Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20
ears No Of COan- No. Of poor Chi Aucrags e1.
"e' dren educated. pend'tare 70,

In the above mentioned yenrs, tie average
pef'od oi the attendance of the poor children
AT school cannot be stated, ms IL was the custom
oi many OF the Board of School Commission
eIs pay the regular prcc of tuili N 10, the
inll term agreed on, although the children en-.
tered might not attend school more than a sin.
gle day in the year The prophecy of this
course Is by some still conended for, as will
be shown by the document X. Between IN
iwriu"i', the principle is probably correct, bu,
II eau scarcely he conceded, presume that
the funds OF Il public Institution, appropriate 4
solely 10 Improve the condition Of the de sttute.
should be suffered To be- dspos d of without
any regard TO economy, in the same loose man
ner thai IA csIgent lndlyldu4l may dispose oi
ms private lands.
1t il possible that tie returns for he wear
1890, few only OF winch are vet received,
will e4hiuI y greater average paid for each
child than that of 1929. Indeed, IL is mach
10 be wished thHt it may be SO ~ under the
present sts'em, this result caD only be brought
about Ivy an Improvement IN The regularity OF
attendance Of tie poor children at school II
the average sun par sno appear Ia be even
As hi ia rs eight dullus, II would SNOW that eacu
child attended school regularly Tor al ien5l wo
hundred days-a length oil time sufficient t.
enable him 10 acquire most valuable iuslruc-
lion.
The reports for 1929. contain many applica-
lions lnr al Increase oil the annual applo yria.
d3n There can be no DOUBT that in several
counties a greater SUN mig ht be az vantage ous-
ly expended, ii the business of the Commlssiun-
ers was ~ be Condu ted viii proper degree
of ACTIVITY aud economy yet II is questionable
whether good policy does not forbid general
increase mill shall be proven TO the Legisla.
lure, by returns Of the most explicit aud salts
factory nature, that every cent 81 the money,
already Appropriated shall nave h. tn faitniVi-
y and judieiousiy applied throughout the
State. A perseverance IN the present system
of educutng the poor, aided by The efforts and
example Of the Commissioners of those coun.
lies ~ which n pralsea oIthy attention appears
TO have been paid to the trust rtposed ia the N
cannot tail before very long. 10 effect grent
and manifest Improvement, as well in the e.
economical disposition OF the funds as in the
greater regularity, facility and satisfaction
with which the business OF the School Comml.
sionei5 will be transacted. by asIrict adher-
ence also to the prescribed forms, nialiiing nj
no deDiaiiOa, body of the most useful and in
terestng Information. upon which to found tn e
improvement or entire change Of the system,
will b. annually presented 10 the General As
sembly, aud al the same time the zeal hnd
activity of the School Commissioners will De
greatly increased, and their responsibility in
10 form which will necessarily prove the,n
To be worthy Of the confidence or expose them
10 the censure Of their respective communi
ties.
| is deeply TO tho regretted that thcrsexists
among the most respectable IN Iahitdnts of ONE
parts oil the ate, SO great "a want OF public
spirit, as very essentially TO retdrd Inc difu
sion OF knowledge among the innocent offspring
of their Jess fortunate fellow citzrIs, It no
ultimately to deprive them oil tue advantage
provided by benehcent Legislature. Anon!
other cause, Of CO npant made br some OF tn,
School Commissioners, the most prominent i
that OF lie imposition OF duties alleged by tbeu
10 be burthe.some, aud which they are requir
e to perform " without fee or reward" Bl
il may be asked, whether IN ali schemes intend
cd 10 promote the public gool, and which. a
| in this case must depend on the exercise q
public spilt and liberal,ty, similar duties d
mt necessarily devolve on the must ineIiger
and respectable portion of our citizens.
these complaints be well founded, how highl
should've appre cia,e the labnurs OF those co
ceIned III carrying into operation the compr'
hensiye plan of education adopted III the STA