Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-01-11

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snm message will in III ~ 80 80 ~ =
nsai act which shall have the Eos.ur =,
y me glseaslve coascils Of the state F. -.
ns1 sns moss sacred Obligations 10 resent shs a,h
EJeelpsQ as not 70 be nisuhdsfsload. M - -.
ita consumnaiion. lheselore cheerlalIv n,hs ~
sug ASTON aad fssseaay hops thu. il may be car
~ ! mode Of establishing schools .aa aroma
wy souca1ion 'n Inc State suggest TO your con.
sse sFall0n the pfopFety OF tablishing common
and ResnarF tree sch0d. Ia each and every 'ir.ka-
iied lownshipn the State, under the drectIGr ~
the law asd the Boards Of Counly. PoIice of he
tespec.sve counlies, or such other persons al NAV
De designated by the law. for six months ia each
year at least and of leyying tax GA the persons
and properly of the citizens orthe State sufficient
To dafay the reasonable expenses Of such schools
when added to the profits arising from the school
lands in the respective townships. tits unyers-
ally Admitted that education should be promoted.
II is desirable that this should be done ia the
cheapest successful manner: have suggested
this mode believing that it will promote education
more successfully and at less expense thanany
other mode. &c would not presume 10 contend
that the Mode suggested. is without objection but
/ atser myself that objections, which may be arg
ed With apparent force and justice. will yield ip>
on ngestigaGoa. -
AS aPPrreAend that the great objection lha.
will be urged against tha mode suggested, will be
owing 10 its cost, and the bnsaans y,h;ch + vonI5
impose on the people, would asac;oa,e s,,cs
objectloa and presume to cenirovert Il. am rrse
20 admit in the outset, that the people Of the State
al present, labor under heavy burdens ANAL
contend and endeavor 10 demonstrate that il viii
increase the burdens Of the people but on con-
trary. that il viii diminish them. The objection
would DO removed, If the amount voluntarily con-
trbuted by the ctIzens yearly for the purposes Of
sducation cou!d1be accurately ascertained: this
nosssver cannot be done. I conjecture that the
aggregase contributions of the citizens both with
inaDd without the Stale, would greatly exceed
mIllion OF dollars per year AMI that one half or
more Of the amount is annually expended in this
State. BY TefereRre to the census returns Of the
UnnedISlates of June.A. D. 1910, we have some
data from which 10 ascertain the number Of per.
sons subject to tuition from theis age; and by es-
timating the cost Of that numbee. BY the ordinary
tuition, can come 10 correct conclusion what
that nu.nber Of stadents sheHld cost ann.ially.--
W hnd by Inference 90 such census reforms, that
the number Of persons IN the State. Who are over
1--WE years OF age and under fifteen years. and Who
account Of their age, should be scholars or st,,
dents at school, is 49.ss6. Upon the supposition.
that the tuition of each ofthis number costs one
dollar per month, and $l2 per year (which issa
very low estinaate) the aggregate tuition of the
whole, would amount for ono year to 1898. 632.
and for six months, one half OF that sum, amount.
ing 10 $299. 3l6. This shows pretty accurately
what has been. or al least what should have been
the amount Of tdition for the year and for SIX
months and therefore what the voluntary confirm
tons Of the citizens did or should, heretofore have
amounted 10. In the mode suggested BY me. an
on the soppesition, that each county in the State
consans twenty inhabited townships and upon the
additional supposition that It would require &4oO
for each year. when added to the proceeds Of The
school lands Of sach townships to defray the en- /
nense Of school ia each township, and one half I
OF hat sum f@2OOl for SIX months Of each yeaf, |
which Il large estimate, and would probably |
defrav the expenses OF school in majority 6f I
The tosvnshps for one year.l the number Of schools
could be LAO, and would cost annually . tax /
arao,in.inq to $456. 600 and for one half Of that
t;ffte fsx months9 for each year one halfof that
amount say 822s, 700. Upon this hypothesis 4
win Be found, that the mede suggested BY me will
fnrnish LAO schools per year Of 8 Ids, $50 less
cost ahan the present sys.em does, or should if the
n,ln;ls q: persons who shonld be, are educated. /
nd would furnish the same number of schools for
sx months Of each year at 81 $40 less cost Than
~ nresbr,t mode. Besides the mode By me sug-
J ssled would reduce tuition from So per year 10
] fracton over seven dollars per year. Then the T
,ods a,,r,oestad By me would, instead Of iucreas-
mo- ahe burdens of tho people, greatly diminish /
Ihern. IL Cd. none would object to the mode, who
would not desire the burdens Of the people 70 pc
: Oilers may urge ether ebleelions ior instance
.has "a ga would DO imposed ON some without q I
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