Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-09
DELAWARE JouRM AL.
VIII; 5 !. I !. NSsa:3,!sSN.:
EpiAay, january 9, 1920.

I5ration Much has been said in this and other states,
upon the policy Of extending the benefits of education among
the people, and of establishing permanent system OF IN
strucon for all of the community Wrought to have
said necessityor of the policy there question 1t
would surely peruous undertake topove that in
strced and enlightened people constitutes the basis
upon which the prosperity and happiness of state rest
and that in of the people, it the primary duty
of the Legislature TO prepare the means of instruction and rem
der them accessible every individual Of the community
committed their charge has been truly said, that know
ledge is not only the power which preserves
the substance with the forms of freedom but it also the pow
e which enables people with territory and barren
soil to overcome the obstacles of and provide for them
selves the materials of wealth and greatness New England
owes it her excellent system of schools to the
knowledge which universally dllused though their medi
un the moral and industrious habits which their egit
mate FRUITS that with soil unbest by nature and limited in
extent she supasses all her neghbos in the wealth and pros
pey other people, the number OF her useful institutions, and
the moral order and republican equality of her social system
1t time that Delaware should avail herself of this the
certain which her circumstances Afford of nceas-
ing the prosperity and happiness of her citizens She has
school fund which has been accommodating for than thirty
years. and has reached which, after due
sileraion, fully believe would Justify the Legislature in
proceeding Immediately TO organise general system of
schools throughout the State That fund by the Auditors
report the General Assembly the of 1927 amount
ed the End Of December 1926 the of 1928 76S 49,
the two years which have since elapsed have added it,
probably, SIP 00O more and the income arising from il may
be fairly stated at $1,000 per We aware that
impression exists with of our leading citizens, that the
time has not yet arrived for the application of this fund that
it yet too limited in for the purpose for which it
designed and that it should be permitted to accumulate for
long period before the application OF should To
These recommend persa Of the synopsis, which ap
pend these remarks of the school system Of the
State of New York. extracted from the Pennsylvania Gezee
twill there be seen, that New York. with school fund which
yields annual income of $95O0O,suppots 1894 school dis
trcts which taught, in 1927 All 1856 children 1t is
true, the beay the legislatures annually required to
aid the fund in the education OF this podgous number of pu
pills: the whole sum in 1927 derived from the fund and the
State treasury 1922, 9951his is the whole amount
pended in the last year. in that state, for Schools
and unless be Proved that dollar is not of equal value
in Delaware the State of New York, that ncapa
bic of exercising the degree of management judgment
and economy organizing and conducting SYSTEM the state
shews that this State with the income of her schoo
fund Alone without any aid from the state treasury mpart the
blessings education to II 900 children which would probably
embrace the whole number in the State who would depen
upon the schools We conclude these hasy observa
Hons by table, showing the annual increase of pupils unde
The New York SYSTEM from the year 1876 when first wen
operatienthe rapid increase Of pupils is strong ndca
on of the utility Of the system, and of its general favor Wit
ne pponle ofN York