Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-19

pousiblc organ fconmunicalior heiwsen
ihcm and the Legislature. IRE iniorma-
ton which such an officer. and such an
oIlircr olly, cud!i give To rhe legislature,
o. the number and position OF the poor
children in the Respective Districts III the
State. of the ,lilllru!lir> 10 he overcome
i'll each case. ami al the operation OF the
Sy>c:u under varying crc',,slhnces, could
enable il in few years, ~ rrcliiv iii.'SI nl
the evils which ar. acknowledged! 10 exist,
bul which manv Of The Commissioners at
tribute rather to the improper execution. oi
The acts, than lo the system itself We
have rcrco,r,npndrd i:iah salary, and ii
tenure of ntlrc of some wears duration,
brcauSc WE think them III re ,Safy for the
procuring an riliccr u! the character, aud
the requirements, requisite I" Till sach Il
star,un. the details ui his u;lit;ai ,iuiy eau
be best srl:lcd by the l. ',islalure. They
had better, al first, he very general. III as
to give him much scope and Latitude.
We wnuli recommend, IN the third
place, that The Nancy allotted 10 each
District. hr expended uu'!rr tn. joint conu-
sci of the Superintendent, and he Com
miSsioner> of Free Schools. as they may
deem mus, for the interest of the poor
chilh'en of their respective DlSlriris !;
with this restriction. however, that wh' re
a apnar chr 4 is placed ri ia urishh"rhoo'l or
privale SC hnul. il shall be pun upon Il tni-
ing. as far as money can do il, with the
scholars that NAV be receiving an En-
.elish erucaliun in Ina, >cIluul. Lei there
be no temptation with the master, 10 nc-
glect The child. Or ans reason will The child
10 feel Itself degraded by It's dependence
upon the State.
We should Recommend, in the fourth
place, bul mis- we do with same hesitation,
The establishment, in one oI the healthy
Districts of The State, of Il 'Ecactcr'S
Seminary. We doubt whether a prop
er supply of Teachers, fpr Free Schools,
can I've ubtained IN any other way. the
only expenditure which il would require,
would he the salary of Teacher, or
Teachers. aud the erection Of buildings
suitable for surh an establishment. Those
" no wen, there, ongi Ia he cxpccred to
sIppOr, themselves during their term Of
preparations Manv, doubtless. would bc
sustained by private charity. and others
would invest lh ir little inIis rilanre in
what would eventually prove certain
and respectable profession.
The Legislature should insist, we think,
in The prnviSSiniis Of lis Act, that The Uihle
should be Tex, B"on in all lis So "uIs,
aud thar liSion shonld be more ur less
Incorporated into Il system of Instruction.
knowledge. unless it be accompanied by
virtue, aud tn" highest "r!n" is the fruit uf
religion, may only quicken the vice it was
intsnled 10 era.irare ana >h lrprn for the
crimes il was designed tn prrvrnI. Be-
sides, it would he alup'in. IL, Il reading
book. the best model nf Iin.natic English
aud only beginning in the SchnoI-, what i:
al -rward> carries! IN in Your higher places
Of education.
We would recommend. in the ms,
place. that The appropriation lor Free
sSchnul< he incre;lsnd 10 fifteen Illnu>artl
dulIars--a sun, unv V sufficient To cover thu
additional expense of "a SuperinIendant,
and n rencher's Seminary. and to meet
the Increase Of our population.