Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-24

BY DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
ihs great sui CT, 90 deeply interesting "a
every indivldusl TO . eie'y, TO tho human race
Sal ,.,a nv oeen sone'snuy . gan cd by Virginia. No
S's'e OF me Conitderaey has 70 many OF that I'M
iortunate Class who cannot read or write within 70.
borders IS the native lend OF washioe,on ara =,
sx Presidents Of The Union. The perpe,uisv ~
mse ,nst"ouons depend upon the virtue and inielli.
principle but her regard for 4, -
praeuee Is exhioited by the recent census. Ter. ~
thousands are uneduca,cd-unable TO writ. ,h.;'
name-'o read the laws or scrip,ure-yo,ins
'or candidates politically corrupt, LISTENING v;,s
esgerne.s 10 the bowls OF a demseocue. and dv;n.
w'uhs Just accusation against the living and ,bs
dead, for withholding the mssns of edueaiion' WV
: she patroi, the ph'lanthropist rejoice, as well
rs inc farmer, the citizen and the laborcr n, al.
prospect OF the passage OF u law, by the LeyisI,,nrs
OF virginia, next session, which shall MIR, L.
great State with District Schools. where eomn.,sn,
.eaehers shall officiate, and proper books upon SMELL
ing reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar. seo,r..
phy, practical mathematics, history. poli,ie,I &C..
nomy' political science, SC. shall he Introduced.
rive thousand schools at this time would he snr
nI'en, 'r the Stale. Al $500 each, the cos, of
sehooi-houses and books would he 81. 500 900
But much voluntary treasure and Inbor ,n;.r, -.
expected, and many buildings are now erected s,;,
aole Tor the purpose the expense would. ,bcr.fn,s
no. amount to a million. The salaries OF 5000
,eaenerS would be a million and a half VIII oh p,,ch,
be paid by the Literary Fund and :,2 "s"'
Inc population OF this State 10 n son,,. nil. =.
ABOUT twenty. One half Of these being sla,es ,v;Ii
not be educated; two-f fths of the ren,s,n;ns vi,
are oil an age to attend the district school Eo,r -
every square mile, will amount to $50 600 III
number TO each school will be fifty; no, too MAJ
u tne plan OF instruction 10y classes be adop,eJ'
In The public schools of Philadelphia there are soo
pupils, more or less, and two teachers for that mum.
oer' Inc Lanoasterian system OF instruction /,
adopted, and the progress oil youth rapid.
III The distinguished men OF Virginia wouId rival
the dlsinterestedness, benevolence and activ;,y oc
The comptrollers and directors of the public schooIs
IN Eastern Cities and States Of our Union. tho ,d.
vant"ges OF general education might soon be- real.
'zed. Immense labor IL performed in procur;n,
Whatever is necessary and convenient for these nuS,
series oil learning, IN frequent visitation and exam.
NATION OF pupils; and no compensation is exicted or
A glance at the Prussinn school svs,.r, ,,;i
awaken our admiration nj the high sense thai mn.
possesses OF the value Of education. Poren,.
who do not send their children TO school ARE 6naJ
ana imprisoned, and during their confinement nddi.
uonai labor is imposed and the colrses, fare rece;v-
cd The schools are at the distance of a mil, and
a nall or two miles, and fifty special seminaries or
normal schools Tor the instruction and discipline Of
erected at appropriate places in the kine.
ION, demonstrate the i~nestimaGle value which ,
and his people set upon elementary educa-
hon. Their system has been more than n cen,ury
~ operation-i It's present perfection has been alan.
60 oy time and the lights OF experience.
ferhaPs ] shall resume this subject.