Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-07

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'.- u,r th,s ,rr.rc' Vrg,mas system "i
.... .b as sh" IS proud 10 give: Would enc
.'' ,,,, :, forget all he now knows, a"u '"'"
a'' ,,ur thence Are We reauy 10 e"si NV"
.>s ", I ,hs, our children never nave a"! oe''ei
j nj. ,L,, ihis: wish could put all 'hsse reasons
,Ir"h- :, every individual throughout the sta'e'
ert o." h,,,y answer and sc,"n; the present pa''i-
r nj Ge' ,,hl LEGISLATURE before IT lett The Caplo,
20 '" r,n, uuhlc prnHsnc ana Jostce' :.
gould ir"'. ,p,,d ~ The nineteenth century, and IN
Ar "'' Pa. ro,s reasons why the above deiecis
NJ ta ...s shnuid he supplied: All bodily acton
"; d''!' I'm, inpul;e at the mind, whose training
MES .,,.s sensible aud visible improvement on ex-
rls 'f'"',,us,arcYs The mind may be trained out
an' "s hul they are the progressed and appropriated
III Sf"'' sors; and wirhou, them, ninety ave out
secs ' xnuid never improve themselves or things
HH'%% Is improvement, good thing :-ihen is
'n. II" r., one and all sny, 1t you are hall igno
have ,il me reasons tor general inormalion
ban. ~" No., q, fancy yourself in that station.
H"' o ed aulhnrltIes-l have lying before me
II "' .'cS philosophers, philanhropis,s, dIVnes,
sn md historians. VINO see the ehd vi expert
Snail give YOU Sir Francis bacon, whose eN'
H-N .. IN. ,ducailnn Of humanity formed an era,
l,.b as vantage grnund, the improvement OF
III "" ',,, uows:d unrlvaed?-Cuver, whose rich
I Iud-iarIsahie industry were displayed as
'''s p,b,c Instructions: Lord Brougham, the
'' -, ,n,yI,y enrts OF whose versatile talents, IN
~ Il" ., informing the People, have stamped him
The
pa.irsophy ana ''>F''." "s'N '''' w
E5,ry on IIs suhj"cr
"'' -. ,r popnla,on ignorant, and we forfeit our
L n, ,r,etrrn in this world, and our hopes in the
r., b,g.c is 10 he rsad and understood. Our 10
..,.rrs ,-r founded IN the broad basis That every
,'.,,.,, !, enlightened II the People are to be the
n..nu,s II, them first be daily prepared for the exc
.'.n Of :, srra, task. The art Of governing is not
clsy OF children, "Grs art,um est, regimen natt0H"m
irs,, nations is the art of arts "'rhe best service
can ,, rynd,rcd to country, says MIR. Madison,
~, +, GIVING II liberty, lies IN ditfuslng the mental
y.urnl ESSENTIAL TO the preservation and ENJOY ment
II f,a blessing We will ell own this authority, and
49,. am certain. will dispute the following:-"Why,
-. me 10 ASA have we Jailed Ia make provision tor a
i rs.a q stem Of common scho"ls: Is II not mortl-
n, reflection. that while one ot our fundamental ca
m 4. cares that all power is vested IN, aud conse-
r,y drry.d from, tie People, there should be thou
,, # that very people incapable OF either reading or
...ns' YET such is the Illuminating fact Thank
.yrn the Justice and honor If our State is neutral
Il ,,,.nd upon winch all parties can meet!
LIT Us now Ia the grateful consideration OF Inc
y,,lnns aud PROMISES Ui remedy for these ncknow-
ed Wis rplrcs- self 10 prove, that these defects
clrucirs may be supplied. so tar furlh as LsgIsia-
y ACTON aud prospective cnnrIvanca, by the organlza
uniform ), stem of public Instruction are concern
And xui'st'w that such system will admit Ut being
srird the hunts I'll human prescence Tor us faith
execution. To mention all the advantages of pro.
SUBJECT view for many years. know too we'll that
gJ t.. bp done in an hour a week. To prepare
:. druilS aud then fit them tor application TO the
he.Iaf circumstances of Stale, would be the work
months 7, suluur from intelligence gained by perso
Al y,.,ls,un extensive correspondence travelled lnqu
-. n,accp active investigation and aborous thought
o,, bnw.ver 20 some into details, and to anti.
,l. crowd Of objections let state those iunda-
gg-n vr.ncpl-s III urganzion FIRST, not 10 be led
IN, lar oy bankerng l,r innovation, ne convenience
habits may often ue we'll SET "f against The demand
Il ,a,urrlIc perfection And secondly, 10 remember
Ill., v-culrar ut p"pu!a,i"n It's sparseness and
MT ii The trsiy IN villages which exists IN some other
tSars In view Tins. i"r II is matter altering daily,
rusr hsre might eusy be recpnrIed The plan OF The
Jefferson aud others TO ete the Stale into School
TDsructs-and he other plan, Of establishing schools
TO-, al prints oi dense populaun; the former
an having been obleclrd being too extensive,
Ind expsndng money merely for the sake OF SYSTEM
Y Shrfr there is no population The State might be
syuraeIy lard OF no School DISTRICTS leave the pre-
sent .str q" things, II found necessary with such aid
Is uay BE- suiIabie. and c"uIence system by
L. .hug schus fist and successively. only neigh
|o,rh dds where the p"puauon will warrant Thus, a
/. ,lrm will have the advantage OF being ready for
rus on according TO the increase Of people, and the
"i Dol" parties at our patriots be fulfilled think
5owrver from the experiments already made that there
rs less difficulty in "trsrrciIng the country, especially
be by plantations aud population, rather than 10y
|rryrrs lines Than Is generally supposed.
hird suggestion, That viii tend To simplify the mat
IT, and n increase lis praccab''y, that the Fnan.
system Of State disbursements TOR this subject, should
Or krpi distinct from the literary and civil super
aeudancp There can. have high authority for say.
Eg W no fault found with the admnstI alton Of that
|nor,rr
A CIV of the advantages Of a public system are-the
States asss'suce will as condition. draw after it the
control necessary render the schUos equal and Re-
publican and commensurate with the OF the peo
pc Now there body 10 look for deficiencies, and
10 authority To establish sch"ols when wanting. We
cannot, what perhaps 10 the argument, do
and not likely TO have, schools enough without
som- authority 10 establish them system will give
sch"os enough and. IL alone will ensure attention to
TIE Construction OF school houses nobody but prac.
rs. teacher knows how important such points the
score OF ECONOMY, Comfort, health and efficiency Of in
s,'ucriun
In the place system will get pupils at school
wlii Attendance q, school, and that in several
Onr great complaint and difficulty is, the supine-
ness OF thu parents and people. ! want a simple, uni
iorm public System that every one can understand and
EEL thal will come home 10 man family and force
is.t upon has view ard his interest," and finally upon
MS The Public School do respect for It is '.the
People College,; let them understand it, and they will
love aud lake pride IN A man cannot see the an.
parans Of instruction in his nelghburhoud It's regular
business, lis nteFts, as Safe affair, we'll indlv
QUA the regular visits vf State inspectors its constant
and regular existence, for which he pays though t.
HnE sum, YET not at his option, and then s good
suits, "''hou, hnall! using it, He will hardly wait to
60 through all these experiences system will be ge
he'a ahn un'Ve's, thus doing away the prejudcps Of
the rich against the Common Srhpas Even the custom
o. going to sch"Gi Nil soon be formed and extended
Throughout every family IN The ne,glborhood Again
the authority OF system is the only one that can limit
Inc ages OF attendance and thus obva,e another Of the
great causes OF n"natendancr and present fu,,v that
U.s. "ilrn iancird necessity n keeping child al home
Tor The SAKE oi his services Under system tha, word
G" ms much the parent would have to spare his child
only uil certain and stall early age and then receive
nun an etlia!-n b-cauSe rational and informed assist
att WIN his uninterrupted services for years. The
aIh"riy o system would too 0bviate the interference
IN studies and Instruction. of parents often with we'll
meant Ou generally with partial and unrestricted views
b"' | ii" carried INFO longer article than intended
OF .n"H "rI'e IN future. THEO. r. JENCKS
Abingdon. february, 1883
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