Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14

system Of schools. Perhaps i is so. II
we cannot, on this account, employ teach
ers for a year, we could perhaps employ
them for half or quarter Of year u
we cannot do every thing, surely Il y mol
a valid reason why we should do nothing.
, Among other matters connected with
this subject, invite the special attention
Of the Legislature 10 the reports OF the
Presidents Of The boards of police IN the
several counties, on the subject OF The
school lands. These reports were elicit
ed by circular which ! addressed them,
and which is herewith transmitted. II will
be seen that all have not responded, but
enough has been collected to show The
manner in which the school lands have
been treated and to make il apparent that
a radical change is demanded
After devoting as much time as ! coald
spare to The subject Of schools, consistent
with other official duties, feel prepared
in spirit of the utmost confidence as 10
is success, to make the following recon-
mendations. The State ought to assme
the $4,000 90 lost in the Planters bank,
and Mace il al once on the same footing
with the Sl03,287 90 now in the Treasu-
lrv The fund would then amount m
round numbers to two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Two hundred thousand
dollars of this should be retained as per-
mnnenl fund, and the residue appropriated
TO the erection Of college bindings at Ok
ford, as heretofore suggested.
The permanent fund should be kept IN
the Treasury, and an annual interest OF
eight per cent paid on it. This interest
10000 dollars should be set apart in
the Treasury at the beginning of every
year, and kept sacred and invlolable for
, the purposes hereafter named; and here
let me remark that the vexatIon and eX'
pense which has attended first collection
) Of this fund, and tho heavy and ruinou'
r losses which il has sustained in the hands
. from which il has been slowly wrung
0 should admonish the Legislature to take
: charge of il and keep it secure in future
F.. OF the sixteen thousand dollars interest,
b. recommend that eight thousand dollars bt
}, appropriated to the annual purposes OF tn
e College. There should be then establs
Q ed ten academies or high schools at as ma
ny different points in the State, TO be de
8 signaed by the Legislature, having refer
Of ence to geographical divisions. To eac
a of these there should be an annual pay
&c ment of eight hundred dollars out Of. tn
ID remaining eight thousand. Nothing
D. clearer to my mind than that the Colleg
Of will not succeed, without the aid Of auxi
$, ary schools. These schools need no
ID and indeed should not, be in the immed
u. ate vicinity Of the College, but at sue
n points ns to give it the most efficient all
lie and at the same time to dtfuse the grea
l. est amount of intelligence among the pee
us pie. The languages of the Act of Coz
gress in making the grant OF land fro
X which we derive this is, that " il shall
n, vested in the Legislature of the State
We trust for the support Of "a Seminary
he learning" has been thought to limit Il
IN Legislature 10 the establishment Of OF
e. school. and 10 negative the idea that tn
a. school could have auxiliary departments
n. II has seemed so papable that the Tru
he tees could so act as to carry out the gre
es object of the trust which was the dltiuslc
m, of knowledge, that bave not fallen in
,e whn; is to my mind constrained idea OF 4
do law Of Congress. II does not necessarl
nd follow, that because the Act OF Congre
IN. said "a Seminary" thai 1t meant inc
,ur should be one school under one f3oi,
,ut that the Seminary" and all its auxilia
if departments should be in the same encl
he sure, or even in the same city or tow
WIS The spirit Of The Act Of Congaess is ca
md ried out by the establishment Of one Sen
nd nary, University or College, with such au
its Hilary departments as are necessary 70
success. These should he UNDER n
/ of SAME GENERAL SUPERVISION AND coNTR(
rn- and be located at such points as TO be
nd the greatest advantage TO the main Z
&c. lege, aud to the cause Of education.
ce, There must yet be another, and S
d. more useful class Of schools--l me
lies the common schools. The 10th sect
ich of land in each township, set apart,
ing wise enactment Of Congress for this p
Ite pose, have been most shamefuly negl'
led. The iuatlention with which thu
few lands have, in many instances been treat
# a makes il very apparent to my mind, Il
up whatever system of schools We ado
With must be taken under supervisory cont
o. of officers who shall be responsible TO
la. State. There must be some general he
rty, and there must be an immediate respor
Of hilhy of that head to the Slate laws. i
the people in mass will never require resp
and sibiity, and they will never act unite
that and constantly as one man Tor the C
e to mon good; each one will content him'
y with acting for himself, and the gent
rich good will 90 unattended to. Of the
ed. or twelve hundred sections OF school la