Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-29
4 tUl y NIli ST.
GEO. ". DABNEN. Clerk"

lnenl lance viii the tih scctien of Chan 40 tho
AeI Il Tie Nlguna Icy stature. passed oh Of March,
iN72,a clifton. sehtd " 40 NttCfs Il this county,
Was rFrs' ued 10 tie Court ard the above order made
lie Writer oi lis Thieves Il 1T II Is # pr,at impor.
auee % the PEOPLE Il lhs coun,v rs II Is 10 every count,
ct The STATE that thy should examine tie three seveta
systems 81 irci tor S,h,ols which ale lt,senied To
urt choice ~ lletcs utour legislature.
Il Is to le fegrclt'd thai Il lie ctn,.s ave
arie 81 reeP1aelY thus subject Many y, rsnns
Lave teen uoucd 10 l,he,e at h,re is ut ure sys
tom lei ih III 10 nJ'el OF adeft. Tie county # Henry
"I ltslaneei has ad,ficd anosi Unjust aud oppressive
s\sm" I,l clty tsAation. las cNc,d prejudice against
all dlsct Sth,,s aud d,ne he State nur, ham tlan
She can r' ar The balance o her tme in this genera
hare ate 1hrr ntll,ds # alsiup iruro, 10 .sah
is'l aed Maintain district ,os, authorized b, law
IN tue State 81 rgina.
LIST Bl IAN IN lru ory ard persons. as other aI,s
arc levied. SIC hd Gll Nerh. &c, dap 40.
md. ~ tax IN persons white males over Is year.
Of age. See Acl oh March. hap. 40 Section To- II.
rs
3rl. by voluntary subscription See Ac, 25th F,b'y
lS.9.
Each Of these ma, receive the county's quota. anu,
al, distributed uem the Literary Fund a the State.
The FIST plan, rgret, since II " III always have 80
strong minority against IT,
he second llan will take. for brief reasons ms fol
lows In The rSl Place. There he aud uni
on, 10 accomplish any great nd,rlakng Individuals will
do tut little as such; lut unto mler Of them aud
capati III. 10 be eyrd the Court ct The county, al
Ter HE manner IN winch county eyies made"
/ lie tour having HE discretion To make tho levy,
presume they would he governed by tho voice Of vu-
tels; aud 50 lar the writer has been able ascertain
or citizens would lo ncaily unanim us in favor Of a
tax o. say -, On each white male IL years If age
! Let us see w this viii answer. According 10 the
census ct lO. there Wcfo in cur county, Che county
census Of lSid, have mol scen) SOLO white males over
! 10 years ei age. Allowing $40 81 which to be taken
I4rA A. f,,tt.,
$500, on Which levy OF 81 each, will give US 5000,
Which sum with the $3.50 TO he received ir IN the Lit
eraly uhd % the State as county quota and tn
sum Is only lis share Of 500 Utu. annually accrnng on
ii-l iund, Cox ~ beng the annually disnhut
I'd, according 10 the he population aud tins county
quota being at present &N25) will make $1,000 10 lie an
nually iais'd Tor the county for the District Schools
lhls sum will support "a schools average salary
$50 each,
Or Z sohools of eradc No |, at salary of $3.50
Aud II - OF grade No. :, AT a salary Of S5tu
- Schools. on erage Of miles apart viii be sui
ccnt ot ht0 square miles, of 70 miles by 80.
hisis about The area OF county, and allow one
school for every miles square, % square miles, 81
mat no child viii have 10 walk more than ~ miles 10
sch ni; and condensng. say schools AT Iynchburg
and expanding them III he very sparse and mountain
paris Of The county. tins numb,r ca will be sufficient
10 begin the ~ stem with.
LIT Us also aIlow 1900 children in this county, {! Of
White p1ulnou) 1hese al s. each will require $1,000
children, al a schools giving each 50 children would
be too nsny But let II be remembered, that the nor-
nation u all becomes, IN measure, common STOCK 10
e1ch,e that scholar learns much from his associates
ms Class as he does from his teacher nd lhs objection
Is gftundoss. Consider alsu how four or five teachers
IN Baltimore. Philadelphia New York and b. slon teach
from iOuO 10 Itb scholars, house, and how they
are at tins moment, surprising all other Schools both
o chearness and usefulness and lhen this feature liz
stead ct being an OBJ elton. is positive and powerful ad-
L.
class becomes Tor time III his prupertufn the tsaeher
OF that class, hearing the Rotations and making the
porls OF his class and becomes thoroughly and
dctivoly ground nlo the busnt Of educaton until
the Is, IN fact, familiar, not only with learning, but with
/ ttdctng also.
! But Of this hereafter have already Ieen more
prul.N than int, nded. hope others more competent
than l. Will discuss This subject that nay organize
carly. and lay sAd foundation for all the children Of
Campbell Of both scAcs, 10 obtain the sine qua Of use
tulneSs
beg 10 add another strong argument in fl,or of dis
irct plan Of education 10 wit, that by adopting dis
tci free school system. the people may have the money
annually arising nom the literary fund; and without
doping the district free schools, ihey cannot have it,.
But the p0o only and they but little beneiltcd, and
are tliankltss for 1t.
Let it be remembered that this plan proposes tax of
only 81 on each mule person 10 years OF age, To ed
ueate every child IN the county, and 10 make the schools
open to those of all ages and under u years. and
not merely A. h. &. education, with hide rcadrg
aud writing, but collegiate and substantial course. The
school houses will bnf little many already
built (there public district free school houses IN
the county at this tne,) aid where they not built,
the neglbors Of any district, with little assistance will
son huild substantial houses.
\ lttIr energy AID resolution will soon advance old
Campbell 10 the position she ought long ago have
occaPIod. Let us 90 1t.
WM l.. LAMBETH.
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