Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-14

following modes.
by dtsturOu:ing the S20,OnO ma
med IN the above cs innate anon the cy
iSung Colleges upon the condition. thai
they shall educate graluit uusiy a cor.
responding number OF young men, who
sho be bound 10 serve two years In the
caPacIt! OF te1cHers, and from stipulated
allowance.
( by approptiating the entire sum To
the establishment oi a Normal SchuO!.
Note. - The latter would seem To be
the more feasible as we'll as economical
mode lnasmuch as the colleges could
Only afford Instruction, gratuItl0rsly,
while the class of Young men " no would
De most likely to seek cmpioy mcnt as
teachers would be too poor To- maintain
themselves al such institutions. Further,
he reports Ul the board ut visitors. aud
superiutedrnt OF the Virginia military
institute shcw that the annual expense
OF each state cadet, including board,
washing fu.e, light, books. tuition and
medical attendance, is about Sl3U. At
such an institution $50 OUu would thus
educate and sup rort 50 young men, 50
of whom would be anuuu ~ discharged
as qualified to teach. The selection Tor
teachers, should be made from the most
deserving vi the boys Of the primary
I schools.
The provision made in the above csti
mate. Increases the annual cumpeusu-
ION o. teachers from - - cts, To 50,
sum fully equivalent ~ The services
rendered.
III. AsD tie Board Of E Lucaiioa and
Superintendent
Provision being maize by law for the
necessary funds to carry Il system Of Cd.
ucation Into operation, defining the duties,
DC, OF othchrs, the details Of the p an to
be entrusted to a board Of eiucdltou; To
whom Iull powers should be given 10
regulate the system acco riding 10 the cir.
cumslances aud wants Of the different
sections Ofthe slate; 10 alter and amend .
II when experience shall require it, To
appoint teac Icrs. provide books, aud ex-
crclse general 81. enIntendcuce over
the whole.
The superintendent TO be the active
agent Of the board to visit the choois,
interest the people by addressing them
on the subleH OF education, aud recon
mend such Improvements in the system
as eNpGelen e may Justify. Such an Off
Ger, Inded, should be at once appointed,
who by ca ling The attention OF the PEG pie
10 the subject, u5'icly and by address
scs might in a measure prepare them
for the adoption Of some system that
would be beneficial
~. rs 10 the ASSis'dm SnperiHtendeais. |
The assistant superin lendenis TO be
appointed 10y the COUNT courts. I'll
should be their du'y to collect the poor
children; see that they attend school; re-
ceIve aud distribute books, superiuiend |
the conduct Of teachers; and discharge
all the other duties nov performed by .
the county commissioners
V. As TO School houses.
Provision 10 be made by law, by /
which the state will contribute two fiilhs
of the cost Of erecting school houses, he
county needing the same TO provide The
remaining three lIths, the board Of ed.
ucdtlon 10 Judge Of the necessity aud To
prescribe the plan and location Of the !,
hOuese.
REMARKS.
II will be at oLce perceived that III e
principal feet of the present system of Il
education is the indIeyuIte amount of
fluids. But S75 900 are Appropriated to
the education OF $4,000 children, being
a fraction ony over one dollar for each
poor child per year! That any system
could be devised winch would be etTecu-
tual with 50 small sum, il were folly 10
imagine. II then we be in earnest in
the benevolent scheme Of providing an
education for ereTy poor chi!c chtd in /
the common wealth, we must be equally |
SO as TO the m MS for c.Tecung so desira. /
bic an end. TAXATION is used 10 coustruc,
our roads, dig our canals, and erect our
pen .tentIarles and JLis; why not as e- |
g'tma,eiy IN educating our poorl But !
the representative an swers.
"My constituents desire an Improve.
ment IN the 8 stem Of education, and |
am instructed 10 vote for such an obiecr
but II vote 10 increase their tIEes, lose
my reelection -
The plan proposed cbyiates this
dilemma. 1t is UJluHtarg in us operation,
aud can only 60 into effect by The sub.
sequeHt Expressed will Of the consti,u
ents. IL only pledges the state so far
as II IS found acceptable TO the people,
/ u u be universally adopted, u must be
universally popular, and by IT'S adoption
he people wOdlj evidence their wiiuug-
ness 10 bare the burtnen. lC il be but
partially adopted the heavier share of
the expeasc rests upon the counties ad-
loPt'ng 1t. fhe probability is, that some
few Counties only would at first accept Of
Il. There example, however, tie good
ELECTS OF the system, and the active zeal
OF the board Of education and superjn.
tendent 40 Discrimination Information aud