The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-11-27

ss igspssiiios vhith rs befn mrds oll
hese ialEs suhs of u,oary. j should ~
nasls ~ indispens4ble prs-rrqulEile - De
symrna 10 any capnsy 81 IL quota. inl
u.nrs. shsl the chairman o. he bosrd 81
saarnsnssndrnis slsauld Gle uish me Lin.
rsrF noard copy a al his acrnnnss.
andiied and passed spna. safefher ~llh
has rrpars Of statistics as required By isws
and The Psblsr Treasures shnuld Be pro-
hihissd fram payiag ous he money wifa-
cus . errsifrxse from the Bazid Thai this
rule had beea complied wish. Al present
iherv 10 M sp~rihc mode poinlfd nus. nor
% ii made The daly of any pafliralar per-
son III rnmpri ihr receivers &C This fand
in shs several rnuniies 10 seltle thrir ne
cnunis. Those Who choose 10 10 50.
suhnsil Ihrm 10 the committees af Finznrf
or cauHty Court f'lrrks. while those who
fail 10 d. -. rsrspe fnrfriinre or rensnfe.
II may b. safely sialrd that thousands n
dollars rrnsain from wear 10 year in the
hand. of snprrinirndenis; and n . fie,l
se.llemeni were enforced. The public would
BE- aslnun,lrd II The aggregate sum thus
withheld frnm IFS legitimate !deslinstinn.
The wh..le fund. annually Distributed.
ailhangh large. 10 yes inadequate 10 The
pnblir rsig.nry. According 10 the pro-
visions OF the existing law. The sc eral
County Courts may. in their di-rlrtinn,
levy a tar. Us other lakes are levied Ior
county purposes. moi lrss than one hall
the amount annually rereiscd from The Ii
lerary Fund. Were this provision com
pnlsory. or carried oui 10 good faith in 81
the counties. The fund would be 80 aug
menled 40 10 increase the number o.
schools and alan The length of Time they
might be kept up. Butt, is believed lhs
there 10 no uniform rule upon This subject
Some of The ronnlles. with commrndahl'
spirit. levy fair lax. others levy yer,
small one, while very many ii The cDun
ties levy no tax al all.
| ilenrr il results that in those cnnniie
dependent snifly on The Literary Fund
the sum They receive. when suhdiyislf'
amnng large number Of school districts
is - small fr each that many &c the die
lriris have no schools a, oil and derive n
lben a. from The provision.
i II u believed, thai in many paris ofih
State public attention hiss mol been sufli
cienily awakened 10 the great importance
and blessings OF The limited and parlia
instruction even, 10 The rising generation
whlrh may he obtained in these schools.
| Our People do mi take hold of III
subject with that energy and spirit essen
lisl 10 iis success. A general lisllessnes
prevails. Those tina. can afford il, sen
their children elsewhere 10 school, Will
the poorer classes keep theirs Al hume !
work. Throughout the State Won sc
everywhere on the highways school houss
deserted, the doors broken from The
hinges. and The grass growing in the yars
/. Why il thisl Besides those already a
: luded 10. one prominent cause, doubtless
1 is the difficulty Of procuring proper Teal
! ers, qualified by education and GOO
: morals, 10 direct The young. Our me
prefer, FOR The most part. more active en-
{ ployment. let female Teachers then !
!. palronised and employed. They woul
. be satisfied with smaller compensation
/ while their soft and gentle manners. pnrs
morals. greater tact in inslruciing youil
children and tanning the wild and stubborn
: &. them in peculiar degree FOR this Q
6re.
Il In some Of The counties. | am happy
n lhe able 10 say, that their schools are WI
n managed and are accomplishing, wi
' marked effect. The benefcenl results aim,
]: al by The law; and il is 10 be hoped ih
Il such is The case in others. Bur there is
!. official information upon The subject, al
e what design to say is. that the very wa
j. Of This information demonstrates the :
solule necessity oi some radical amen
y meat. This necessity suggests the I
le pediency Of creating new officer in /
IN Government, TO take The general char
,e ofihls whole business. in accordance "
Of the practice III other States, and with |
Of earnest and repeated recommendation
of my predecessors.
Is This officer might be designaicd
Minister Of Public instruction, or The
ii neral superintendent of Common Schoo
D. II should be made his duty 10 examine
the public schools in The Stale, ascert
70 The length Of time each district school
lie kept up, the number and qualification
he teachers, that mode of instructions; 10 dir
n the arrangement of school houses. and p
he curing proper school books, the seiilem
- and arrangement oil the financial
of parlmen,; and he should be required
lis make a report TO the Legislature upon
L. these matters, with such observations
IS experience might suggest. upon The ge
lie raj condition and efficiency of our )
ne lem, and The most practicable mean.
improving il. The duties Of such an off
he would be laborious. and The salary sho
Of be such as would command the most e
b. nent qualifications, and engage undivi,
H. attention.
His compensation might be char
he upon The Literary Fund, and not ORA
liz from The general treasury; and il wo