Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-05-11

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COMMON SCHOOL CONVENTION.
To the Teouia of Indiana.
During thu late session of the In llama ler;si,.
tnre, a ONT resolution passed Tint no ", recon-.
ln"nding State Common School Convention,
10 be held al indianapolis on til toirta Wednss-
@oy or 26t. cay o. he present month (Nsy.)--
Ihis assembitge is to b" composed or in1ividu.
ais, voluntarily attending. 10 deliberate on tho
great subject Of common school education.-
SOON after the passage Of the resolution, "A ct.
ing q iie ciiIz-n- OF lnaianuro called and
resolutions adopted, inviting the cooperation
and attendance of all persons friendly TO tho
canse OF common school education throughout
tae STAT: AMI that literary associations eugagei
IN it promotion OF e..ncaion, ami voluntary
assemblies OF The citiz rs. lie requested TO senl
delegates 10 said convention. This was done in
the absence of form being designated by the
legislature "a to the manner OF constituting thc
c"nVent!ou--th' great oh ect being 10 procure
the att .n.ahs" q thr ffirn OF the cause. either
personally or through their representatives.
resolution WAS also adopted, for the purpoae
OF extending the hospitaiitrs of the city Of
indianapolis to the members OF the convention.
AM committee, consisting Of MessrS. Blake.
Hubbard AMI Hannaman was appointed to make
arrhngeinc mis- for their Entertainment, whilo in
the city.
third resolution adopted. appointing a
committee, consisting of Mcssrs. Bee cher, Ames.
baYiess, Kay, Batter Bolton AM Greasy, TO cor
respond with aud procure the attendance OF
gentlemen from abroad. AMI prepare ami issns .
circular, setting forth the oh. rcts of the conven-
toii, TO be circulated throughout the State.
s-evPTnl Of the members Of this COMMITTEES he.
ing now absent from the ctv their places have
been Supplied by the appointment of Messrs. r.
II tyhtw, D. v Cuilry and H. +. Cohourn, to
act IA comuhction 18th those now in IndianApo.
The committee, in looking over the whois
gronnt, have availl the .nseives OF information
contained IN the report Of Mr.. Mayhem, late
r'dh4Ier OF State an Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, rs IN. best within their reach.
MS report contains Il tabular statement, show.
ing the amount Of congressional township sur.
PinS r+yrr'ttr, saline. auI bank tax funds ia sixty
counties. as reported by county an .itors, appro-
prIatef to the of common scbools--,nakin0
an aggreg tie OF ! ,24j 1872 ii in sail counties.
roih The remaining thirty counties returns
I'.I' Deen received. Iiir statement also contains
the number of chl!ren from five to twenty ono
years of age III ifty-six counties tho number at
ten ing school IN some of the countless &c.
NJ superintendent, on commenting on the
above, remarks:
"AIntting that tn. subjects reported stand ia
the remaining thirty counties The same as in tho
above, the result would be that the following
fun Is ani amounts are now in active oper ration
III our Siate for tina purpose of sustaining COM
mon schools, 10 wit:
Congressional Township Fund. sl,4lo,oi2 50
Surplus Revenue funI, 54s.a3O4 A
Saline FHna, II 1863 30
Bank lax tund. l2.ei5 10
Total as above estimated 90 nlo 0sa Al
In tho case of saline aud bank tax funds, tbs
amount at tins time IS some what larger than np-
pears above, the sums distributed during tho
past year are not generll c'ul,r iced in the above
reports The number of children from five to
t"ehty-"ns vearsi- reported from tifty-six conn
ties at II 80; admitting the same proportion in
thu remaining thirty four counties and ;l.e mum.
Der IN the state wouIl be 341 ,522 /, appears
also IRON several OF The reports. that portion Of
the Children in several counties h I'd been omit
ted, The numbers not having been given by ths
township trustees. From these f.cts we NAV
reasonably set down the number Of the children
in the State at %. 900
BY reference TO the few counties that have re-
ported the number of scholars attic ndino school.
u wi be seen that in some counties about one.
fourth OF The whole number have atten led; in
others, about one half; in most Of them rather
over one thru, Az reT'giDg ia the number re-
ported about SO per hundred. leaving ca hum
dredths OF The ohiIIren OF InI.ana without auy
benefit OF common school ms ructioa.
i trust, and believe, that the reality Is not
Quite so discouraging IA this picture represents
The county OF Noble shows that Of 2.o74 chill.
dren 2,DlJ have aften led a aj in the county Of
Lagrange. although the number ia ascertain.
ed The ior gives he opinion III three fou rtbs
of the children have attended school. Thess
general fdcts inaicate. That with few exceptions.
bat little Interest hiierto bee mani sted ia
HE Subject Of education, AMI that great effort
has vet TO he male. AMI what ia to be the di.
pied " hat movement 10 be made, 70 bring
this can7e into efficient operation7
it gratifying to observe tina, the inefficieneY
IN ihe operation Of our school system 10 now 1t.
trichng an attenfion among the people at large,
AMI consequently claiming a considerations in QUE
ieg''iative htlls, aeretofors uni1nown; ana there
appears deiernl nation 10 ferret out the evil aad
apply the remedy
We wculi gladly place before the public the
vaiuaos sngg .stion, Of III. Superintendent At
length, but we have not room in this address -
Ne recommend the rYcrt to tie atte ntion Of
t-1se PARTICULARLY. who VIII attend the conveae
ten 1t Will be fouu n tbs Docu mentsry Jours
mai, shortly to BE- distributed With the Laws in
IA. diff conaties of the State, IL 10 desis
Fable that reports should bs brought TO the con.
/ veatloa tr5sn counties where no yepsYto have
| been MAZE ey the county au1Itors. 80
insIaaa, II viii b. perceived from t.ls above, =
richly endowed with fund sacredIy set apart fog
the use o. common scilod-, amounting TO 6efDesn
t'r' ID three millions Of deEZars Ga the Acose q
elias an cents alone. this sun h woif WORTHY
! 10 attention Of the people Of tbs Slstss u -
= PRE- -i4Iio;l; bat WHEN we look At the ocecs~
90 ., clas-iy connected with the perpetuity q
our :. ortoas free ipsfI.uiions-ths best fee1i n
OF ta- heart are neutrality-suspicious. hi,anI
ihropv ami christianity, I'll urys Us 70 aefioa.
Ia conclusion woaii remark, fhzs We havU
information from GiIrreat parts Of the State.
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