Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-03-26
Tbr Antt- Slavery Brlole.
SALEM, ONO, MARCH 90, 1858.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE meets Mach 27.
The New SchoOl Law.


Wc had intended to pubii'h this law when
i. camo to hand, but it is altogether too long
II is we think in many respects an improve
mcnt upon the old laws, and fragments of laws,
which have been in operation regulating our
common schools 1t is an attempt to system-
a,izo and unitize the system for the whole
state. 1t declares the purpose Of the law to be
"tho aiiordng Of the advantages of free odu.
cation to all the youth of the state" And for
this purpose, in addition to some other speci-
fled taxes, it provides for the lcvyirg one Of
two mills upon the dollar upon oil the taxable
property of tho state. 1t constitutes every or
ganized township, one school district, with its
board of education, which district, is also subdi-
vidcd. most important provision is tho clccr
ton every three years by the people, of
estate Commissioner" who with a salary of
$1,000 is to devote his time exclusively to the
educational interests of the state. With this
station well and ably filed, the system will prove
emincntly efficient and useful. The great dc.
feet OF the law seems to US to be the made
quatc provision of funds. The amount of tax
alton we should think would require to be con.
sidcrably increased to secure the contemplated
objects. This is however q question which
time and experience will determine 1t ia a
vast Improvement upon the past. and is proba.
oily all that could be expected or attained, at
this time, and will prepare the way for what
may he further necessary in tho future. !
The township board of education hive
nlaO IN cetullisb ;r
the town high school for the common bcnc.
fit of tho district.
The bill in its present form met with violent
opposition, especially from the Catholic infu- |
ence' which endeavorcd so to change its pro.
visions that the public funds could be devoted
to the support Of sectaran schools. Happily,
this proved failure.
One other provision of this law will be 10 a
class OF our citizens and to US among tho rest |
objectionable and oppressive. We allude to |
that section which requires every school di. |
rector to make oath or affirmation upon on
tering upon the duties of his Office to support
tho Constitution of the United States, and Of
the State of Ohio. So man cannot become
school director without swearing to support thc
denominations of slavery, which find sanction
and protection in the Federal Constitution. nor
vote Tor one. without taking the oath by proxy |
Ii man promises to discharge the duties of
the osiee, to which he is appointed wbv rot lao
satisfied Herewith, and not require him 70 no. |
lievo or support anything further. He is. or
should be elected with a view to his ouali6co. |
lions to office. And what he believes or ann
por's' beyond that is none of their concern.
we said VIC felt this to be hardship. And |
so VIC do every exclusion from association with
our fellow citizens, in any effort to advance tho
public welfare. and especially so in the great-in
our cstimstion, the greatest of labors-that Of
establishing and per'ecting a system of free cd.
ucation. But this dislranehisemon, shall, hn,
intensity our hatred Of slavery and increase our
energy for its overthrow-shall teacb ne h.
'ympa'hise with the bond IS bound with them
Ahs Ia" leaves it optional with such town,
cities and villages as have adopted the ur;on
school law and organized underit N oon,0 -,
der this general law or not
In regard to the education OF th. co,o,0a
children OF the state, it contains the follow;nn
section.
SCHOOLS FOR CoLoRED CHILDREN
SEC 81: The township boards of edoco.
uon !" t'i's state, in their respective town.
shlps, and the several other boards of edn-
catoil, ana the trustees visitors, and direc,ors
Of SCHOOLS, or other oflirars A oy;,.. ....I ,