Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-16
EDUCATION, COMMON SCHOOL \ TNE NIECi
MA LITERARY TUND.&c
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CoAriNUEDl
A. 70 my provision Tor TIC education of persous ~
rssooi teachers, llr.sss the annual appropriation Of
Sia'VoO ~ The CH,vssiy ard the AID occasionally .
received from the Literary fund by few aca,lea.es
be INTENDED m seine measure or that purp,r,) The 4N
- ''.-"i Ssoh provision. 1t is believed has b, "a,
found necessary Ia Europe - well rs in some OF our
own States without Ahich Il may De A,ll salct. al.
'm'd that no sysietu Oi popular instruction " be
complete.
IL s necessary 10 arouse The publs 90 a sense of
the vast Importance ct general educu,ou-we o,inee
To-" much aIo'hy-unie-s DEEPER interest be l,lt ia
the o'mmuuir az large leg saIiye effort IN continue
t2'|Naf'-ani indeed, % the most ample provisions
"c'c made. 'Lc g.orous work Of dfusilr The bless.
inss Of education among all classeS. would remain
unfinished ~ iorg as Iha, apathy AL indifference
prevailed
lio" far are we behind the Scs England s:a,.s
We" York and even Ohiug and how have they nc.
comPlished 50 much' Their legislatures, lis true.
have acted IA spirt Of lIhsrali s. hot even that
sprH has often been Ouisiript by cltz,us generally
lhey have often transcribed The Limits Of legislative
provision. la the city Of Boston alone. where the
law requires expenditure annually Of or 81 600
upwards Of 100000, sup ortug 50 schools are con-
iHbuted by population OF 10000; besides. there
are. PERHAPS 200 female s,hous
IL would be 20 tiGicull task to addure numerous
proofs of hat noble zal ia Ec cause Of know ledge
which aciuai1s many Uf cur SISTER States. The have
spoken IN tones The most oml auc lc, there be I,al
/ and here viii he lgh'. Since Writing tie above
+ / haze teen favored "Th view of Gov Stewards
mossage 10 the Legislature o. New York. lrum which
&c u.lp"'rg CAiraCl j. taken Ii there he Virpir,
an w"1 can Ferse it without feeling desire the
H'Si ardent that !,a!u.ng IN his state rray soon
occupy position, 80 elevated and cheering. he De.
serves not 'he proud cp.lh,I Of frccmaU-hc is
stranger 10 tic true bonds that unite society. apd IS
/ ignorant Of The ympa;hics which make man dear 10
ms iyl,r,, Iaaa
he productive CO, i'al of the sclouI fund al, ibe
close OF Tie Gsca year Was 81 C33 sG7. The sne
received Within he same rcriyd, including villa, i,
o~l.el The |. S. dcpo,itc fird vas s2CsICO. The
amount ia'd or tie support Of oomGoa schools was
S26jN!O. The capital @! TIC Liiciary fund is saCs
al The revenue tu.iug Tie year including SOS GOO
OF Inc revenue %! ihg L. :. dePo.ie fund was SOGgSJ
That paid out {" gLcr Summaries of leaning :, Is
Si'o5i-ai colleges in Tie stale arc in Gourishing
cor drHH. The nuulor Of ,iuGoi;s attending thc.c
] IIs'Itl;lols /. CO. III, utTulcr If Ia,
dents ia al Tie academies and German schools /.
I - eL3. The numlcr OF children at, riding con mon
sc"cols is about $1,000; AID Tie whole urrah,rof
children between and 9 ,oars at age as lcorl,
can &c asccriaiued Is ahout COO 900 rI,r. -,
% 0GO con mon school districts. including ,,.o mn
der charge Of lie Fuble school society in The go, %,
New Yo.h-all Of which schools aye maintained J,r
ms average OF months ia llie wear. end ,b,r,
Al ,his time Libraries ~ most Of thcacdr>rrcr, c,,si
| ing lC0CCO yolmcs al,rp,iLcr. WuIlDfbe5 ,,or.
limited 10y Law there VIII have been ,sr,pl,, in M.
Tur,haso OF books more than huf million Of dollars
These Elrari,s generally In,lu5, Li,ior,, mad Ii