Litchfield enquirer., 1855-05-10

crease OF the number Of children betwoen
The ages Of and l6, during the p1@1 H@ar,
Of l,l9S. II the same increase mould
hereafter continue, and the income Of the
i fund remain the same, the dividend to each
child must necessarily be diminished in
ratio corresponding with such increase.-~s
/ Our present school fund is an. example Of.
the munifficent provision made BY those
who have preceded US for educational pur-
poses. ~ k nj
Its originators did we'll their duty TO the
times in which they lived-hut Icannot FOX
a moment suppose that they intended -
throw upon that fund the entire burden Of
educating the youth Of this State and to
Irelieve parents and the community general
/ ly from the responsibility in the mstter.---
Former legislatures have deemed Il proper
TO establish Normal School peculiarly for
/ the education of teachers-they have made
4 appropriations for county conventions Of
teachers, and have provided for the appoint-
ment Of superintendent. whose duty Il 10
to look after the interests Of education Ia
this State. :
The report Of that superintendent, and Of
the trustees Of the Normal School, will be
before you, demonstrating the great benefits
that have already accrued from these PROVE
sions. But legislation in this State is not
| yet exhausted. to make cur common schools
what they should be--second to none, equal
!, to the best Every town should have With
| in its limits common school In which not
only III. rudi,nents Of an ordinary education
may be acquired, but everything requisite
to qualify its pupils to become useful and
honorable citizens Of free republican gov-
ernmeat, in whatever situation they may be
placed. II library Of reference books
should be provided for every school district
in the State, great impulse would be given
to educatien,-new thoughts and sngges-
tons would be originated in the minds Of
:, the pupils, and facilities of communicating
! Information would be furnished to the teach
ers, which they could derive from nc. other
SQUIRE. I do not believe that the State
should be called upon tofurnish such libra
ries, but il the superintendent Of common
schools should be directed to send to each
school district that in his opinion should be
entitled to receive the same, from its linz
provement and manifest interest in educa-
lion, one copy Of Webster's unabridged die
| tionary, an inducement would be presented
to the district 70 procure other books Of the
same Character Our sister Suites of Mass
i SdciluStttS NNfQ F4NtW otks nave PuISucu
this course, with good results to the cause
Of education. IL you are satisfied that It is
, right to adopt the suggestion, an ad1itional
reason may be found in the fact that the au-
thor Of this great standard American work
was native OF Connecticut, and expended
almost the whole Of his life in untiring la
bor upon the composition Of that work which
will remain an imperishab!e monument to
his name. But the education of teachers at
the Normal School. and their preparation
for the noble work to which they are to de-.
vote their time and talents--tle appropria.
! tions Ter the encouragement OF county con.
ventians Of teachers, and the establishments
Of Libraries IN every school district will be in
vain unless the entire community are bro't
to feel an interest in the moral and mental
training and diseip inc of the whole youth
of the State; and if no other method can
be devised, Il shall cheerfu!ly cooperate with
you in making our common schools free
for such. in my opinion, the true policy Of
our government requires that they should be.
The last General Assembly passed law
for the suppression Of intcmperance. That
law, founded upon the principle Of prohibi.
ton, MAS drafted with great care, and Il 10
confidently believed that all Of its provisions
are sanctioned by the Constitution. The
numerous esi's az when .ha1 'aw IS oirsc1ed
are SO wen Known ana gene.a',y aomi''eo'
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