Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-20

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nps as aforesaid before making the schoolmaster COM
pensation who shall have The privilege oil ht,ehu'ns
he said Board in person or-otherwise, ana
mo the delinquency Of which ne IS accuse -
question shall be determined By the Board "he'ne'
i 9 nav shall be reduced, and II so 10 "hal a"'ou'.
:, c.dar thai .u;,eble and uniform books, maps, ana
,,,,s NAV he proyided for each School Disric' iel
the President and Directors OF the Literary rum W
,red To cause the Second AUDITOR al the expense oi
sad fund to procure such ana 50 many ooohs W"
~ =. mpy b,. required for all the Schools IN tie
So, - the Second Auditor furnish each supefIn-
-, dent annually with catalogue OF The books, &c,
,nhorscd 10 BE- procured by the SAID President and
Directors of tie Literary Fund.- and let the b'afn OF
each county, &c, al their annual meetings. embrace
in their report the number and kind of books Nc on
hand and what others will probably be required in ad.
diton to the stock on hand fer Il ensuing ear ana
should il be deemed conducive TO the general interests
of education in the country, to place w 'ne MINUS
Of other children than those selected ny tue ouPe''"
tendent poor children, the books, &c useu " 'ne
Latter LEI the President and Directors OF the Literary
Fund be required to deposit with the Supei'h'ehoehl
nj each county and Board, such additional hummer as
can probably lie sold by HIM tor the wants seneaiy y,
such Schools the amount ct the sales OF "hcN sha'
be embraced in the Treasnrers account ana annual
49,, ~ ,he Ronrd Of Directors, and they shall always
Noe, in their rcport the number OF hooks, &c, that
MY h. needed in addition 10 the stock on hand, for the
sncc.sdnc wear Stationary and other materials Tor
writing and ypherng TO be procured and nrnsaeo ny
The Treasurer and includeo IN MS account VI
mens. cn., =,
counlv for LAYING off Districts erecting schoohouses
and attending tic meetings, TO be paid out o the Lie
INV Fund IF The rate Of !, per diem for every day $
actual service The Superintendent as such III hs
v;ss TO the schools and in selection poor children
10 be paid in the way, at the same ratio and all
tho accounts 10 be exhibited on oath. And the Clerk
and Treasurer receipt and disbursement OF funds,
to be allowed commission Of per cent on all sums
by him dsbursed and regular stated reasonable sala.
ry for his services Clerk Of the Board MI Of which
10 be included in his account US treasurer ana report
ed with the other items
Ii is admitted, that under tie proposed system the
objection first noticed in relation to The difficulty oi
proc uring competent teachers, might still Tor time
exist bal would, very probably III few years, cease
10 operate. That noticed in the szti-the difficulty
of commanding the regular attendance oithe Children
would ONLY he overcome By absolute coerclon-a plan
entirely repugnant to the feelings OF free people ana
the principles of Republican institutions The ad-
yantages resulting from well organized and well
MANAGED system, would, however, finally overcome
the strength of this impedment in the next generation,
which apprccia.ng those advantages, would yield
compliance TO the suggestions OF wisdom IN the nd
yanccment of their offspring 10 that state OF intelligence
and responsibility, which those advantages are So wen
calculated to ensure.
In putting into operation the foregoing p!an the fol-
lowing difficulties and objections seem TO be the most
prominent: . ,
l. The appropriations now authorized by law Tor the
endowment of the Common Schools, would not be oil
sufficient amount to carry out the scheme: hence re-
sort must be had TO taxation 10 supply detciences-a
process always Objectionable unless the public good I'M
periousy demands 1t.
. The procurement of suitable schoohouses, and
tenancy or title TO land, wonld be difficult; and II The
citizens of the School Districts should not be convinced
that their interests would be greatly promoted By the
Donation the innovation on the old system would be
viewed as suspicious and they would therefore become
discouraged from providing this Indispensable append
are TO the system and 50, this part Of the plan would
have TO be abandoned additional taxation resorted TO,
10 make up least proportion Of the funds required
for this object.
As to the frst:-The general advancement otLitera-
ture OF great Importance to every country and es-
pecally ours, based is for its very existence and
its prosperity upon the virtue and intelligence of the
peoplr that pecuniary considerations, unless they
amount to excessive burthcns ought not to prevent
attempt by every devoted civilian TO strengthen aud
uphold the pillars of Government BY the only probable
and well-tred means oil doing so-enghtenIng The
public mind, and imposing moral restraints. And in
this the rich would be taxed for the benefit Of the
poor the latter ought 10 feel grated at the sacrifice,
and the former submit to it for the sake OF the public
veal
As 10 the second-it is hoped the community would
gladly avail themselves OF all reasonable opportuni
ties to acquire and advance the pleasures Of kno!ed.c
and the advantages Of education, by erecting suitable
houses in which 10 educate their and their daugh-
tiers, and which might sometimes serve too, in the
country, many little syuagogues for meeting Oh
religious occasions, where the people are favorable 10
the promotion OF pety.
Should you not, Mr. Editor, consider my plan altoge-
Their extravagant and cbmerical, hope you will find
place for ii in your paper. And am the more en-
bodencd in my expectation that you will indulge me-
when rejecting your intelligence, aud the ex
ertons you have frequently made IN behalf Of educa
ton hy your excellent editorial articles, and the arsu
mens which have heard fall from your lips d, some Of
our Literary institutions. And, you will further oblige
me BY sending few copies of the paper in which this
article may appear to some of your acqualntances in
the Legislative body, and copy TO the Second Auditor
Yours, most truly,
JAMES P. CARRELL.
Lebanon, Jan. 6, ISL.