Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-05

tions and settle him in good habits This is the
main point, and this being provided for learning
may be had into the bargain" "And whosoever
thou be that hast children'-said Miles Coverdale,
Bishop Of Exeter, in 1886, in his "Prologe" to his
translation of the Holy Scriptures bring them up
in the nurture and information Of the Lord. And
il thou be ignorant, or art otherwise occupied law
fully that thou canst not teach them myself, then
be even diligent to seek good master for thy |
children, as thou vast to seek mother to bear
them for there lieth as great weight in the one as
in the other YEA better it were for them to be
born than not to fear God to be evil brought up;
which thing-I mean bringing up well o. children
If it be diligently looked to, it is the upholding OF
all commonwealth; and the negligence OF the same
the very decay of all realms" Without this moral
by both mother and teacher, mental
strength is but the strength of the savage or OF an
insane giant, leaving naught in its path to gladden.
or improve, or benefit mankind. Asignorance is
the parent of the most degrading vices, mere hui
man learning without morals is the prolific source
of materialism, spritualsm, scepticism and in
fidelity.
Systems of public instruction have occupied the
attention. and enlisted the energies of philanthro-
psts and statesmen both in Europe and America,
for the last two hundred and fifty years but it is in
this country where Church and State kept apart
and where the education of the masses essential to
the pei petuation of political and social institutions,
that they have been most successful and prosperous
As early 1894 parochial schools received the sane
ton of the Scottish parliament; and in 1915, the
Privy Council of Scotland empowered the bishops,
along with majority of the landhoders, to estab-
lish school in every parish, anu to assess the lands
for that purpose" The dates of this enactment
1916" says the American Educational Year Book,
and of the immigration of the purtans to this country
in 1920, too close to each other to escape no.
tice" Prussia, one of the most enlightened const-
tutonal monarchies in Europe, has long had sys-
tenn of public Schools in which the lower classes of
her population are instructed and prepared for the
ordinary business of life The Prussians say, that
"whatever you would have appear in the life of
nation you must put it into its schools-,and they
act accordingly. A love for "fatherland" is con-
stantly inculcated in their schools-the national
songs are sung, and the Prussian child is educated
believe Prussia and its government the best in the
world. The result is, Prussia is one OF the most
thrifty States of Europe, and her people do not en-
grate, as so many other European peoples do, to
other lands. We seldom, for example, see native
of Prussia in this country. But all monarchies and
arstocracies and especially those that absolute
are founded and administered on popular ignorance;
and even the King of Prussia is careful not to per-
nit the introduction of liberal ideas into his schools
The republic of Chilli the most stable and respecta-
BILE of the South-American States, has system of
public schools and it is stated, as significant fact,
that her present President elected mainly
tount of his devotion to the cause of public edu-
cation.
The people of Massachusetts, preceded all others
in America in establishing common schools; and
they were soon followed by Connecticut, New Hamp-
SHIRE and the other New England States. Nearly cv-
cry State in the Union has system of public
instruction and brief notice of the systems in the
different States, may not be altogether undressing
The State of Maine raises every year. by taxes,
for common schools, 1888, O19 rs, and distributes
from the State treasury derived from stocks, ST..
GA 78-making $404 664 Sd, disbursed and raised
for common schools. Every township is required to
pay sixty cents for each white inhabitant. Her to-
tai white population in 1850 5Sl ,S13. There is
a superintendent of common schools, who is requr-
ed to hold annually teachers convention or nsti:
tute in each county. These institutes in session
from three to five days. 1851 teachers attended in
1856 739 males and 952 females. The State has no
normal school, and relies mainly upon these insti
tutes for preparing and supplying teachers. Aver
age length of the schools in Maine in 1856 months
| and weeks.
| New Hampshire has permanent school fund of
only $4,000 but she raised by taxes for schools in
1856, $212 346 II. Total white population 81, 456.
There is normal school, but % teachers instr
tutes were held in 1856, with an attendance of g..
253 teachers. Average length of schools, months.
| The office Of superintendent in Vermont has been
| vacant since 1851, and we have no returns. There
| is no normal school. Average length of schools, 6
| months.
The permanent school fund of Massachusetts, is
Sl6O2 597 o. the interest of which is annually d.
vided among such towns and cities as raise 81 SO
|
amount of taxes raised for support of schools in
1856, was 81, l37. 4O7 76-total amount expended,
1926, 436 40. Total white population 9S5, 49,
There is board of education, whose secretary is
| the State superintendent There are four normal
schools at an expense of $l4, 500 per annum. Bos-
ton has one at its charge. There are also eev-
en- teachers institutes numerous county associations
and State teachers association Length of schools,
| z months and l6 days.
! The common school school system of Rhode Is
| Al ,sr,lk al Thnra
was expended for public instruction in 1856, 1854,
| GA 40, partly from taxes and party from perma-
nent fund. Total white population, 143, S75 There
is q State normal school Also State institute for
! teachers.
Connecticut has permanent fund of nearly 3d..
| 600, 900, yielding $4,000 per annum. In addition
to this the State raised by taxes in 1885, $S3 1872 81
making, with other items of income, total expen.
diture for schools, $342 049 81. Total white popu-
| lation, 363, O99 There is State superintendent
| There is also State normal school, In 1885, eight
teachers institutes held, with 755, teachers
To Massachusetts, is due the credit of having estab.
lished the first normal school this side of the At
lantc at Lexington, in 1889 and to Connecticut is
due the credit of having originated teachers nsti-
tutes at Hartford, the same year. These institutes,
though their sessions necessarily of brief dura-
ton, are designed to teach the theory and art of
teaching; and they have been of signal service in
all the States that have tried them.
; The great State of New York began to create a
fund for common schools in 1895. Fifty thousand
dollars were voted annually from the treasury for
five years; and the towns were required to raise by
taxation an amount equal to that apportioned to
them annually. In 1914, the system was put in op.
Grafton. The permanent school fund is now about
! seven millions of dollars; the State constitution
wisely providing that it shall be increased $25, 900
annually. She expends about S., 500 900 per annum
one million is raised by direct taxation Total white
population 8, 04s325. Average length of Schools 8
months. There is State superintendent. There is
State normal school costing $12, 900 per year. and