Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-18
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Public Schools,

Mn. Enthusiastically no will dely that one -
the prp .ipal safeguards OF american liberty and III
that americans hold dear is system II thorough =
ucaon, nearly free that every child iD the and W
be sure 10 receive goh education We glOF! 10 IT,
ballot box and ih The right Of the people to chHs
their own rulers. These are indeed GLORIOUS privilege
that e,ef be too highly priz But hat i th
right OF suffrage Without knowing how to read u
simply makes n man The iool Of designing knaves.-
Far lie 1t from me I" lay IL down ~ rule that nm
shall not vote until he can read yet thhk eve
lover OF hl. country cann" till To 'et 'hhl lhpcou
Try will be safely aud wisely governed just ~ rurHf
tion n her voters know how Ia Toad, and Use tha
knowledge.
M, only does the safety Of the country hut her We
being in every respect depends upon the thorough ed
OF all her citizens. Not O1ly do science nm
the fine arts flourish IN proportion io the education
people. but sl the useful arts ltkeNise, Inv npn
nnd impruvem, ns IN every department OF human l.
bor, multiply just IN proporltun Ia the education g
the whole ma-s Of laDurcts We mhy shy, to-" VA"
evll nud crime nd mi-srl are The sure attendants
ignorance. hls theA Hre very generally 'ul Ia sa'
universally. dl-siphed by wholesome thorough edu-
cation
But enough OF the theoretical F.; 1t us come To th
practical We have public scnool established h"rt
"nh comfortable h use aud must exctIlth' teacher,
They need 40 enComun rom my ietblr p'r lo' u'eIi
own works prhis them. lfaiy one doubts 1t let hW
20 aud see their wurN- go tue school h"u'e. VI ~
specIiOn will moi ii! htp J. can only sN that his
drn> uf v h constitutes Il ,Ud school, are Yer! dh
ferent from mne.
Now here is only one difficulty about this school.
Ii Is IA want of funds THIS week completes l"ul
months I. at II has been IN progress h"d Yet = Z"
The teachers has received the bf-t d"lmr OF com
pen iatiuu and the other unly abo one II ndrrd ana
IN rN dollars. tor lhe "hoi" tour Iu"hlh, II hm
gHlN into med, II ere " unt Utuch ptObHbIny .
letting more Than hundred dOlla from The cOu'
" treasury aud tate tuud t,tu hext Jhnlar!; aud
already there is much due me enCh"rs ho w'll come
10 thi district The Smtr AMI con y tund' ibr the
cnthe ,uhuol year " hat III II be- ne : Shad th-
School be stoppedf Every Parent, ctI phlltnthr'-
pIst every Whu has any reasonable CaIh tu beng
c,led "a man, saNs'Nu.'
WHAT then sha be done? Pl iny her l. case
wherein our munIupai guNernWrhl can nr "i : me
scrNICc. very Considerable amount o money -
br.ng ralsrdby aIrrct ltXdloL. 10 what can II u" -
pruIrialrd brtttr than 10 sudprt pubhc schools =
What ne, d. II inore2 What has IN re rig"tul
cl my bttcr that lhcrr should he tetfrh hWcni
any where else Than here. Relrrnchmrih here l.
op,nnV the noudljlcs at vice and crime for u ""u.e
K, m rutiun Every pomuiugjst Nh vs. ina earn ~
the sprn-, before u,e buls on pie ee' have beg IA
Ia welt there luie snb>lhIcr. or ~ dcpUslI"d
The branches nul OF Whlrh whole ut-ts Oi worms
e huche,i. Now WI de- more ~ d">1Iuy-
ng eggs before thrS ARE halchrd ihHn ten men
Will alter t.c worms hhI grown und have nearly
dtsi I'd the tree In the Cua' before IL; nun
Il I'd dollars rghll spent IN educatrg chluren. via
do NOR Ter The Irr~slur Oi CtlWt than lhousahd
dollar in IN ntalHu ga ponce "rc'' over tht same
htldien after they sha have grown Up III Vuorunce
Il therc not suliiciyut iuuGs without VIII, could
no ne police iurcc oe rcdGccdy Il rrmt m6rr
r. h ~ there are i've policemen, hc>ldr~ the 'nrShnt
atd ptain. each ui whom r cci'"e $s per month
lh- Is certainty large p.ce tO'ce i"r 80 small Il
iu"u, esp. cialy VIII u We rem mbrr lh" county and
township Officers there are several Ieput! >htris
Whos IL Is 10 preserve the ptice and atre-t
criminals, besides Two ConstHbles. No" W. ocruIuly
tarbarnu- Ie"Ihe TINT every man needs 10
be ST to watch his neighoor To restrain him rom
crime b. \ =.