Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-14

abont Two M hon. oi dollsrs .spen.,d the e,.b
| iishment aud maintain Of the common schools.
annually. only $4,000 are contributed from the
pn treasury the whoe Of the remainder - cons
tibuied ~ihin their School D,slIets by the inhabi.
at,s patty BY taxation, but principally by what is
| called there voluntary contiibu,ion, beng fully
! half Of that b,laoce.
III th- regulations Of our system. we're similar 10
those oil New lo,k, the annuity OF s. 900 Tor eu-
| cation, fron the public treasury. would require a
sun 400 COZ dollars 10 be raised by indsid usIs,
10 catry out The plan. and would provide Tor the
education OF about $50 900 children not ta, proba-
biy. from the actual number OF the proper ages in
this = ae.
I'VE book too much TO The public treasury for The
rslab'sirnebt Of a common school system. A gra.
tai Gus eduCa Tor al classes IS considered b.
the most Iuiegent aud obscivsnt of the gentleu,
Al tie lead OF the Nofthetn system, 10 be attended
with serious disadvantages. The schools being sup
ported at individual cost induces constant wy ,lance
on Tie part Of The contributors, which secures u
faithful and economical management Of then,-cs-
sexual 10 the preservation and Improvement II a
general system.
YOU have p,ac,iea, knowledge Of our system
and Of the working of its different provslons.-
Would II be Imposing to- much upon yon to request
your views IN relation 10 such Improvements as you
may deem necessary 10 engrali On the present sys-
lem. or 10 an euire remode,ling OF
"l our compliance will be considered great Ia
vor, and enuie YOU To my thanks.
Il will merely add. that the best nj rmrd of the
Northern supef'ntendeols are d.cIdtdl, oil opinion
that population ~ sparse about 8 10 the sqoae
m'e urs Is only ablut II mhiles,) Is only suitable
10 the dstriCi sysIem favorable stuaiiuLs whc,e
sufficient population will ensure sehooIs ui sutH-
citnl size"
We all leel eluclance to obirude our thoughts
on the no, &c OF the pubhc but perhaps, II mauy
ciizcns, capable OF advising. re to overcome tins
d I'll fence, and express iher opinions some tau
IL MI IN
establishing such system II educali=r IN Virginia,
as would make The heart Of he old Commonwealth
leap with joy.
Oar worthy friend Qor he is such in the best
sense) ASKS Tor Information respecting the d,siiu
Tree school sys,em, rxemphh,d IN the .xperl.
m.nt on Beaver Greek. IN tins county fCamrb,ID
II affords the writer pleasure 10 speak OF the
district Tree school on Beaver Geek, because
from its commencement 10 1888, up to tins da,e, II
has been source CT grdtfcation and Advantage,
not only TO the writer, but lie believes ~ all the
neigh ofhood and beyond all doubt. OF g,stt beue.
Fl, 10 The children IN tie d,strict. Ii the merits
Of the system were TO be teste by the Opinions Of
The pee e III the country about tins school, there
would appear 10 be little room Tor improving II.
Education on the OLD plan, cost about one dol
lar per month for each ehid al the con m n county
s1ho lis aud where II man has four OF five children
II will cos, him from 20 10 $50 per annum 10 giv.
TIN m an English education a, home. Ga the DIS
Irei Tree school system less III half Of ,hs p
will Obtain for them more and bette, education.
The first ye" 1889 oil putting the SAID school in
operation, The neis hbou,s by conlubuinn lole lher
wnh 500 received from the school eon,u,> $40 ~ S
Of the county made out to build "a good school
house, and To pay teacher for SIX ,iuut =. The
second year, Win $50 ON the school commas ~
ers. I'M r"vtmeo's were made 10 the lot, and teach
er supported ioi ten months 50 90, yearly, impro
wing the LOT, aud building, aud advancing IN ed
"caio D.. and pflte TO the teachers. TINS year,
lo4l, the teacher receives salary OF $500 Tor 0
honiils services: the neighboIs paying $500
add The school commissioners 500. All the Eng
l'sh branches are taught, including philosophy aud
astronomy, "nh he us Of the maps aud obes, to
gether with The Lalin lang uagr. There are be-
tween 40 and SO scholars attending the school du
ring some pCr'ion OF the year. Thus our ttucatlou
IS accessible TO all, aud cheap enough. The writer
would rrJ ace 10 zee the district tree school system
adopted generally, wherever the population Of u
nelgh6oth"od Is sufficiently dense to render II tea
s'"ie aud proper. la The man, the system is tx
ceen' Que, in The OPINION ol witer needs but
lie" aud MINOR alterations, 10 be hereafter no,,crd
Those "ho would object 10 the fee school system
would be apt 10 be di,safI,fed with any that could
be d vised
Expecting 10 trouble you again on this subject,
the written mans.
Your obedient servant l..