The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-05-08

VIZ. Summons COR. he SUN dPpropTia-
ed for the East District has been expend-
ID for the support of a public school there
n, which was kept by MIR. George M. Ran
tall, abom one quarter in the winter
The School Committee deemed the sum
appropriated for the West District insult
icicnt I'd support more than one school in
his District advantngcously and in man
ner which would satisfactorily test the u
lility of Public Schools. The COMMITTEES
therefore hired and fitted a room which
Woi,ld accommodate from l6O to ITO schol
ars and they employed MIR. Seth Peek,
Instructor to teach u School
This School was commenced
on the 25th day Of August last, and has
been continued since that time, with the
exception ofone weeks vacation, at the
expiration ofeach quarter. This School
was open to the admission Of all the chill
dren in the West District ofthe following
ages, to wit, boys bctwcet the ages Of 8
and G years, and Girls between 10 and
l6 and about l6O scholars have attended
this School. In the support Of this School
the sum of $24l ,48 has been expended !;
and at the expiration Of the present 1uar-
ter on the 10th day Of May, 500, more
will be due for the services and board OF
the Instructor and room rent, making the
whole expense for three qnarters of S34l,
AZ, and leaving balance from the sum
appropriated for the West District of S8l {,
96 towaIds the support ofa School for a
fourth quarter. The School Committee
visited the Public Schools in the several
Districts, and were gratifed to find that
tie Instruct, re employed under their d.
rcctlon were fully competent, and faithful
m the discharge Of their duties, Ind that
strict attention hid been paid by the III
structors to the discipline and mental inn
provcment e. their scholars. The inn
provemcnt made by the scholars general
" in the public Schools in this town has
been highly satisfactory to the Commit
tee, but the very rdpid advancement in
learning made by those scholars, who had
heretofore been deprived of the means OF
education by the pcGuninry embarrass-
ncnts of their parants or from other caus-
es, has exceeded the most sanguine en-
pectations ofthe Committee, and has con-
vinced them beyond doubt, of the great
utility and importance of this system OF
public education. The Committee deem
it subject Of gra'rlation, that the citi4
zens of almost every state in our Union
arc bending their exertiohs to increase the
means and facilities of education, and that
at time when the march of mental inn
prov cment in our own country is onward,
the citizens Of this State, appear disposed
to accelerate its progress.
Our Legislature have wisely adopted a
system of public education, which needs
only the prompt and efficient aid of the
several towns to carry it into successful
operation, and to render the inhabitants
of this State in few ycins as distinguished
lor their intelligence and virtue, as they
arc for their enterprise and physical re-
sources. No town in the State, perhaps,
| is more Interested IN this system .han War
rem, and none probably will be more ben
Gifted by its success. We, as town,
pay IN bot s,r+als portion ofthe sum which
we are entitled to receive from tho States
Treasury but the benefit Of that sum in
its application for the support of Schools
is extended TO considerable number OF
orphan and destitute children in this town;
and il comes to them like the dew Of hea
! CIT on the withcring and tender plant. -
The frequent changes ofpropcr.y and the
m;slortunes incident to our citizens as Q
commercial community, render this sys-
tcnf moro important ara more extensively
beneficial in its operations Many ofou'
worthy and cntcrprising citizens in thcil
hazardous pursuits after wealth, have beoI
cuf. off in the prime Of life and before tho