KOSCIUSCO SCHOOL.
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An institution under the title of the Kos
cioSko School is about to be established near
Newark, n. ]. IT has been organized at a
recent meeting OF the trustees Of the African
Education Society in that place. The nten-
tion is to appropriate the Kosciusko fund,
and to raise similar endowment The orr
gin of the Koscihsko fund and consequently
Of the name of the school, is explained in the
New York Observer as follows: THAT dis
tinguished champion of civil liberty on his
last visit to the U. 5. left in the hands of his
friend and compcer in patriotism, the vene-
rable Thomas Jefferson, his last will and
testament, of,which. Mr.. Jefferson was APP
pointed the executor BY this will he gave
TO Mr. Jefferson fund, the available amount
OF which, at this time, will be about s. l3, 600
to be employed i'll liberating ensavcd Afri.
cans, and bestowing upon them such an edu-
cation, 'as (to use his own words) would
make them better fathers, better mothers


better sons and daugthers.' The illustrious
and lamentcd executor, in his life time, in
trusted the management and application o
this sacred fund to Benjamin l.. Lear, Esq


of Washington City, and one of the Board o.


Trustees and we are authorised to State. that


the appropriation of the fund upon the prin.
ciplcs recommended at the above meeting


and adopted by the above trustees received


the decided appreciation of Mr. Jefferson"


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