Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-12
FOR TIE EMO UIkER

Uniform Sasten1 cf Public Insuuction.- No A.
In my last number, plainly showed, that uniform
system, towards supplying the present Defects and De.
fciences will schools aud pupils 1t will be
better enabled to secure The attendance of the latter
BY its authority to make certain the proprley, ethcen
CIV and praclicaness OF instruction consequent upon
q uniform course of studies, and text books ! can
not now show and prove the advantages of this sim
Ole matter II would the greatest difficulties in
practice II alone would enough annually, TO edu-
cate thousands and would do towards real educa.
ton than all The other legislation hatingenuty or CON-
mon sense could devise. have time and space at pre-
sent only 10 assert my own conviction oil ~ years oo
servalion and for authority 10 appeal to individual re-
Fiction and to any and every instructor OF experience
and philosophy. have not hesltaed TO make the asser-
ton, that the PRACTICAL (lnd compared with that oil pre-
sent public schoos) full of education mentioned
above could be comprised in 1000 pages, and mbbeo
in or years The advantages are incalculable whe-
Their look at the actual information thus gained, It's
readiness for use, resulting from its logical arrangement
and the natural facility with which it forms table TO
which all succeeding ledge through e is al once
associated and referred clear prompt and usetul-or to
the habits Of disciplined thought inevitably engendefed
by it, the economy of schuubooks and time, and the
convenience of charged abode Every parents pockets
groan under The expense Of books bought for different
teachers and for different schools. Under rightly or
ganzed course child would one-ihrd Of the pre-
sent EXPENSE The saving Of his time al school would be
more in l2 years. all the investments of general sys
tenn Of education would be paid thirty fold by improve
ment in the value Of the country; the saving III ater-hie
TO The individual his neghborhood and 10 the State, in
the difference between welinstrnced and trained man
and citizen, and badly instructed one will undertake
10 calculate.
All these paramount advantages will arise from pub.
lie system OF instruction: without they never be
attained. proper system will really educate child
and send him out Of its halls with ability 10 acquire in
foimallon-with The elements of practical wsdom-and
with the Will, the power, and the habits Of using know
ledge-provded always, that the instructors be compe
tent and do their duty. And how else can we SO we'll
nay, how we at ALL secure these last requisites with
out organizing system: The uniform of studies
and it's books would limit the studies Of teacher so as
10 cnsble his consciousness his pride his AMBITION
10 Fl, him for each department by comprising thorough
knowledge of the few textbooks All agree that conf
potency is now wantng-,hen there will be respon
sbili,y to supply it, system will supply instructors
and watch them into competency and faithfulness-
Gov Marcy, of New York. says. in this years message
from an inadequate supply Of competent teachers: fur
ther that State educates some teachers at different
institutions, by public authority, TO satisfy the public