The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-17
Report Of the Ccmmi sioners Of Rsvis.
Ion e The Schecl Laws.

II The undersigned, two oil the commis-
sisu~rs appointed to revise The schaoi
Laws Of lows under the act Of the Gen.
~ssi Asssmbly Jaly l4.h, 1856, beg
leave 10 report.
That they deeply regret the inability
|, Of the other commissioner, Mr.. Bisss!l,
10 render his services in aid Of their i'm.
por,ant enterprise. They we're relying
upon him TO furnish them with that 'ocai
knowledge 80 essential 10 all just aud
wise legislation. As his absence has
entirely deprived them Of this benefit,
the General Assembly must perceive
that the want Of il must render their Ia.
bors, TO some extent, imperfect.
In undertaking the task assigned them
in pursuance Of this act, they have been
fully aware, both of the difficulties III the
way OF i,s successful accomplishment.
and Of the vastly important results that
avail, it's performance. They found the
revious Legislation Of this State upon
this great subject. in the nam, ladic'ous
in its provisions, but tragmeEtary IN us
CHARACTER. lacking ia general alns, and
entirely wanting IN unl,y OF complete
ness
In consulting the experience Of other
States upon this subject. they ioa"d a
multitude of provisions; many of them
analogous in character; some Of them
peculiar, based upon states and conditions
Of things not elsewhere existing: and all
OF them the gradual growths OF time and
necessity; the creation Of exigencles that
might themselves have ceased and DE-.
veloped under influences that may have
been temporary in their exercise.
Here, Tor the first time, o great State,
situated in the centre Of a mighty Union.
possessing exhaustless resources Of agri.
cultural aud mineral wealth, binding to.
gelher its various parts by a network OF
iron, demands system Of public in truc-
ton adequate TO the full development Of
lis great physical resources, and OF the
intellect and moral power Of its people.
Such system can only resul, from or
ganizs,,op so perfectly constituted as nev-
er 10 conflict with each other; so harno.
nious IN action as ever TO furnish mutual
aids; and 30 entire and complete, as .ha,
one spirit shall pervade the whole. For
the perfec,ing Of such system. your
commissioners have found no adequate
guides. ia the experience OF other States.
They have. Therefore, been compelled IN
many instances, To rely upon their own
sense OF what Provisions would prove
sound aud beneficial, when submitted TO
the touch. stone Of practice,
The results OF theIr labors are embo-
died in the act, or acts, herewith preseu.
ted. Tney desire here simply 10 stale a
few OF the prlnc'pl les upon which they
have proceeded. and Of the reasons by
which they have been guided and gov
erned.
These principles have been four III
number.
/. That every youth in Iowa is emit
tied to receive an education IN the ele-
ments OF knowledge; tina, every one de-
slrlug It is ent,tled 10 have iacii,tIes atfor-
ded Tor further progress and that those
originally endowed with large capacities
should be stimulated to improve them by
the cheering prospec, oil having their ed
ucation furnished AS reward of their
merit, schol -rshlp. aud good behavior,
provided the State might thereafter 81.
cure 10 itself tue benefit of their services.
2. That education, to be successful.
must become distinct and separate pur-
SUIT and BUSINESS, having It's own Laws
and principles, Iis own means and agen-
cles; It's own pefvadlng splrtlt- That
the human mind, although u living, sptr-
ltual organization, possessing inherent
active tendencies, requires, nevertheless,
to be tutored and trained in acco. dance
with method and system, to produce The
full and complete development OF all It's
powers aud capacities.
3. That as property Material wealth.
owes Its existence 20 nruj, tt ought, ~
return, 10 furnish adequate means by
winch the intellect aud moral power OF
the State can be brought 0al anu devet-
oped In all their varieties OF application.
4. That TO complete perfect system
OF education. three elements are necessa-
ry. These are the organizing, the tinan-
hfdtz anu TIT rhHtii t''tiSk- nv ltSt wv
mentioned are only important as they
aHrct the Iast. AID the frs i wholly <.
pended IN The advancement vi the other
two
la regard to The financial departmen',
the commissioners have been DESTROYS OF
making liberal provision for adequate
common school instruction and also TO
supply The growing wants 'or high Aca-
denlIc or Polytechnic schools 10 meet the
demands lf the future They have de
VOWED upon the taxable property of til.
district The duty Of furnishing school
houses; OF properly equpping them; Of
finding them IN fuel aud OF founding
and SUSTAINING dIstrlc, libraries and #
providing necessary apparatus. They
have created a motive IN the inhabitants
OF the district to do this, by sublectIng
their property to county tax, and rem
dering their participant on in II conditioned
upon their having school kept, and the
proper returns made.
They have devolved upon the taxable
prorrr'y o! the county tie duty OF raising,
for common school purposes, be same
amount as that portion OF the public school
money which II receives by appor,ion.
ment OF the county superintendent. La
doing this, they have only adopted the
same principle as mat which for Amos,
fony years was acted upon by the State
OF New York, and under which the school
system Of that State has alnly growa