arts, agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. In fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interests, dignity and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." Since its organization... | |
| Essex Institute - Essex County (Mass.) - 1879 - 356 pages
...under the name of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences." The duty especially assigned them was ; "to cultivate every art and science which may tend. to advance the interest, honor, dignity, aud happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people." Among the names of the founders of the Academy,... | |
| Massachusetts. Board of Education - Education - 1877 - 626 pages
...geographical observations ; and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce ; and, in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." In a few months after this Act of incorporation was granted, the statutes were formed, the body became... | |
| Justin Winsor - Boston (Mass.) - 1881 - 786 pages
...geographical observations, and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce ; and, in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." The address closed with a prophetic vision of what some American Livy or Thucydides might say when... | |
| 1881 - 898 pages
...geographical observations; and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce; and in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." The former Presidents of the Academy were Governor Bowdoin, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles... | |
| Justin Winsor - Boston (Mass.) - 1883 - 754 pages
...geographical observations, and improvements in agriculture, arts, manufactures, and commerce ; and, in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people." The address closed with a prophetic vision of what some American Livy or Thucydides might say when... | |
| Colonial Society of Massachusetts - Local history - 1913 - 634 pages
...nothing specific is said about the English language, though the final words of the section are: "in fine, to cultivate every art and science which may tend...happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people." It is evident, however, that that particular subject had been brooding in Adams's mind, for in a letter... | |
| United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1896 - 1270 pages
...ARTS AND SCIENCES. NEW HAVEN, CONN. Organized March 4, 1799 ; incorporated October, 1799. Objects. — "To cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest and happiness of a free and virtuous people." Officers elected October, 1790.— Rev. Timothy Dwight,... | |
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