Register of approved applications to the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, 1851-1887.

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Register of approved applications to the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, 1851-1887.

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As part of its responsibility for the education and training of mentally retarded youth, the Commonwealth, pursuant to Resolves 1851, c 44, paid tuition costs for indigent families at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded (known until 1883 as the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth). The school in turn was to admit, at no charge, thirty indigent children approved by the governor. Applications filed by parents or guardians were forwarded to the governor for authorization upon recommendation by the secretary of the Board of Education. Authorized applications were recorded in this register by the state secretary. Entries document that the approved application was sent to the director of the school with a request for admission.

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