New-York tribune., 1841-07-08


with li,tlq English le Italian and little French
got along yery well
Trieste Is the only city have seen Europe whose
haban have that enerprisin- and go-ahead disposition
that so chaacerise the people of the United States. New
buildings and improvements going in different parts Of
the town; and tie Exchange built only few years ago
already too small for the of the community, and
larger and hand.rner building rapid of
ton Indeed to Judge from the hree large and heavy
failures that have recently occurred here the people e Tr
este Ike those of the United States would have
| gone ahead q lsctic fast. Yours, W.SC.
ConYo> Schools IL NEw ENGIASD.-On their irs, ar
rival America thu Puraus looked upon death with
favor than on ignorance and feeling passed down from
Sire to Son and has vet ceased animate many OF their
desccnda&ts Laws were speedily enacted making penal
for any famiy suffer such barbasn teach their
children and read and know the laws. The
district system which present established had Sga
existence until 1879 many Of the had only School
and they therefore divided b. the Legislature into dis
icts Each district forms body corporate having
assess money and all business pertaining the
maintenance of the School except the raising of money
the payment of teachers. The system substantially
lists at present in all the New England The chic
evil arising it the tendency multiply dis
trcis in order TO travel and thus make them small
to employ proper teachers and support the school
should be done The prominent features of the school y
TEN in each of the Ncw-England States the following
In Massachusetts the money Tor the support of schools
derived from the of the School Fund > from d.
rect taxation The Fund created in 1885 from the
appropriated money rcceo for the sale Of lands in Maine
and from money due from the United States for military
vices; it is increased from time time by adding to it half
The proceeds that arise from the future sales OF Maine
lands until the fund shall million dollars, which
sum it mus, exceed At the beginning of l840 the
fund amounted $437 592 The number Of children in the
State between four and sixteen years of age 792G8 The
raised by direct for the support of schools in
1889 was $477 pol In 1889 28 ,635 children and youth
were educated in private schools expense of III
In 1887 Board of Education organized by the Legisla
turc composed of the Governor Lieut. Governor and eight
gentlemen appointed by the Executive Their Of OF.
fee eight years with provso that appointment
shall be made annually. Their duties prepare lay
before the Legislature annually abstract of the school
turns received from the by The Secretary of the Com
monweah and make detailed report of all their dongs
with such observations ard suggestions for The advancement
of education in the State their judgement and experience
NAV dictate Four Of their reports have already been pub
Iished
In 1888 gentleman Boston gave into the hands of the
Board $4,000 provided the State would add equal sum-
for the purpose of making experiment upon normal schools
This was done and $4,000 appropriated to the cstab
shmont in various parts the State of Schools for teachers
Provisions have also made by the Board furnish the
several districts in the State with suitable School libraries
In Connecticut the expense of the Schools is betrayed
three WAYS l. From the interest OF the School und which
was created in 95 by The sale of Lands IN Ohio called the
Connecticut Reserve In 1889 this fund amounted - O2S
31 the interest of this 100000 whcis distributed
among the districts in proportion to the number OF scholars
By half the income Of what is called the Town Deposit
Fund the principal Of which is $764G70 portion of the
other half NAV appropriated the object In
Of the towns there are local funds which produce all about
- 900 annually 8 If the income OF the State and local
fund.- are insufficient to dcay The expense o. the schools the
fefc is made up by IL 1889 $4,000 raised
in this way No other condition attached 10 the reception
OF portion of the fund than that shall be expended for IN
suucon Schools kept according law, and is disti-
bued in proportion the number Of suitable attend
tie Schools In 1889 less than 1900 children in Con
nectcu were educated private schools expense OF
100000 Board Of Education, similar in its form and
dschargng the general duties. that in Massachu
sets organized Connecticut lS3S.-In other
of the England States DO such Boards exist
stood however, il successful thSir operations Mas
sachuses and Connecticut they viii speedily be organized
in the other States
In Maine the Common Schools supported partly from
School Fund and partly by direct The fund de-
rived from an annual upon banks whchn 1888 amounted
to Sl494l5 and in many from the LEGAL funds
the several Tsose entitled share OF
the fund which make annual the Secretary of
of the number Of persons the between four and
twentyone of the number that attend school and OF the
money raised by otherwise and expended
for the bcne6, schools Beside this each required
10 expend for the maintenance Of schools money
less than 40 cents for each inhabi,ant the contains if
any fall Liable fine than four norlcss
than twice the amount of the deficiency.
In NewHampshre the interest of State Literary Fund
of s64 Ooo and $4,000 derived from banks a
propriaed the supper: of schools. Beside this about
500 600 annually raised by direct oT the ob
Of