Sanderson documents

Sister M. Cole. died Oct. 25th on Sat. at 9 'oclk [o'clock] 30 min in the house of Mrs. E. McKonkey No. 158. Sonora St. Stockton

By request of Creditors J. B. Sanderson made application to the Probate Court for letters of Administration upon the Estate of Margaret Cole deceased.

To this course I was also advised by Hall Esq. whom I consulted Sat Nov. 1. 1873.

I saw Judge Green, who set Sat. Nov. 22. at 12, N. for a hearing of the application.

At the appointed time Sat. Nov. 22, Judge Green issued letters of administration to J. B. Sanderson and ordered him to procure two Bondsmen, and have them qualify __ i.e. take the oath __ and give Bonds in the sum of $1,400 -- to see that J. B. Sanderson faithfully and justly discharge the duties of Administrator as above. Also three persons -- residents of Stockton, and property holders __ Realestate __ be appointed, to qualify and appraise the estate to be administered upon

William Robinson and Wm W Lee Bondsmen Wm Robinson. Wm Hyer. & Ried Minor - Appraisers.

"Assiduous and indefategable application to reading made a considerable part of the Greek education, and in this one biographer (Plu tarch) seems to have exerted the greatest industry. ---

The number of books he has quoted, to which he has refered [referred], and from which he has written -- seems almost incredi ble. when it is consider ed the art of printing was not known in his time." ---

See p. XIII -

Plutarch was teacher to Trajan. Seneca to Nero. Socrates of Alcibiades

Plutarch says that he studied philosophy under Am. monius at Delphi. (Grecian Peninsula) A.D. 69. 2 "The severity of his school discipline seems rather of the Stoic cast, but it is most probable that he belonged to the Academicians, for their schools, at that time, had the greatest reputation in Greece." ___ ___________________ 1 "Our master (says he) having one day observed that we had indulged too luxuriously at dinner, at his afternoon lecture, ordered his freedman to give his own son the discipline of the whip in our presence. The philosopher all the while had his eye upon us, and we knew well for whom this example of punishment was intended"

Messrs. Langhorne. John Langhorne and William Langhorne

comment thus upon this passage of Plutarch

"It was a happy circumstance in the discipline of those schools that the parent only had the power of corporal punishment; the rod and the ferula were snatched from the hand of the petty tyrant: his office alone was to inform the mind: he had no authority to dastardize the spirit: he had no power to extinguish the generous flame of freedom, or to break down the noble independency of soul, by the slavish, debasing and degrading application of the rod."

"This mode of punishment in our public schools, is one of the worst remains of barbarism that prevails among us. Sensible minds, however volatile and inattentive in early years, may be drawn to their duty by many means which shame, and fears of a more

1 (centered) Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: After several years of effort, by public meetings, resolutions, memorials to The Board of Education, private interviews with its members, in all of which, better School accommodations, facilities for the more thorough education of our children has been the aim, --

The Board of Education of 1863, and 64, have, in this pleasant locality, erected this beautiful house, so well arranged for the convenience, comfort, health and instruction of our children.

Honor to you, Gentlemen of The Board: Permit me to say frankly, -- You have done, are doing much, to advance the Cause of Public Instruction: But I think you will have done no Act, during your term in office. that, at last will be more honorable to you, at which you will feel a deeper glow of pleasure, than the erection of this School House for the Colored Children of this City.