Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20

much greater sacrifices, IL the term DO adniiss,-
4 ble on such topic of time, abour and money,
! on thu p,rI oil the community, than are exaet8d
, 10 Virginia. There, the direc, contributions.
either conpul.ory or voluntary, OF the inhabi
tants of the School Districts, Tor the support oil
Schools are equal 10 nine dollars Tor every one
dollar paid Tor that purpose out OF the state
Treasury They have Supervisors, Commis-
.ioners, Trustees Inspectors, Collectors, Treas
urers, Clerks, whose duties are extensive,
various aud troublesome, The information
annually required a. ths.r hands, Is more min-
ute aad difficult To be obtained than thai called
for by our laws aud pecuaiary penalties, IN
some instances heavy, are also imposed on
! them, in casa of Neglect of duty yet the pune
! tualty with which the returns from the
numerous Schoo Districts OF that State are
made, is Truly surprising, and well worthy oi
imitation.-
II may then be safely concluded that notl-
lug but a suiiiclen, degree OF zeal aud as"dui,y
Is requisite 10 obtain tue oenehcial fesuhs winch
were 80 confidently anticipated on the ,ntro-
duction of our system. Its success or iailnfo
depends on the exer'ons OF The school Com
missioners, To use tue words oi the Superin
i tcndeni OF Cnmnon Schools ~ New YORK,
q" The minds of those oho coair0ut and patron.
Use The operations Of The School Districts must be
dWakened interested aud convinced, opofe any
greut and permanent improvement can DC sUeef-
ed!" other wise. the mosi perfect system 'ha'
Can he devised must TAIL IN prac'iee'
Az the date oil TINS communications me only
report received from 1880, containing
return of the establishment oil the District froe
School, Is from the couny oil Franklin ihs
county has been laid oil IN the manner dos'g-
mated ny law, into thTty -louf nSUics III one
OF which n sehool-houses TOWARDS which the
Commissioners contributed Soo, mas oeen e.
rected, add a school put INTO operation. HE
teacher received 500 per annun, $40 al
which were paid by the Commissioners, aad
$50 by tho inhabitants OF tho district, lhe
school was attended Tor sik mop'hs ny ni'y-hVe
children OF all classes. seventeen OF whom
wors oil the description TO winch the iund,
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, Fl ON ihe Treasury, at any rate beyond a very
, Ii nitcd amo INT, cannot be expected IA the ore.
seat state oil the Literary Fund, i, it not n ne
crssarg oonseanence thai resort must be had
to the individual resource, of the inIibilant, al
the districts Ths is und,r,to ID TO be the
case in the 5 ates of Connec'icut, Ma,sachusett,
aud New York. IN which popular education ba ,
been carried 10 its greatest extent. There
legislative assisl ance Is afforded only for pro.
ridfng tedcie,s. Books are lurnlshed the chIl-
I dren by the parrots, Thu schuol-house, To-
ge,her VITA It. 81 e aul appendages, is royided
by a tax upon the school district imposed a, n