The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-10

ansfTnEi TN OF Gss&usAss-@
H.. numeron. f.e,isE migha be required.
,b,a for q separate school. The iieta'
r. .,o.r,,us. ersi..gleai and iaineraiO-
r;r.I sss,.s,., wanlI snhseFFe equally
he purposss of haIh. That institution
nos ,,rslrss. WaIhnnl charge saihsr Tor
nina, ar roam Eenl. eEeEy RsliEe 81 ahe
STATE. aes.raute of the means ri education.
wsn. nnan Examination hy The Iaenl'y.
/. hrlieEri la posssss the requisite msn-
al and I.hysiral constitution IN render
him : valuable msmhrr II s.lsieiy.
There can be m d.fsieuiIy in ffonoune-
in, ,ha. the rr,.s ess would greet wIi'i . 81
miiar spiris al iiacralliy and benev"lsnce.
any praposl,ion Which s'ansld promise
anil more extended usefulness.
liza system Of eammon scha"ls Of this
or similar ex.enl should find favor with
tie General Assembly. II will next be-
cone necessary 10 inquire more paTIiea-
Ia.ly inln the smaun, ii expenditure u
viii involve, and Ihe manner IN which
the REQUISITE funds can be PROVIDED.
The net. annual revenue Of the Literary
Fuad. a. .. presea, constituted. esnan'.
a, bsfare remarked. be less than one hun.
dred thousand dollars. and wall probably
exceed Tia. sun. The scl of 1873, cre-
aling the find. provides that IL shall be
distributed smnng the several counties IN
proportion In their white population. No
Illustration can be necessary TO show.
thai this sun. unasslsled from other sour
ces, is whnlIy inadequate Ia the mann
Iensnce &c sny general system Of ednca-
unn. The distribution nf The lnnd set
sp.rl for this purpose, however. should
nnl b. made. until the ci'Izens 0f each
county shall have decided in favor Of The
scheme. Al tie ballot bax. and The jasIi-
ces IL the County couri shall haze lev
iel and collected twice the amount than
the county shall be eRlllled 10 receive
from iae state.
Il would seen scarcely necessary to
resort 10 argument ID manifest the pro-
prirry aud necessity nf this condition.
Il - nhFinus that proper interest will ney-
er be taken On Ihe management Of the
schauls by those aha are moi conscious
Of having contributed 10 their maiuirn-
snee. And M srhhnl can be Conducted
upon the be-, principles. that j. not sub
tested to The constant and jealous super
vision Of the mast intelligent porlI"n Of
the community; and ihi. keen circum-
s2eelian nothing short Of sense Of pc
caniary interest ran produce. The tax
payer ~iII no. mere! be disposed To SEE
thai HE money is not wasted; he will be
anxinas IL derive benefit. AMI the great
esl possible amount Of benefit. from the
expenditure. This can only be secured
by The maintenance Of a well regulated
schrol. and the means necessary 10 the
end vii no, be neglected. II the state
fund were ample IN amount for all the
purposes Contemplated by IT. creation. IL
is more than doubted, whether It would
he possible Ia effect the Object wiih"u,
uniting il with individual interests.
The Board are not In be regarded a.
intinrarng the opiuinn that the si.Ie and
county fund provided and united in Ihr
manner proposed, viii be competent To-
eFrc, Ill that the phllsnIhrupIst would
desire. Far from it. Il will accomplish.
however. Vastly more than has hitherto
been attempted VI anticipated in Norit
Carnlin1. II he scheme nnw suggested
should be carried INFO successful opera
ton. all u i'll have been done. perhaps, that
Il is proper t. be attempted al the pres
eat une. The foundation OF Univer
sal 81 STEM Ul!! have been Lid. which
property beginning with snciety in its
Stage, will ultimately adapt H.
sci! - every p.riad Of lIfr, and 10 all the
wants Of the Country. Wei endowed a.
ealeaies vii succeed 10 common schn"Is.
q! no !crg Interval, and colleges and uni
Est'iIies, IA due time, complete the struc
inre. All ate ~. merely necessary, bul
Indispensable To The prosperity and hap
ptness al weil-soVerned state.
But IL is time 10 return from This d.
erosion 10 The delinesuon Of the plan
u ~ould not probably be possible To Iii.
vide tie state int" the proper districts.
tteci school houses in each, and have
NHe or more anrmsI schools in operation
~ than three yeats. The accumu-
'a.'' three years. arising from the
,ss some u tie fund, and doul l.
'.s ,sised by the cnuniips. would
'" ~, a. "'1'st SpntIred thousand d"Iisrs.
. ."a 's' sun, sum dnSsd by the number OF
a'Fr'gs salary oI s2ie,,o each school
master. This rate Of cn>nen.,,i,o !.
certainly very moderate. buIs !. bsI,ev.
70 to be gtealer than The sum 0I,o,,,Iv
Derived fr"m the same ssncsiiou a.,
tm. Various circumstances may ie>I
10 many instances. To increase il. Tia
"s'I'"'e' "e'ghborh"ods, may augment
u oy voluntary contributions; The sciIonls
10 summer. particularly IN the poorer dis.
nie's' vii consist manly of the voung"r
classes al learners. AID for these insIruc.
pon may e provided; ia an inverse ratio
{" 'l'e value of the services rendered, By
'l,e most am'abip. paleni and successful
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