Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-01
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REMARKS ON POPULAR EDUCATION.

atlve side of The suhltel which | treat Will b.,
satisfied with having nv direct views III relation Ia
veil gmundrd S,s,er oi primary school n'strucion.
MI willing IN Withhold uyihing which uay afford the
least assistance IN work ut So mHrh consequence. |
viii proceed forthwith 10 lay henfe him such imperfect
sketches may he sufficient 10 show the principles up
on which would hntld Ard those who believe them
10 contain any useful suggestions. uoi likely Ia
The minds oiothrs genrfay are Al bel, 10 make such
use ni them a. they may ihmk proper.
We will Begin with The county. or the school II We
the greater difficulties The remaining lea.
lures oi the sys may easily be- supplied Sparsenrss
o population Tar from being argument against
eaniztil"n, furnishes The strongest N It's favor.
(mhre any thug HE srhn is practicable all y Ms
week iorees require the slrclcr ration make
them elective. This Is the ground take Wherever
there he scuol, lei US have one upon some well
defined principles. that shall mako II what II ought 10
BE-. Let rs have boundary "a cenire,-a cheap bni
comfortable aud we'll adapted honse. accommodated III
size To the pro,able number Of its inna,es-well Eur.
nlshtd with sainnnry and class books 81 the hest kind
land IN by Sae contract nj The lowest wholesale prices
and reduced Ia the nust rad uniformity ihrncnhou the
STATS Let the Sc oal be we'll taught well supervised
and suppartedby we'll GRADED upon the per.
suns. scholars aud property oi the district To be more
explicit would have suall districts, generally ex
ceedng four az five mes across IN any direction lomed
III every county, W portion al county, where dozen
schuoabe children with somr certain amount ot Ia xnble
pr"pety could he emhtaced having all possible reference
10 local baruos. aud existing schnnlhonsrs worth nuli
cng, sch Ul should he regularly rendered The in,
habanls OF each district upon certain principles aud con-
dtlons prescribed by laws the being taken upon The
colnpund blsls o property aud direct interest The
conditions offered s,oud he made favorable as possi>
he IN oder 10 ndure accepnnee but they should be en-
arl. and well defined. hen accepted those iva men
IN the d''fr containing the greatest OF proper
" aud interest IN the srho,l. who would have The
greatest agg eg.e burdens 10 bear with county snprr
lntendani scpu Inspector always presiding ~ then
del bentlons and giving the casting vote, should Farm
commlt'e or board Ut trustees IT. the management Of
The schaul, an be invested with considerable pow.ts
they should proceed 10 srlccl and purchase n site MS
the centre Of Their district would per
M plan tar huiletg, aud contract h1r lis rterliun
giving la the inhabitants all possible prl, IN IA
Dor or rails, and determine all Other narts IN rela
| ION 10 The % tnnlzilln and support of the schnUl not
otherwise provided or b, law The poll tax aud ,ni.
Hun lees lht te fixed The ,hr,uu hut the
safe We viii say dollar Tor all male white per.
suns ever seven years III ayes fifty censon all females
ueiwrrn sewn aud Ioufle,n-'rhe entrance tee three
dollars per annu, with an additional charge Of two or
lhree cents each days s.rsl ATTENDANCE. Where any
found absolutely unable 10 av these charges the
State fund should supply The d,Grenry. Nhaevef
r'ghl then he waning Itr The support Of Inc sehol'
should be levied npon tbs property OF he district ndls
rlnlnalely, ~ The Committee, Who would always im.
pose heavier burdens Ia The aggregate upon themselves
han npoo anf one else, and having the KIND ol
interest AZ s;lr, their measures from tbs cifrums ancs
oud be &C ii'Se'd IN; aud they "uuld generally be
wei qualteI at such dntis with Intelligent schuul
Inspector. their head any Other persons ho should
calm The be,t night 10 dispose o HAT Which dues be
long 10 lhem.
The committee should have HE right 10 elect, exam.
Inc, and Ial heir teacher. asrfr ain and provide
Tor his comp nsallun. 81; bui the people alone should
have she rIgn odsulss him. al The end of five or ten
months, AMI al voting hun the sane conpensa lion If
they cloose 10 continue HIM, in defiance Of the Com
hutee.
The several hsblili,s of each inhabiran, should he
summed npa The tnd ut he srl.ol term, and placed in
The hands OF he teacher, Ia The credit Of The Comnliee;
and 10 avoid eApense hey should, upon sixty ninety
day nutlce, bocone Necui,ons IN virtue and pass inn
the hands of The paper officers if collection with the
fghr ufapp al To Me county board Of commissioners
he TEACHER should be bound however, receive from
The ""esi h der III ynent o his claims, such produce
or oh,r articles rs s wants might require. and should
huy nothing uI lh district ai could be- furnished in
II; The committee settling he price, when there was no
competition. Persons OF property, who had already ed.
ucated lam ~ OF children, mpht be allowed .e,lnc.
non oi 1--WE nr SIX per cent on Their property tax for
each child 81 educated.
| In the weak aud tinnly inhabited Districts teacher
might be pa ed between NO. and required DIVIDE his
time between them IN such manner the two commit
tees could agree upon. Much might be accomplished
by the attention Of experienced teacher or three
days IN each week, with uniform arrange If bonks
and puncua attendance o the scholars; proper lessons
beng assigned ior preparation curing the nterva]s-
Many of The larger schoar9 could attend these lectures
IN both, and assist in the interval the smaller in
preparing lessons. Where both schuuls were al
tended tu,lion tee should be required IN bth. with
abatement OF the per diem charges Such an ar
rangenent would a1rd those districts much greater ad
vanlaaes Than they now possibly enjoy, and would
avoid The misrhessus practice ot picking upa slraegler
10 be el gagged during lew months ot the year undo
ing the work o his predecessors, getting into his
secrets, then 10 be- dismissed without any regular means
Of earning his support for The balance of the year.
The Comme4s mia each have pnw-r In purchase.
on property account lot OF land, and fl up handsome
little residence ior the teacher, the al which should
stand 10 the cred, {" the properly charges against the
district fhis m9bt be The joint work of Districts
and he placed ON the border between them. Iien II
the school should be suspended in one (Which the IN.
labllants s,uud have The right any time, for a
not exceeding year, after having kent ii in ope
ralun Two or more he teacher could be turned
The Others II necessary without the destructive practice
OF movIng3 or. when the schonls kept mp both,
he single teacher could board with The married one and
they could thus rnj y The small advantages of earh
others society and common library Snch preparations
would do more ior the school than The same 10
m,ney, and make teachers faster than the University
could make hem. II ihs tenement should not he
pied by the scIo3nasler 1t would nevertheless be oood
schon properly
II citizen Of one district shonld choose To he
convenient 10 the schoo ia anoIher, let him have his
cholce and pay his tuition fees The and his prop
Ieuy Ilanlltes in the ohpr. f any should he trimmed
of, the hooas Of the mountain, fork of the river.
We do them no harm. Ii they couid reach any of the
schools. they should have the right 10 do upon such
abatement Of Terms The committee might think proper
10 offer and citizen 0 district should be held bound
10 The operations OF The law. except by his own conseht
who could moi have open passway 10 the school, not
exceeding three miles distance.
The standard ui schou Instruction might in diff
ferent sectilns somewhat at the discretion of the rus
tees. i should be literal possible, hui such
al might attain To- Beyond This. general instruction
moht or any subject. hut class INST