Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-19
EDUCATION.

| ScHooI SrAr1,rrcs.-About one third of the
population Of q country are between the ages oil
three and sixteen Or eighteen; and Of course are
the proper subjects of school education.
To the United States, more than four millions
Of children ought to be under the influence OF
Schools
In Maine the law requires that the inhabitants
of every town pay annually, for the support
of schools, 4 sum equal at least, to DO cents for
every person living in it. That amounts to about
Sl2O. Their expenditures are mure than
100000
10 New Hampshire, separate tax Of 100000
is raised for schools, besides an annual appropri
alton from tax on the grand list, and as much
from district taxes, besides an income Of nearly
1000 from banks.
| In Massachusetts are nearly three thousand
schools, supported BY public taxes and private
subscriptions In Boston the schuols contain
more than $4,000 children, at an expense Of
about 100000.
In Rode Island are 700 schools, supported by
a legislative appropriation of 100000. annually,
by taxes and by private subscriptions.
The Connecticut school fund is nearly two
millions, but fails of its desired object. Chill
dren in the State, $1,000; schools about LOO.
In New York are more than 5000 schools, and
over 100000 children taught in them. School
fund Sl.7OO,O 900; distributed annually, 300,
600, but ON the condition that each town raise by
tax or otherwise, as much as they receive from
the fund. A wise provision.
New Jersey has fund, Of S25, 1000, and an
annual income of $4,000.
In Pennsylvania. during the last year, more
than $50, 900 children, out OF 100, 900, were de-
stitute of school instruction.
Delaware has a school fund Of $4,000
Maryland has school fund Of $4,000, and
an income for schouls from the banks, which is
divided between the several counties.
Virginia has fund of 81, 1888, 600 the income
divided among the counties according to the white
population, and appropriated TO paying the tut.
ton Of poor children, generally, attending ri
vate schools
North Carolina has fund of $40, 600, design.
ed for common schools.
South Carolina approprates $4,000 annually
to free schools.
Georgia has a fund of 850O,OOo, and more
than 700 common schools.
Alabama, and most all the western and south
western States, are divided into townships, six
miles square, and each township into sections,
one mile square, with one section, the sixteenth,
appropriated to education.
Mississippi has fund Of $3.50, 900, but it is
not available Till it amounts to $500, 600.
The Legislature Of Louisiana grants to each
parish, or county. in that State, S2,62a for each
voter. the amount Of any parish not to ex.
coed 81. $50, nor to fall short oiSS0O. $40, 600
are applied to educate the poor.
Tennessee has school fund of about half
million, but complaints are made that it is not
well applied.
Kentucky had fund Of S14O 600, but por.
ton of has been lost. A report to the Legis.
lature. from the Rev. h. U. Peers, says, that not
more than one third of the children between the
ages Of four and fifteen attend school.
In Ohio, system Of free schools similar to
that of New England is established by law.
In Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, no Iegisla-
tive measures for the support Of schools have been
adopted. All the schools are supported by pri-
vate automatically Lyceum