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given for the purpose has all disappeared and is
mostly spent, so that it falls somewhat short; and
nothing permanent has as yet been effected for this
purpose."

The first schoolmaster sent to New Netherland
arrived in 1633 at the same time as Bogardus, and
represented the cause of education even less credit-
ably than did the bibulous domine that of religion.
Adam Roelantsen was twenty-seven years old
when he was sent over seas as instructor of youth
in the colony, and he was as precious a scoundrel as
ever was set to teach the young. He eked out his
slender income in the early days by taking in
washing or by establishing a bleachery, which must
be noted as one of the most creditable items in his
scandalous career. He was constantly before the
local courts of New Amsterdam, sometimes as
plaintiff, sometimes as defendant, and finally he
appeared as a malefactor charged with so grave an
offense that the court declared that, as such deeds
could not be tolerated, "therefore we condemn the
said Roelantsen to be brought to the place of exe-
cution and there flogged and banished forever out
of this country." Apparently, on the plea of
having four motherless children, he escaped the
infliction of punishment and continued alternately