Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-19


ihose ~ho elevated. but by e.yaing those mho are
depressed. Is II not suicidal pulley, and which in af
len years brings dissatisfaction end raous,i There i.
10 time aud IN history HAT will orly the postum
that ~ the intelligence Of the found The 100
lection OF property aud the security If man.
'An"'htf pfeii EVIL 10 be fem.dlcd Is the want o
Property qualified teachers THIS Is OF the mos, de-.
elded obstacles III The way Of edncaun. There Is n
very general disposition IN school districts hir.
The teacher thai can be- had Tor The least sum. Low
wages are considered OF more mpoi lance than the
saty requisites oi The teacher.
Tine tlme al instruction IN each district averaged n.
hanl toT months. Not quite haltni the hole nnu.
hr OF scholars instructed about four months vi
year. Ia he eNtr, iury five per cent o The whole
number ct scholars ~ore instructed sixteen weeks aud
tuo days.
"o"ly tartgGee per cent. Of lhe number Of scholars
wete taught "os hof months ol The year. The means
nj education are provided Tor n hunted extent, i,
Is true. hut arec portion da avail themselves d
The hunted instruction altered
he same hel Is proven 10 eNist IN New York by tho
iael that 23b.ooo. nearly htd o The children =,
IL sc" less Than 90 days, "maey" (says III the
patts) lruma day u day and halt" The poat 81
those States unl educated we'll as they uond be- hy
our plan It administered th that energy witch dt4il
cuisines Nnflhefn population But. sir, let examine
"ar system IN lis operation upon The INDECENT scouI
Is needed N Il neighhohoud aud III aid I'll the snbseur.
lion at the penpe. Commissioner the children oi
The sntr--lhe Teacher aud Commissioner seek the
mothe ol the lndlpent child and solicit her eend bar
child They eonhal her ojeeldns urge her Ia nrariiro
any sell DENIAL necessary 10y The occasional luss o hs
stfNieeN agfte Ia Accommodate laf convenience by Al
lowing het keep hun at nome when she II mud
above all eNpain IL her thai lie fund lot hts instruction
Is US much Tie night at all, the public lands, that 1t
eollers no lasol. lmpts degradation they nani 10
hrt the hunots 81 Tie rgpuhlr The rich rewards
professional dsilnetun lite oi usefulness OF eompc.
lence, instead III drulpcry aud # dependence. " III
these appeals Ia the heaf aud In the hope OF mother
hil-NlIl they not prevail on that mother send aud
nn the ,d 10 attend schuu aud viii he be the buu ii
the Schoo, The annoyance al the teacher rs under s4
pendnry system, Mhef, the teacher compensation 10
dependent Of his continued Attendance, " Ill he shrua
IN hmAzemehl aud erur during the first aud last II his
days al schdul, lunein2 To ESCAPE hmIdum which he
eanno comprehend NJ, SIR Tie Commissioner WIN
cutters and The leacher who inslIucls that child ARE
Interested IN the education at thai child. The en-
ahed 10 sustain n sehoo IN his ylcnaac by the Slatr
Ps-lhe Other gets fee cems day Inr erciy dan The
pnpd dtcHds aud hat child from his pt, udtes
dfead 81 those "beer off, han hnnst hrgius fix his
yaung affections upon rpruna begins odcyelnpe the
effms IT thai grnlus which uay day place hun a.
ahoVe his present assocars They Imagine hun 10 be
heo" them. 'et gentlemen praise other syslrms, do
mi desire 10 disraaae them. In populuns country ,
aud above all. III city, they may, like the lgh srhud
IN Philadelphia, achieve much to tho education ol the
people.
hut. sir my belief Is, thai the apparent superiority
ol Northern education depends upon the social division
Il lahnut at the Nuul there ihey have rnnmeIra uan-
u
tdntalrs ny an intercourse with the world the others
stimulate nen Ia edhc8te beneflsos. that They may
compete viii nRal artisans aud manufacturers. aud may
keep up with the Improvements the subjects III ihf
enterprise. W. Slr, have hut one interest, aud that
III The opinion oi Ihuse no pursue H. does moi require
enlarged education Gr It's suecess. IN word it - at
nht an appeal Ia ualluua INTEREST," nj The North education
epays the labouf aud une by which II may be acquired
In Nrglnla II IS otherwise; an1 whether edn, alton
VIII induce our people 10 EMBARK ~ thsc varied pur
sus essential 10 the true Independence o people, and
should therefore peoede ihef nioductiuu, or whether
II Is the necessary result OF those interests which spring
from climate az loea Inducements. Is problem 10 which
cannot offer "A solution. Cefainly however. every
commercial and manufacturing people, ~ comparatively
well educated, and ~ Country exclusively agricultural
Is. But 10 felnfh; whatever may be the merits III other
systems IN operation elsewhere, there is winch
ains nerliorons principle for The education Of the
poor as that oi Virginia and III educating the poor you
d. all thai social duty requires al your hands.
lodeed, taking INTO consideration that you have but
$4,000 to educate G0,000 INDECENT children, no sys
TEN could achieve more. than has done; you have
u ooO educated or an average period OF 50. days. the
same or better average than IS known for 235 900 Of
lhe 1O9 600 children al schuo IN n. Y, in the year
lS11. Yes sir, nne lhird al The children OF n. y 20
To schoo less than sixty dayA We sra reports from
every county State. except ihrce two III which
created IN 1915. Well sir these children
educated n cost of about 1879; and taking into
consideration the character Of the pupils Tor whose n~
strucn provision made; the devung by them of
sixth Of the Ia educaon when many o them have
every menal service 10 perform, when they sometimes
have not clhhing-scarcey lnod-tp enable them Ia AT
tend schnul, the amount al 2md effected rather 10 be-
admired, than The of deficiency to be censutod Ma
ESTEEM irregular instruction OF value: but have
the Sunday Schnols effected nothing. where thr pupils
receive one Jay s instruction IN seven2 gen eman Me
and extensively known Tor his phanhropc here
aud ii Europe assured that he tuuk clafge Of
e5ored class al Poceion and ahous utterly ignorant
nf a letter. years attendance at Sunday Schuo
they wett enabled read well; and the general useful
ness OF Sunda" SCHOOLS, giving education those ho
pipr depcndtut 10 attend school regularly
loo well established 10 require remark
But it Is objected that the poor too pt0ud 10 re-
cpye this fund. This think originated previous 10
1879. when the practice was, for the Comm ssuners
the lpdlgent cor the session. without any
gard the actual daily attendance; then tie TEACHER on,
lly wanted the name u the pupil. And there gen.
llemsn III this lltuse who TESTIFY That teachers
have been paid their accounts, who had the pau
per pupil al their school a single dav.-Bui il is a re-
markahe prool III The efficacy Of lhls principle of paying
Tor the actual daily attendance first introduced $50
that whilst IN 1879, OOe educated oi
upwards of $50 900 IA 1880, IA 600 cost only SAL.
800. The couny Of Essex previous To that ilme ex.
perded 500 IN the education of27 churen and IN pay
ment OF Cuamssluners' aud other expenses that cuun
~ afterwards schouled II children for SS0!s But sir
the pride Of the poor should revolt, (nor do he Com
mlssonefs rrpur any complaints that subject IN lnue
Than Two three counties IN the Stat pariakng oi
this fund. Let us examine how it is constituted 10
where tne lgnomlny of rece9ing il exists
lis current resources are, To great extent derived
rnm offences aud mlsdemeanorsa sort u suclal deJ-
dand. which ignorance, violence, or vice. pays 10 mo
raiy nd good order: ii this the poor aud ignorant
contribute at least uuch, IN lines and as securities