Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-04-28

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pr Hop v lhai no one has passed Re ns3isr b
9iI11u< iha, aiienii1n rhich he welfare e our
e6on,y dsmsnjs a IL 1I11kof every ci,izfn. We
.1'I nrpn the OPS Is - ,--u.eifes sssit5ir he
rtnks % btale .pr he fi41. asibey hare <r{rlp1e
Ebea tks inisrcstz 81 he masses needed ~ hip
~ eh they are % ueli saknIa,ed d Eiye.
We suike ihsm = he very roo. Of she evils or
Ithe present system. Or r1lAsr. wlIzi IA our jn6x
nenl IS fhe practical e1ort Of j. uOrkings We
mean ihk snail eomlenisfi0n allowed he Teach
ers 81 ihtse common schools
This Is rather tcklIzh ground % tread upoI. wken
he burden Of israiloa which he wise ones Il
Richmond have imposed upon Is, Is taken ialo
leonsidefaiions
live were 70 talk knowingly upon shs politics
~ ne day.-eanrass the arp lintmenis Of he pres
Ient STANDARDIZATION speculate upon the pfsta5e
chaDIe certain candidates hare for4he PrssIleley
Ia ls57-the last shipments Of goll from The ore
banks of,hs great South West, or he most fecent
revelations the ne1inms hare favored rs with fIDm
the spri;-uord, We should bot fear Of alsariing The
ere and gaining The serious attention Of hose who
weekly cpn our pages :-bat when xs touch aPon
The dimes. ceriaia eminohs shrug Of lie shpold-
ers or peculiarly knowing WAX emihenlls sig-
nifeant d any thing bot encouragement, is SIRE to
follow. Nevertheless duty requires Us 70 take ihe
animal By the horns.
4 Our Teachers the1, we kay. considering tie al
lmouni Of labor they pertaru both physical and
nial, (fof some have Breeiy tough set % man
age receive salaries 10 theirpropef sep
port. Ii is maxim thar ghe bei.er the PAY, the
better The work performed
Ifthis be the case tbe experience OF business men
being the judge, we see no reason why he role Is
no, also applicable ihe services rendered By The
highly estimable men who the Office Of pablie
Instructors II oar county
We say Srep0 support. because we have ever
deemed the station n faithfully filed, worthy a
ranking with what men ate pleased 10 term ,he
learned professions
llwas 80 10 oiden time. The men who perform.
ID this laborious and interesting task were TIE fist
lnlellec,s of the age 10 which they lived. TIE
hames Of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle need o6ly
be named u attest The truth VI his fact f4I
Amid the improvements o. The 18Th centnry. shan
We re.fcgrads 10 imporadl an element OF nalIIn.
a greatness Verify, we Will, unless higher sala.
flies be given Teachers.
Faithful aud competen, men will abandon, a
pursul, which not only yIetds meagre snppoH
denies hem The society which their laleRs and per-
Sonal worth entile them to, FbhI absolutely lowers
thsm 10 the estimation ofllhe public who looks
down upon common-sehool teacher.
Give your men 10 ehargeHof these schools better
aalares--ineraSe The COMPENSATION at least to iise
Or six hundred dollars per annum-proyde evesy
school with proper furniiuEe-let them at Iedst
have as the nucleus Of LihIary, "a Bible and Web
sier's Dictionary--an our word orit the ncFeas-
ID patronage aud gradual improvement Of these
institutions, viii yet make Ehem cause az jA,
pride 10 Jefferson. (
Let the county which is Justly called Tie garden
spot Of Virginia; which copIribules so largely se
supply the where wiiha 10 support the bodily wants
ID the country al large, also be successful iivl
with other districts far less highly favored BY ma
lure, in furnishing aid and eomforl" 10 the in
tellectnai man Of those within her borders whom
Providence has made dependent upon them.
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