Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-02

by uGIcous arrangement oil districts ali TIE oter Id
n.Iles d the State might enjoy the benefit OF good
school Nos. ,aaay deprived Of this benefit IRON
the involvement location Of schoohouses, and The nu
ence oil one or lew persons IN the nrigh5orlioud VINO
get every thing arranged for his accommodation
= Let the school districts be ccssed; those winch
are able and populous to constitute TIE first class
and to have perpetual school, those which lras
able TO have school three four months in the year
what would be better, six eight months every twc
years Between these classes let there be two or Tire,
Others each TO have school during certain numbe
of months, according 10 their ability.
The expense OF maintaining school thron.h out The
year N every district would be great Tie weakc
districts must put up with less but II will be grca
improvement u! their condition, II ticy have
good school regularly kept DUNG part OF Tie year
;. Let tax be levied on properly ana Collected b,
the sheiis like the revenue tax; the proceeds 10 be
school fund for Tie benefit d the people ant
the amount IT, b. sufficient 10 pay about halt Of Tie 81
laTes I'll. tie district sciiool.Easers.
THIS is an essential part Of the system, because II i
necessary give effect 10 eli the rest. Surprising tia
the and charity fund together pad each schooias
ter half Of his salary.
Then The tuition fees in every district would be only
half as high they would be without this tax Con
srqnenty the people would on the whole as mucs
by this they paid they would only have TO pay
il different form what they do ought I" pay now
But the would cause many 10 contribute 10 The edu
cation of The people who pay either nothing or too III
lie such as rich old bachelors, churlsh, st'ngy men
no will not give money 10 educate their Children be
canse they know The value Of education; and ever,
rich man who pays only for his own children, but conic
we'll afford 10 help their poor fellow cl;Izens. Thus
considerable amount would be raised in aid of schools
in addition to what is paid and this would Il gh;ei
the burden the poorer sort, who cannot give then
children sufficient schooling, and yet are not poor
enough, poor spirited enough TO draw on the cha
rly fund, if the fund large enough 10 sup
ply them.
/ Let the school fund be divided among he dis
tcts according hcir classes: those Of tie FIRST cas:
to hay full quota, and the others proportion. Let
the presen, charity fund b. given 10 tie weaker dis
,rcls in order 10 cquallze, much possible, The
means OF education and The benefits Of The system.
This would remove an objection to lie school fax
which ought to be equal and general, while those whe
live in feeble districts could not have much school
inr rs the strong ones, although they paid the same
rate Of lax according 10 their property.
This inequality can exist only III that half If the
teachers salaries that raised b. tax then the STATE
Literary Fund coming aid OF The weak districts, will
eouaze the benefits rs much justice requires, and
probably more for these who i've in poor scattered
observation-disclosures cannot obtain good teachers with
out taxing themselves nj higher rate than others, who
live in towns and thick settlements.
When tuition fees are reduced one-haf By the school
fund.- they will come within The ability OF many parents
who obliged to stint the education OF their chii
dren or can hardly educate them at al. Indeed few
sober industrious men VII. then need s.tleE 10 keep