Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-17

Y sets OF pnu1c euucdllUH y Hos q :, CO.
in proportion 10 the available wealth oi me S,a.e'
| Than is the present slender apPfoPi i''ioA :"
sinia.' ,.l.n
In support Of these assertions, he mas taken
from the census Tie following statistics
Whole No Scholars in Pri- No al PUP
/ mary aud Common schools ilc charge
Massachusetts, l6V,23l 49,
/ Connecticut, %, 20! -,
/ Vermont S2sl7 7ol
a-E 5Go 3G1 27G15
Nv 3s33i 919
Nonh Carolina, 1897 ia
| lei Us now compare this table Of "Ouiis" with
| ,he official returns in the several States
By The laws OF Massachusetts (see Acts OF
/ 1891 every township is required 10 ascertain anu
return 10 The Board of Education, (composeu Of
the Governor, Lieur. Governor and eight offers,
appoinled by The Governor and Senate me num-
her Of persons in their township Lelwcen Inc
ages OF 4 and l6 ard 10 raise by taxation sum
equal 10 81 % for each person between 'hose
ages, for The payment OF teachers wages boaio
and fuel; the erection, repair and olhrf expenses
OF The schools, which they are itqnpth ny ID" ~
keen M in every township, being paid Tor out 81
= SEPARATE contribution BY The people. When
they have complied with these and other minor
reouisiiions OF The law they are entitled 10 such
a proportion OF The State School funi, as lle
number OF persons between and 10 years oi
age in their township Lears 10 The whole number
OF such persons in The Stale, on condition oil ihel!
faithful application OF such quota OF This iuEd 10
the support Of public schools.
These schools ale open TO the children OF an
classes, free Of charge; but 10 enable them 10
procure better teachers, voluntary contributions
are frequently made BY such parents Of scholars
as are able 10 make them, Of fuel, board OF leach
erS &c.
The State Board of Education is required an
nually 10 make on, and report 10 the Legislature
an abstract Of The school returns made 10 that
body bv The school committees OF The several
townships.
From this Abstract for the year lsiO-4l, he
wear in which The Census was taken, The follow
ing s,aiemen, Is taken:
''Nu,nter ol scholars OF all ages in the Schools:
In Summer l,1Gl
In Winter. l55,04l
Amount Of money raised by taxes
for The support Of schouls, includ-
ing only wages olicachcIs board
and fuel, Sl9l ,oio -
hn,sJ for public schools. 37,743 81"
These amounts ale exclusive OF The income ol
The State school fund, which fund was in lsi',
S5GG 1875 63.
As these schools are equally open 10 all, none
Than others, cxcep, Ill. very few who attend PIi-
vale schools.
In Connecticut the public schools, which also
are open 10 all, are supported almost entirely by
The income Of their school uEd This fund arose
from The sales II The public lands Of Connecticut
West Of Pennsylvania, which sales were made III
1895, and the proceeds, amountin. 10 - ,OGo,
were constituted a perpetual fund ior he nam
tenarce Of public schools in The Stale. ms law
a Al. "A I'M "a m
o, this Stale. which declares GAIT s, that "The
fund called The school fund shall remain pe.pe-
lual fund; the inreres, OF which shall be anrto!e6y
appropriated 10 The supper, and encouragement OF
public or common schools throughout The Stale,
and for the equal benefit o. all the people thereof.
This fund, on The Isl Of April 1910, amounted
to 5000. 22s al "The dir!endlo schools from
"he revenue Of the fund for the year ending
March. lSfI. was SIP 500 So" The mum
" Der vi children in the Stale between ana 10
g years Of age, returned 10 The Comptroller vi
/" flee in September, $50, was "a, l1e. In atHi-
ton 10 this lund, The townships are authorized 10
raise By taxation any amount which may be ne
ccssary 10 secure good teachers, &c. (See Com
mon School Returns and Common School Jour
nal) In this State, all may Ge said 10 be eduta-
ted al the public charge, except the very few al
private schools. Quits statistics give only Io9l2
out Of 60, 13g in common schools, who are 50 edu-
ca!ei. In Vermont, The same free school system
is established; and, according 10 the returns given
in the "Vernont Chronicle" and "American AL
manac,h the number Of children in The State be-
tween The ages Of and Is in 1870 A. was
lG6 600 An annual State lax is assessed, FIR HE
support Of common schools, which in lSi0.1l
amounted 10 sol sG3, and in 1913 IA 10 about
$4,000 The sums raised voluntarily ly The
" towns and districts amounted" in lS40-4l, ITO
:" SSl 600, and The aggregate expense for schools,
q including board for teachers, books, fuel, &c,
was about 1902 80. Besides This, par, the
interest accruing upon The U. S. Deposit money
amounting TO about $4,000, also goes 10 their
"suppor" And "lhere is an accommodating Siaie
School Fund OF S200,234 50, which is not al
"present appropriated"
"In New York, The State distributes a certain
"sum from the public treasury, 10 be divided
g among The school districts according 10 the
I" number OF children belonging 10 each, between
the ages Of 5 and lG The Supervisors OF The
several counties are required by law, 10 levy
lax upon each township, equal 10 lis dslIibn-
live share Of he Stale appropriation. Each
township is authorized, though not required, 10
" raise by taxation upon lis inhabitants sum
equal 10 both the preceding sums. AS
The funds derived from these three sources
arc insufficient 10 maintain school as long as
is generally desired by the districts The deficiency
is made up by, what are called, 7afc bills. that is.
a direct tax upon such ollhe parents masters and
guardians Of children attending the school as are
able 10 pay it, according 10 the number Of days OF
such children's attendance at school. Conn.
Com. School Journal, Vol. |, page 81 Thus
we see that in New York, few or nuEc Of the chill
dren in common or primary schools can he said
10 lie educated wholly "at The public charge"
| though al 10 some extent are SO educated. This,
in conjunction with other causes hereafter ,ncn-
toned, accounts Tor there being only 27,015 out
OF 500 361 returned in the census as educated
"at public charge"
| For correct account Of The condition, &C., OF
The common schools Of New York, in the year
1910, reference may be made 10 the "Annna Re
port" Of the Superintendent of the Common
| Schools OF The Stale OF New York. made TO The
Legislature, Jan. 9th, 1912, page l7s, from which
the following are extracts.
Number of children over 4 and under IG in
the districts returned, excluding hcw
York Gin, 5s3,3i7
Number ofal ages attending COM
mon schools, 5G2, 1893
"Amount Of money expended in
1 lS40, for payment OF wages OF teach
ers alone, 81 ,0I3 ISL "a
"Anount paid for district Libraries, 9S,903 90
"Number OF volumes added 10
school libraries in 1910, a00,C00
"Whoe number of volumes in IL
brareS. January 1871, csc, 1926
ESTIMATED capital OF school fund,
| including that portion OF U. States
deposit fund appropriated TO school
purposes, $3.50 941 9S
"Amount appropriated from school
fund, 2S5 OOO.O
Amount raised by tax by county