Henry Barnard was "one of the men who revitalized the American common-school system", and as such, he is clearly worthy of a biography. Not only was his service a noted one to elementary education, but as college president and as the organizer of the United States Bureau of Education his activity also touched other parts of the country's educational development. If he left untouched any field of instruction in those various activities of his career, he certainly claimed the whole universe of education as his province through his editorship of the American Journal of Education. His great saying is worthy of remembrance that the country should have "schools good enough for the best and cheap enough for the poorest." This bulletin chronicles the life of Henry Barnard. Chapters include: (1) Early years and education (1811-1830); (2) Teaching, travel and law (1830-1837); (3) Member of the Connecticut Legislature (1837-1840); (4) Secretary of the Connecticut Board of Commissioners of Common Schools (1838-1842); (5) State superintendent of schools in Rhode Island (1843-1849); (6) State superintendent of education in Connecticut (1850-1855); (7) The American Journal Education (1855-1860) and the chancellorship of the University of Wisconsin (1858-1860); (8) Authorship (1860-1866) and presidency of St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland (1866-67); (9) United States Commissioner of Education (1867-1870); and (10) Last years (1870-1900). "Reminiscences of Henry Barnard" by David N. Camp is appended. [Best copy available has been provided.].

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Excerpt from Life of Henry Barnard, the First United States Commissioner, of Education Henry Barnard was "one of the men who revitalized the American common-school system" (Nation, Aug. 5, 1914, p. ITS), and, as such, he is clearly worthy of a biography. Not only was his service a noted one to elementary education, but as college president and as the organizer of the United States Bureau of Education his activity also touched other parts of our educational development If he left untouched any field of instruction in these various activities of his career, he certainly claimed the whole universe of education as his province through his editorship of the American Journal of Education. Like Nestor, he lived through two generations of men and (hen sat amid the third, which gladly did him honor. His great saying is worthy of remembrance that the country should have "schools good enough for the best and cheap enough for the poorest." "A man's life ought to be written only when he is a representative man, integrated with the life of the times, an enunciator of great thoughts, or one who has done wonderful acts," said President Francis L. Patton in a recent sermon. Judged by these canons, Barnards life should be written, for he comes within at least three of them. No one stood forth as a truer representative of the inquiring, eager, earnest spirit of the American nineteenth century, seeking to know what was true and to know how to attain success in encountering the problems of life. The especial thanks of the author are due to Dr. Barnard's daughters, who have given him access to their father's papers, permitting him to have full use of them. These papers are for the most part in the custody of the Watkinson Library, Hartford; and Mr. Frank B. Gay, the librarian, gave every courtesy needed, while they were being examined. Mr. David N. Camp, who so long was associated with Dr. Barnard, has contributed some interesting reminiscences, which are printed as an appendix. The statement of Rev. Anson P. Stokes, in his "Memorials of Eminent Yale Men," that "a life of Henry Barnard is a desideratum," was the first suggestion that this work be written. 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.