The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-04-23
ny REQUEST.
To the friends Of General Education
In North Carolina.
rRy REQUEST

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In North Carolina.
/ have been enabled at last to make ar
rangements for the publication of Maga.
zine, to be sent four times year, Tree 81 all
charge except pustage, TO each District Com
mittee OF the Common Schools IN the State.
The Magazine will be printed at Raleigh
neatly rot up, and contain hirfy-fwo pages
Of rediag matter besides the advertisements
thirty Ave hundred copies will be circulated
free Of charge, aud it will be devoted wholly
to the interests of general education, being
especaIly intended as medium for convey.
Ing To committees, teachers, superlntendents
and examining committees, important IN
formation concerning the history, progress
and condition Of Common Schools IN North
/ Carolina, and il other States. and statistics,
facts, and suggestions bearing on the success
of the cause Of popular education here at
home. Such medium of communication
between the head of our system OF Common
Schools and all its parts, is much needed; and
for a long time it has been my desire to Gre
ate by my own resources, ana those OF my
position, the means OF supporting Journal
Of this Kind without attempting to get SUD-
scribcrs and without taxing the School fund.
first attempted to procure advertisements
from our many Colleges aud Academies,
, thinking enough Of these were interested ~
!. advertising To bear the expensesui this work;
and knowing also that Journal containing
the terms, location aud condition OF each
would present AN interesting and imposing
5 view Of our educational resources, while the
e classical and Common Schools would thus
: be bene6ting each other.
!, MANY Of these seemed favorably inclined
!, while leading educators were much pleased
( with the plan; but answers came ~ slowly
e and while some wanted more information
e others wished to hold back till the prajecl
: was tested by actual experiment.
5 After great deal Of correspondence ant
e effort have finally made arrangements e
e publish quarterly Magazine, larger ani
e iiiner than | ever hoped for; and numbe
g will be sent free to each District Committee
d through the County Chairman, 70 each mom
a Der oi the Board Of County Superintendent
IS in every County, aud to each member Of tn
le Committees to examine teachers.
4 The first No. will be issued as sdon as
r can prepare the contents; aud IN The mea
&c time, if spared, hope to be able at last I
e. change this from quarterly to MONTH
ID periodical. In making this gratifying an
at nounccinent I hope . ~,ii be SHvdss,i fct %
ferins very bref explanation Of part Of ~
course as SuperintendentofC Of Common School
in MY annual Report reaches, comparatiyel,
n. a very smalI number Of thuse interested 10 I
a details; and this is to me source OF mut
ny regret, for while the public ought to be II
n formed Of my movements, feel that q
in deeply interested in having such knOw'ed.
lr- d fused as widely as possible. In all homes
an and simplicity aver that would be great
his delighted il my whole official course we
*, fnlly known to all men. for while conscio
ers Of inhabiity, am perfectly surethat ! ha
a. been honest, conscientious aud uusPariag
.ry effort to increase the efficiency of nur Col
rs, mon Schon!s and to benefit the public.
be Ii would have been eass to keep my mai
em before the public TO travel, in good seasoI
nv and mingle with old acquaintances and pl'
his SAINT and influential people, to speak a
al- went, and thus to appear TO more adysnta
uc- than have recently done.
rs; But while vanity, health and self inter
i in as well as the expectation OF the public
an manded such course, 1t was obvious 70
on that much more general aud lasting inl
!, as ences could be exerted By meansMhich wo
i.h. not be immediately seen and appreciated
the nv friends, aud requiring more anxious
led, tention. | felt bound TO pursue this ~
tcIy irksome course--and | can freely assert
,ied, while have probably devoted less time
min soeiety or amusement than any man IN
van State, have not perhaps been suiiicieI
careful of health ur private interests.
much feel bound to say in general Ter
a 4 .. st,N I'M mt al - =
lated to that public whose servant am, anu ~
npre osgit to be informed Of ny oihclal coufs
would also freely and most respccil
I lie challenge thorough investigation into
Iook. truth OF this assertion; but, oi course, !
door. not, in this card, 20 into these details
agpn, may. however, as one ni many such lat
+ lie cite the case of the Magazine annoui
/. aud above: and add that 10 tiii,, aud in other
.,ons lcatiuns uI useful matter BEARING directl
.izlly the interests Of our Common SClionls,
4 hlch calculated 10 exert permanent and prrta
4 RI. influences, | have expended more
, mn the amuuut Of my salary for The year,
enn's in this one item giving back more th
a ON have rerei,ed. 10 hope will be exc
. ihe for making this allusIon; il is certainly
g um done in a spirit uf eguiistic buasting,
hard, unly NJ 4 fact Tor assistance IN the iulIn
kndr IL Just opinions cpnceni"g the maaa
ino, Is which the office or Superintendent has
!. Aud made influential lor guU,l. X would y
dious 10 go into o,hcr facts. Or even int
the details Of this; any one can see tia
-e "a. fact alone is a very important one, ant
seiaer plies good many others worthy oi col
arms ration.
from Suffice Il to say, in this connection,
cut IN our Common sehoDl system has uh,lerg
ale as radical change lor The better ~ the las
{ 9th sears--ihat agencies y pcsvad'hs ~.
hi his ing character are now at work---ana
drawn all human appearance system Hi thii