The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-01-13

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the grand results indicated by the foregoing
figures. We find on inspection of the eel.
sus returns for all the counties, that not one
I can Compare with wilkinson. IN regard 70
educational progress. or facilities. What
other county can show even a remote ap-
proximationto Wilkinson in which we have
one school for every l0l white inhabitants!
4 We believe no county in all America can
show 50 large aproportion of schools to
/ population. q uHa $50
Although aware of the time, talents, and
means, expended by few individuals, in
this county in the cause of Education, the
results bave far surpassed our most sanguine
hopes and anticipatioEs Nor has our pro
gress ceased. Every where the school
houses are made more convenient aud COM
Portable, and teachers of higher order of
talents, demanded. Teachers are better ap-
preciated and better paid. We are truly
gratitied to know that in number of instan-
ces, a low salary has not served as an in
ducement to employ teacher OF inferior
qualifications. The higher salary has been
given 10 secure the more competent instruc-
tor The best article is ever the cheapest,
what ever be the cost. lfcompet ent teach.
ers can be employed at small salaries, so
much the better if not, they should be had
at any cost
When Aristippus, demanded hundred
drachmg for nstructing the son of veal
thy citizen the misery Old chur remons-
trated bitterly against such an extravagaut
demand, saying that for such ,um he could
purchase an edurated sure &C. instruct his
precious offspring true replied the
philosopher, "you had better buy such a
slave: IN due time ne wal make your son
full, equa 10 hIase IL his whole heart
and sou, which vii. prove The irves,meni
to be very good Que, for instead Of one
you wtll then have Two syes
Another source OF qualification IS found ia
the fact that some oI our owunoute citizens
have engaged in teaching with marked sue-
cess, meeting the unanimous approval Of
their friends and employers.
As our Legislature Is now ~ session, We
will offer tor the consideration Oi the mem.
bers and OF the trustees OF the pusiic schools
a few thoughts on the fnrther improvement
OF these primary instItutlons.
/. A Lt6ra,y. Each public school should
be supplied with a Library consisting of q
few essential books OF reference--and a
general course Of reading adapted to the
wants and capacities of the pupils. Suita-
BILE books are published, and can be obtain.
ed at very moderate cost. The good which
must be effected by suitable Library in
each township would be beyond calculation
good to both the rising, the risen, and to
succeeding generations.
Harper and Brothers, have published
several series, of so volumes each, at twenty
dollars per series, including case. A case
with $50 volumes, could be had for $1O0,
\ A number of sets being taken they could be
had for little less. They contain, books
that might be read with interest and profit,
by every citizen of every township. thus
being source Of pleasure and improvement
to old and young, Suitable books could be
purchased as cheap from other publishers,
and less garbled, and interpolated than some
of Harper's publications.
2. Appdratus Every school should have
a cheap set of apparatus, such as outline
maps, physiological diagrams, Holbrook's
apparatus, &c. The latter can be obtained
at $40 to SIS. The best set of outline maps
may be had at $S, single set and the best
most suitable physiological diagrams com
plete and colored, with key at IS, single
set--the whole at $50 to S25. A few othel
things might be added. These things
: would be called in requisition for the purpose
of illustration hundred times day, i'm
parting new interest to every branch of stu
dy, and enabling The pupil to understand
perfectly at once, what he could not master
without such aids even in years of hare
study Strict economy therefore demands
of the township the purchase of suitable
apparatus. We trust, however, to find nj
such notions of economy as those encoun
{ tered by Aristippus.
g. The Means, There are about 90t
: public schools in the State. The Legisla
/ ture should at once offer to each S60 con
ditionally. The sum Of $46 900. should b.
set aside for this purpose. subject to the OF
4 der Of the Secretary of the State in Sums o
i D ana S90, eacui Whenever any TOWNSHIP
& comply with the conditions of the grants
The conditIons aze these Whenever an!
! township, or district Of township shal
T raise SIS, to be expended for such apparatu
! as we have indicated, then the Secretary Il
: pay over from the amount set aside for tha
]; purpose, TO every such township SIS NOR
i thus making up the sum of $50. To an,
!. township. or district raising $55, for the puI
chase OF Library. let the Secretary pay a
indicated S45, thus making the sum Of $40
i This viii secure to each pubic school,
!, valuable set OF apparatus. aud library. {
| ESQ volumes, or more. at the moderate cor
+ to the State OF $ls, 900 for eU0 Libraries. {
e 20OO 900 volumes. and 800 sets Of apparatus
IS This Is very little more than the costof
e single State election. and yet no man "a
=. caIcnlate the great and good results of suc