Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-01
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don't know what the sine qua nan is; Others
ATE sore a church or an academy must be
builI. before Lancaster can gain The good will
Of her totelaf divinities. Some say we can
bold 40 academy just as easy as Ssssn's
carpenters buiIt PandemoDium. and that they
will bespeak all the children born, or 10 be
born 10 Ihese diggins.' 10 be the future pupils.
They anticipate no difficulty in calling the
/ ghost Of old Plato from eIvsiom. TO occupy the
professors chair, and thai Lancaster will be q
moceren improved edition Of old Athens.
"Amid her groves. the musng youth.
Forget The world and seek for truth
Now am not exactly so ssHguine-but
,hsre is an obvious Necessity thai we should
I have 90 insIiIuiion Of learning. adapted 10 the
progress Of the pupils 10 the village and neigh.
borhoOd. And 10 my opinion, his school, call
il By what name you nlaase. win not flourish
unless il hss access TO the public funds. No
difference how elegant or we'll adapted a
building may be- or how able teacher occu.
pies il, the patronage Of the institution must
be. TO great extent. limited 10 the village and
neighborhood-in fact 10 Lancaster School
District. There is such jealous esprit du
corps among the emulous towns Of Wisccn.
sin, that every village will have lis own high
school. and will paronize IL; and though we
may have higher steeple and louder bell. yet
neither sight nor sound, will allure many
scholars away from their own schools. The
foreign and country patronage. must be divided
among numerous competitors. Then had we
building Of Psrian marble, and teacher
ever so able. it's halls would DO empty, or
nearly 80. as long as the district school had a
good teacher; and good teacher IL would
sometimes have, 10 say the least. The dis.
,rict school eonld afford 10 leach cheaper. and
the pupils would follow The district fund as
minnows follow pin hook or lump Of ba.
con. If our high school depends on ils tui-
too fees for soslenanee, il would famish when.
ever the dlslIict school had teacher az pop
ular as it's rival, and the high school, lae the
dromedafy. would have to travel 10 fresher,
richer pastores. Since the independent and
and public schools are alike to be supported
from he same territory. that will grow and
flourish which has access to the public pap
The other will become siekly exotic am
informed that in the city Of Boston, and 10
large portions Of New York, the dslrici
schools like Moses serpent have swallowed
op the independent schools for this very rea
500, We should not then venture much in
the support Of q system, on whose visage de.
cay is written, Let then academies go--they
only benefit the rich and able let as in their
stead endeavor 10 dsvelops sysism. which
like Mahomel's tree, extends the apple Of
10 avery hut and cabin The dis.
irict schools have hoen. and can be made the
conduit pipee Of science to eve'y body Since
dis'ric, schools are bound 10 triumph over 10.
depeuden, academies, (of course admit ex.
ecpiions TO the general s,a,emenl.) the former
mus, be made to be. ss tho lawyers would say,
the personal representatives. Of their defunct
'next OF kim they must supply the place OF
these institutions. 10 our town we should
have another school house, one smaller than
tho present woold answer. Here The A. b,
C's, spelling, rsadiag and writing. should be
taught. 10 The presen, bgldlng. for about 7
months 10 the year, male teacher should be
employed. capable Of teaching any branches
usually Taught in high schools Esch eslab-
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0tif large buildiue were built by subscrip
lioa, !, ought 10 be with the understanding
tina, the district viii pa,roUlze Il to the ox,sn,
Of sending there all lie advanced scholars. with
their proportion Of public funds And now,
though on revision | ind that | have rather
spoken In the Imperative mood, yet have
only intended to speak my own opinions,
hoping tina, others may express theirs. and
hat,binking may lead to action. Some per-
sons are anxious for division OF eur school
district; course which has done great dam.
age TO the cause Of education whenever !, has
been pursued II 10 Mr.. Gamers aud Mr..
Mouison's neisbhorhood, they wish TO ss,ah-
lish schools, they can do so. and the trustees
are bound. 80 distribute the school funds among
the various schools, according, TO the lumber
Of scholars taught 10 them. And il ascertain.
" the in,eres, Of those living remote from the
village. to keep the road open to It's privileges.
As their children advance 10 years aud in
knowledge, ,hey will be disposed TO send them
to a school of higher order than 10 their
nsighbOrhood. Should they send them TO the
high school 10 the town, they would be CON.
PEELED to pay a. extra price. il they were liv-
log in another district.
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