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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: II, 1870.
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Resort Of Superintendent Of Pablo Instruction.
Nj Benton entered uron his Office May @, le4s Be.
Ing advised By the Registers Of the Land Offices in this
State that none Of the lands selected Of
aeres Ia le47 had been withheld from sae-amountine,
according TO the report Of le7 1863 acreshe reouir.
Cd the Fund Commissioners to rescnd the contracts or
them Il may be PRESUMED that the discrepancies be-
tween tho former and present reports ofshe Supentend.
en,uded to in our last may have arisen from this trans.
.eou The proper course, however, would have been for
he susrnenden present the FIGURES in his report
The failure in completing the organization cour school
system, which Mr. B. attributes to the "manifes indher.
escs Of the people,, il more properly attributable Tor the
o,e mart TO the confusion introduced by the election Of
IL School officers in ls47. Notwithstanding the enbar.
easements which thrown in the way Of these officers
Ils district, were reported rs organized in November,
while under the auspce Of Mr. Benton but 25 have been
ssporssd rs organized in addition.
The Report recommends that the formation Of Districts
- committed to At least three officers, instead Of one,
ss now the case. This would be return to the povs.
ions Of the old Territorial School Law, without being an
nprorsnsn, Conflict ofnteest and opinion in this mat.
ar i, unavoidable To have umpires in such case
enly increases the difficulty It's safer to leave the decs.
Ion with one competent and high minded man. II, how.
ever a Inspector acts un the peops are taught to be
more careful in frure in the election OF that officer and
hey may obtain relief At the next election What snt
ana popsr Is likely be secured where the respon
shity is thrown upon ono indivlaua tnan "nse u" a.
viAsd among many persons.
NJ Benton recommends that the duty Of examining
Tsaehsss b assigned county instead ola township Of
acss We quote his remarks in full upon the important
sshiecs Of schools in large We hope orr city rea.
lsn viii give them special attention.
sxUnder the present system sall white persons in
The district between the ages OF i've and twcnty-onc
years. are thrown unfortunately together, en-
6raciag pupils OF every grade from children in the
alpAabet, young men far advanced in the classics
which must result IN confusion and serious lncon-
voDence to the teacher and directors in the estab-
ishm mt OF correct discipline. This may be obvi.
sted BY the creation Of different departments in the
schools. separating the pupils in the primary BRAN
ches, from thsse more advanced, requiring Of the
lattar an amount in addition to that which they are
entitled tn receive from the school fund.- in proper
ton to the additional instruction which they may
require. While it is very desirable to introduce
hieher branches of education into our common
schools, our fret and chief object should be to i'm
part tho blessings Of primary instruction to every
child in the State. It 10 certainly wise to determine,
In the very organization OF our school system,what
we propose to accomplish. lest in extending eff
fort too much. with our present means, they may
prove abortivc. With view Of remedying these
evils would recommend that authority be confer
red the people of the larger towns and villages
70 create within their corporate limits, system OF
public instructions under the direction Of the regu-
larly constituted town authorities, connected with
tae general system Of the State, and subject in like
manner TO the General Assembly, with power to le-
~ Z tax, in addition to the apportionment OF the
school money to which they would lie entited,which
would enable them 10 found higher order Of schools
than we hope, under existing circumstances, to es-
tablish in the more thinly settled portions OF the
state. The present system is certainly not adequate
to their wants. This clsss Of schools might include
thorough course OF academic instruction, while,
. general thing through the State, the primary
branches only would be necessary"
We hope the idea limiting Education to the PRIMARY
bssaches win prevail in any portion Of the State. The
great the primary branches is to prepare the mind
% pursue the higher Nor for part do VS. see why the
wsnt Of the larger and Of the s densely popu.
lssd counties not deserving Of attention than
thoss Of "he hiny settled portions Of the State" The
aim Of the Superintendent should be to es
tahlsh the highest and best schools, where this is pracs
ssbs. Far more, think be done in this way to
stimulate the establishment and improvement Of rrima
schools elsewhere, than b. aboring directly for this end
h ~ smaller settlements.
n, Rant skneh s~h a. fsrhaf
called school houses and teachers. The
average wages paid teachers per month including board in
Maachssss for 1867, Sc for males and Sla,
- r emass. Voting BY ballot is recommended in all
district elections required by the Constitution, Art 3,
g. Districts should be made amenable for the
Of tsschs they employ. In answer to question Of
he Superintendent, weuld that district which has
school during The rear should lose the appoon
"a it, sad that the money should be added the
funds received, and apporened with them An amend
the School Law Is desired, to provide for the dis
irritation Of The county school tax In March next The ex
psnsss connected with the allotment etc., Of the 10th
lions very heavy. There Is due the State
Or Tie per cent. fund or the period commencing
Dec. ., l6t6 and ending Dec. 81, 1917, $l6422 05
Whether the School Fund to receive its cents
ths laad with which Of our lands
tered W informed Should the State lose this,
heps appropriation viii b procured from Congress
sring ths amount. Il excellent that
school district should procure least copy Of
Wsbssrs 0aarso Dictionary (unabdced) the founda
tien Off library. We doubt not that BY arrangement
with the publishers ofthat noble work. the
sesd procure favorable terms, and place it within the
reach Of every district disposed purchase We hope he
viii take measures to this end.
THE wYELLows.o-The West India Islanders and
South Americans have caught the infection and
thousands on thousands Of them were waiting at Pa
mama for passage to the gold regions In the COM
monest negro and indian houses at Panama they were
charging six dollars day for board, and there
consequently great distress among the emigrants.
Think Of ii, ye who would leave the lap Of plenty
and Of luxury only 10 hunt for gold; to belong to
voluntary crowd Of ten or more thousand, composed
Of Africans, Indians, savage islanders, &c. and to
be identified with them in eating, drinking, sleep
ing, and in the pursuit ofthe same object, all wait
ing and quarrelng to who should be first to step
on board the next vessel. All are on an equality
there. Think oft 70, who here repudiate the idea
Of associating with the negro, and much more Of
eating and sleeping with him. Think Of the over
grown and hungry verm,n Of that tropical climate.
Countthe cost before you start, and ster you have
arrived and have wished yourself back thousand
times, remember that we warned you ofthese things.