Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-27
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ACADEMIES.

Judge Copton. from the Committee ON Academies
made the following Report which was adopted with
slight amendment.
The Committee 10 " HON referred the subject
Academies bep leave 10 report:
That IN performing the duty required OF them the,
have experienced difficulty IN considering tn,
question Of Academies separately from that OF Pmar,
Schools which has been referred IL another committee
Tor III the view walch they have taken, no system u
education, such the OF the people call for On,
be efficient. without both Primary Schools and A,ale
MES and neer 81 these without the other, and pup
or adaptation ol the Ia the other They constitute III,
] basis upon which the whole column must rest. En-
deavorng. however. far possible 10 separate tn,
SUBJECTS, and connlng their consideration To their nppro
pirate duty, the Committee of opinion that til,
Academies already Incorporated. at different points IL
inc state, have ailed Ia produce the benefits expected
from thon principally from two canscs-frst the wan
oi patronage In most instances they have been avore,
and rndowcdb, private donation and individual occasion
al subscriptions without any aid support from tn,
Government, except the act OF ncor,uratioll--rm
ihadclacy OF means, they have fingered through y,an
I" precr'ols existence and disappointed hopes. b, lnp
To attain The highly important objects Of their institution
aud when legislative bounty has been occasionally eN
tended, 1t has been iardy and meagrc, aud granted
too, without system or view 10 any general plan that
ont llitic good could reasonably be expected result
and, IN point ot fact, in the opinion OF the Committee
nut 'ilc benefit has been received from them Second
y the Committee believe the chief cause Of tho ailur,
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officers who have been entrusted with their control and
direction, are too numerous. while the committee knew
that the management Of agents must be- invoked. and
icc the force OF the truth that without able faithful and
efficient agents. every SYSTEM however good itself
must ta they are oil opinion that the prospect of sue
cess is greater irom small than large board ut conr
The responsibility resting n large board ls NJ divided
That the portion o each must be ioeby felt and unity
purpose and concentration OF effort scarcely e tx
"cied, In addition to- well organised system OF pr
| lpT clfulI al.
ion, that the Great evil under wni-t 'lc community Ia
bos, Is the want Of teachers To the success OF any
- however W organized however bounlilull, en-
lowed teachers OF moral character. OF proper habits and
manners, possessed themselves of knowledge and Of the
capacity In mpar iio others. are Indispensable In the
opinion o the Committee. should be a principle object
Iolcvery system Of general education, To provide
alter ITS practical organization possible an adequate
number especially for the Primary Schools of competent
teachers reared among ourselves. accustomed To our habits
aud manners, educated at our own institutions and
known 10 those whose children be confined 10 their
care; while IL should never be forgotten that in order to
render accessible 10 all and 10 give the evident dif
sion II It's benefits. the principle of free schoos should
10 tar as practicable he adopted and carried out and
where thus principle Is departed from, that the expense
OF education should be diminished; that providing SUI
cicnt number III proper teachers To supply the wants
of the community. and including all within the praeti-
cal benefits OF the system. II Is yet necessary secure
10 the teachers reasonable compensation Upon these
general views. and retaining from any attempt To deyel
opc minute details the committee respectfully suggest
that
The Academies already established at many points
in the State toaot,r with others 10 be- established a,
proper locations u here necessary should .. institute n
part Of the general system that ,hcy should h. nut, NJ
lar as practicable and the wants of the people shall ndi
cate npsu an equality of cp,ovmcn, he ,hn hmnty -,
the STATE combined with their prcscn, funds. ndIyd
ual donations and TAXATION if the people shall So say
and subjected 10 an unit unity Of control and MANAGE
mcn as To general prncines ,hp, c tuition Ges slnn
be moderate and fixed by law that certain nnmh.,s ~,
Young gentlemen should be educated at them free al
cost. with view of fitting them TO become teachers in
the Primary Schools, and binding them by some mode
To be devised of ,eyolipg themselves a Ions, far ger
tain number of wears 10 that object far reasonable and
moderate compensaton that the Legislature extend This
patronage to the Academies now incorno,,,d on ,ha, in
each Senatorial District sncb sum NAV h. annron,,,eJ
as circumstances NAV REQUIRE upon condition TIA, fur
every twenty dollars SO contributed scbol,r shall he
educated free of tuition fees if he shall offer his scr
vices to those HAVING control of the District Scb,ols
or Primary Scbools of tho countv ar district II
there be demand for his services tn cno,oe in
the employment of teaching far ,,mbe, ~ yc,rs
equal to the time he has enoycd IN. honiy c rho S,,e
that each Academy whose 'Tnstces sh, ,oroo In his
condition. shall elect one of their own BODY from wear to
year no shall he the Superintendent, or mo Ac,deny
and to whom he Instructor shall, he rosnpsIo ,,ier 6
is chosen by the Trustees which Sncr,,,n1on, I,ll
report annually Ia the I'd Auditor I'm, nrocooI;,a i; 70
aion to the instruction of teachers and the dsbrscen,
Of the public bounty
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