text_original: ^ But, although under the Acts of 1868 and 1869 existing educa  tional funds were applied to better purposes, little was done to  wards evolving a coherent system of secondary education for the nation at large.
text_transcription: BUT ALTHOUGH UNDER THE ACTS OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT AND EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FUNDS WERE APPLIED TO BETTER PURPOSES LITTLE WAS DONE TOWARDS EVOLVING A COHERENT SYSTEM OF SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE NATION AT LARGE
phonemes: bˌʌt, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈækts ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ ˈɛdʒuːkə ʃənˈæl fˈʌndz wɜːɹ ɐplˈaɪd tə bˈɛɾɚ pˈɜːpəsᵻz, lˈɪɾəl wʌz dˈʌn tə wˈɔːɹdz ɪvˈɑːlvɪŋ ɐ koʊhˈɪɹənt sˈɪstəm ʌv sˈɛkəndɚɹi ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɚðə nˈeɪʃən æt lˈɑːɹdʒ.