Researched and compiled by William Heard Kilpatrick, this text was released by the United States Bureau of Education in Bulletin 1912, No. 12. It surveys the various schools establish by Dutch colonists in New Netherland beginning in the early 17th century and concluding with the advent of the American Revolution. The text is broken into fifteen chapters, most of which focus on a particular school (organized by location) or body of instructors.
Chapters include:
• Chapter I, “General Introduction,” pgs. 11-18
• Chapter II, “The Schools of the Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century,” pgs. 19-38
• Chapter III, “The Date of the First School in New Netherlands,” pgs. 39-50
• Chapter IV, “The Masters of the Official Elementary School at New Amsterdam,” pgs. 51-70
• Chapter V, “The Support and Control of the Official Elementary School of New Amsterdam,” pgs. 71-94
• Chapter VI, “The Latin School at New Amsterdam,” pgs. 95-109
• Chapter VII, “The Private Schoolmasters of New Netherlands,” pgs. 110-118
• Chapter VIII, “The Schools of the Dutch Villages of New Netherlands,” pgs. 119-141
• Chapter IX, “The New York City School, 1664-1674,” pgs. 142-146
• Chapter X, “The School of the Reformed Dutch Church of New York City, 1674-1776,” pgs. 147-159
• Chapter XI, “The School at New Haerlem After 1664,” pgs. 160-165
• Chapter XII, “The Schools of Flatbush After 1664,” pgs. 166-200
• Chapter XIII, “The Schools of Other Dutch Villages After 1664,” pgs. 201-215
• Chapter XIV, “The Elementary School From Within,” pgs. 216-227
• Chapter XV, “Conclusion,” pgs. 228-230