Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-03

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DOOR ABOVE THE BANK.
SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION.
tho 6rst Monday in May is the day fixed by
law for the organization Of School Districts,
and " that time is fast approaching. we have
thought II proper to cali attention to this in
portant subject. s5.
The 43d section OF the new school law, pro-
Sides that ..There thall be elected in each
s.orQanized School District. at the regular dis.
,.,rict meeting, on the FIRST Monday in May, of
teach year. one President, one Secretary, and
s.one Treasurer of the District, who, togeth-
Ter shall constitute a board Of directors for
..the district, and shall hold their Offices for
Zone year, and until their successors are elect.
led and qualified .sa.EtI le g9aq !
The Importance of this Di.trict meeting
will be seen, when it is recoIlccted That the
officers chosen thereby are the prime movers
in The machinery Of our school system.
Among the duties dcvolving upon the Secre-
tary Of the District, he is required to ascertain,
and on the first day Of October, to report to the
fund Commissi oner Of the county, the number
of white persons within the limits Of his dis
trict between the ages Of FIVE and twenty
These several district reports constitute the
data. upon which the Fund Commissioner OF
the county ..shall apportion the interest of the
permanent school fund to which his countyis
Z entitled, the county school tax, and all money
in his hands upprop, lated for the use OF schools
among the several school districts Of his coun.
ty." lin at ~. ST. ii.
II will be seen, TINT unless these district
meetings are hold on the day specified by law
no such report can BIO made. and consequently
no apportionment Of the school money can be
nude to such district.
This, we understand, was the case with ma
ny Of the Districts the past year, and The Dis
trict Of Dubuque among others.
Sd We hope that no such remissness, on the
part Of our citizens will be manifested the COM
q ing year. The income Of our School Fund is
rapidly augmenting, and will soon become
worthy Of the attention OF those who ore to be
benefited thereby.
II The . mount appor toned to the several town
/! ships Of Dubuque county, by the Fund Com
missioner, on the first of March, is as follows
julien I ownship 2s4 l6 Concord Tn lO7 l6
Centre - 1877 80 Mosalcm !" As 81
Jefferson ls2 SO Cascade " 1873 10
whitewater " % Sc
OF the amount apportioned TO Julien Town
: ship, tho District of Dubuque gets no share,
no report was made, and consequently her
existence cannot be legally recognized.
It will be left to the citizens Of Dubuque to
determine, on the first Monday in May next,
whether they will still neglect to organize,
and thus forfeit again, her share of the school
fund.
It is estimated that the amount coming to
this county will be considerably more than
doubled the coming year, which consideration
should form an additional 'inducement tc
prompt action in the matter
Upon the subj Of School Houses, Of which
the City Of Dubuque is shamefully deficient
we cannot do better. than to quote the Ian
guage fthe Superintendent Of Public Instruc
ton, in his circular of the 2 lth of Jan. last
Zach ofthc larger towns should erect one
or two permanent school houses the ensuing
summer. 1 will be excused for taking the ci
ty of Dubuque Us an example, land while
can speak Of it with pride in many respects.
almost blush 10 mention the subject of schools
in connection with il, as am more familiar
with its history than that OF any other place
in the State. Dubuque has population of a.
bout 8, 500. and the assessed value Of the real
estate and capital employed in merchandise is
abont 500, 900. exclusive of other property,
and yet it is dest,t. Of even public school
house. A comparatively small tax on the above
mentioned sum would erect building suth
GENTLY com modious for the instruction Of all the
children and youth in it, and would enable ths
directors to assisn to each grade Of pupils
separate apartment, and TO establish and III
force the necessary discipline. And while i
would afford ample mmodations for the pu
pills in the primary department, sec nothing
to hinder the introduction of the higher bran
chcs for the benefit of young ladies and gen
tlemen. The school should be plac ed urde
tho management of one experienced NAL
teacher, with such assistants. male and femal
as might be necessary. Thus an institutio
would be founded which would be an ornamen
and an honor TO the place. And while it woul
tend to curtail the expenses Of education,
would serve to correct many of the abuse
which at present exist in our small villag
schools, for it is painful reflection, that
some Of them the children learn little els
than profanity and vugsrity. I think thel
is no class Of community who would object
such project The friends Of education Gel
tainly would not, and should the owners
property be actuated by no other motive tina
desire to enhance the value OF their proper
~, know Of nothing that would have u MOI
direct tendency to accomplish their desig
than the establishment of perma ent literal
institutions among them. Were it not for OF
or objects to be attained in making the pre-
ont communication, it would afford me pie
sure to extend my remarks upon this topi
but must content myself with submitting t
matter in this brief form for the considerati
Of the public. As have referred to the CT
of Dubuque by way of Illustration, hope
will not be considered partial in expressing t.
desire that she may be the first to lead off
this noble work. My remarks are intended
apply equally to the other towns Of the State
i THE DuBuauE GOLD HuNrERs-Letters ha
/been received in town, from Mr.. E. Noble
4 Mr.. Jas. L. Hampstead, and Mr.. Clark, "
left this place fer the gold regions, in Janua