Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-29

I ,;on we have been working with inverted acton
The dignity and strength OF the church does no,
stand upon prdmen's Of stone, but upon Tue pi"a'
has. of AGGREGATED individual respons,biiiy-tEc 'ne
wealth c the State in tr intelligent bra'h a'c'-
ING the muscular 10 tn control oil physical causes
and the best temple Of Jesus Is the human heart
nurfed-sanct!,ied by the education oil early NE
Let the inverted action become direct, and then fut
will prosper physical nature be suhdned 10 lhe vans
and comforts o! man, and sense ct justice instead OF
the terrors Of the jr form the security of society ana
lis bond Of union. Schcohouses will then be rad'ang
centres of intelligence and morality The proper aren't
lecture Of schoohnrsrs Will be directed - location,
ze ventilation, warming light desks and seats, yafos
for playground, library clothes room and teacher uu
| THE SCHOOL FINDS.
For The purpose Of raising The iGnds we 90 ~.
Thank il advisable under existing circumstances, 70
Withdraw the income uf The University, any Of the
institutions al learning already founded, however de
sirac il NAV be to place them On more ecanonica'
aud scrviceanic establishment and however mucn W
may be need tha, increase Of common sch"''s
VIII create Intellectual wants which can ohty cr suP
piled al the highest sources and which would M 'ne
colleges and universities with pupils, whose Jees s
afford ample compensation. Common sch,"''s W.
the best patronage for Colleges ana me
iy The State should Al once, with promPthess anu ~
htv TO the best interests, create Common sc"o" VIZ
fully competent tn the most enlarged wants OF d"
uonical and practical system. ms common iu,'u
sLould he divided into two sums. One portion 10 De
i. II
the consan, fund FOR the paf@ supp Of all The school
districts in the State in proportion 10 'her scho"ns
population. 4 portion Of The expenses eo'ii'n= "''.
FIN ,ba STATE ,hc districts will feel disposed 10
contribute in dlree, taxation or voluntary contributions
a. mo-, o,vn mos, essential want ana interest. In al
lion IN this innd annually distributed, The DISTRICTS or
g,nx.d npon some prescribed formula, and DESTROYS :"
avan,, themselves Of the benrfcence Of the State
shall he required 10 rase sum al least equal 10 lie as
,;hn,re share furnished by The State. This Common
Fund should be rgdlY propor,oncd to the COMMITTEES nc
cordiar 10 their schooling population, TO he gwen oa'y
10 those Districts which shall organize Under the Com
mon School system and then III rsgi proportion 10 the
nnmbrr included III such organized districts. The
amount of funds claimed by regularly organized
Districts 10 return annually to the Common Fund and
immediately constitute part Of tie principal. The
re- due Of lie State Fund.- not appropriated above,
should constitute Reserved Fund, 10 be distributed l.
the School Districts Tor tie purpose Of building School
Houses, Sc &c. upon Iha District raising certain or
equal sum The Funds mast be raised, they are the
life blood Of the whole SYSTEM and tins mode suggest
ed as HE least objectionable for distributing equal ad
heatlru r.s,rrams 10 all the cA;reni:tes.