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Anniversary Meeting Attacks Government Ed Plan At London Tavern
The first annual meeting of the voluntary education society was held at the London Tavern. Speakers led by B W Alexander and Joseph Sturge pressed for secular and religious education without state funding, criticizing government grants to National and Church schools and urging citizen control of schooling. The report noted £1,207 18s 1d raised, with £868 7s 7d in hand, and planned training schools for teachers.
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London Tavern
B . W. Alexander
Lawrence Heyworth
Esq
M.P
J. Burnet
J. H.hinton
F. Neller
B. Miall
Joseph Sturge
Stafford
Church of Christ
Church of England
Apsley
Bedfordshire
Szoxtrang
R. Nelson
West Kent Educational Society
West Indies
M. Peto
Joseph Strurtk
Enq
British and Foreign School Society
Birmingham
British and Foreign School
Regium Donum
Cesar
England
Sturge
Apatey Pexnatt, Esq
Joan Burnet
British and Foreign Bible Society
London Bridge
Lord John Russell
Gréy
London
Slaughter
Downing-street
Europé
Russia
Austria
France
Spain
Europe
John Russell
Norwich