The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-12-13
School Meeting.

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Remarks were made by Messrs.
Whitman, Amy, Mute, Leggate, G.
w. Hutchinson, Branscomb and Ladd.
Voted, That when this meeting ad-
iourn, it be to meet on next Tuesday
evening, at Z o'clock.
Voted, To raise a committee of
three, to be appointed by the Chair.
to nominate Board of Trustees, and
report their names, and also plan for
system of Public Schools, for con-
sideration at next meeting.
E. B. Whitman, Gaius Jenkins,
and E. d. Ladd were appointed.
Voted, That this committee give
general information of next meeting,
and exert themselves to secure general
attendance.
Voted to adjourn.
sc. HARRINGroN, Sec'ry.
LAWRENCE, Tuesday Ev'ng,l
Dec. 2, 1856.
Met as adjourned.
In the absence of the Chairman the
Secretary called the meeting to order.
w. Y. Roberts was chosen Chairman.
Secretary read report of previous
meeting.
Committee on Plan, &C., made the
following report, which was adopted /:
1t must be obvious that the welfare
of any community depends, next to
the institutions of religion, upon those
of education. Indeed the two are so
intim ately connected, that neither can
stand long without the other. That
system of education most conducive
to the public good, must provide for
the education of the whole people on
an equal basis and at the public ex-
pense. The child of the honest and
humblest parent ought. in the eye of
the State, to stand on a par with the
most favored child of fortune. Asys-
tenn OF Free Public Schools, in which
the child can be received at the start,
and carried forward, if he demands it,
to the university with all its opportu-
mites for preparation to fill the high
est positions in society, is the greatest
boon that can be conferred upon any
community. In view of the pros
poets before us as State, with our
liberal appropriation of school lands,
it is of the utmost importance that
there be introduced at once into this
Territory system of proper charac-
ter, and that the standard of the pub
lie schools be at once placed SO high
that there shall be no call for the in
PRODUCTION of Justin schools, so call
ed. We therefore recommend to the
citizens of this place and vicinity to
establish system of Free Schools for
the ensuing winter, in which all the
children of the place may not only
enjoy equal advantages, but those of
the very highest character. Wewould
suggest that this system be commenc-
ed by the establishment of two schools
for the ensuing season-one of a high
er grade and one of a lower-and
THAT the children be admitted to each,
according to a standard hereafter to
be adopted. That preliminary to such
a classification, there be complete
census taken of all the children in
Lawrence and vicinity, between the
ages of six and sixteen, and that ap-
plications be received from any above
sixteen who may desire to attend and
that all within the above limits shall
be entitled to admission, and that 9th.
ers may be admitted at the discrimina.
ton of the committee.
| That it is expedient to raise imme.
diately, by general subscription, the
sum of at least $3.50 to defray the
expenses of the town school, and the
incidental expenses of both schools
That it is expedient to accept the offe
of the use of the new school room
under the new Unitarian church, abou
to be completed and furnished will
desks gratuitously, and that we acced
to the proposal for the support of
school therein, of the highest grade
without tax upon our citizens for tn
ensuing winter. That the execution
of this plan in all its details, and tn
entire management and direction of tn
schools be entrusted to a committee o
five persons, to be called the ''Boart
of Trustees" and who shall hold thei
office for one year. That we recon
mend as suitable persons to constitut
, the above Board, o. Wilmarth, Rev
Ephraim Mute, James Blood and G
Hornsby. And we would further sug
} gest as preliminary to all arrange
ments, that the amount above-name'
be first subscribed and paid to th
Treasurer of the Trustees.
The committee, in closing this re
port, desire to say that in the selectio
4 of committee, they have endeavore
e to represent all interests of the com
| munity and all classes of our citizens
) and they most earnestly hope that cor
a fdence will be placed in their decision
: and that all parties will cheerfully az
n quiesce in all their arrangements, an
cooperate with them in the fulflmer
7 of the objects sought. Let there b
S no children found among us the CON
!, ing winter, who are not regular a
tendants in one of the schools.
? All of which is respectfully submi
e ted. E. B. WHITMAN,
? GAIUs JENKINS,
: E. D. LADD.
n Voted to adjourn till Monday ever
J ing next, at o'clock.
o s. G. HARRINeToS, See'ry.
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