The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-12
cOMMITTEE REPORT-

A T A Meeting Of the Common Council OF the CITY
a OF Evansville held ON the evening of the 9Th
the following report submitted by the Chairman Of
the special committee, to whom the Scoo,
Trustees Report to4wit: ...,.s
To THE MAYOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: n
The special committee to whom was referred the re-
port OF the school Trustees, have had the same
consideration and wodld beg leave to report:
We fully agree with the Trustees in the ef
hciency and economy Of graded system of Common
Schools and We also bear willing testimony to the zeal
and ability with which the Trustees have discharged
their duty, both In the seectionof superior corps of
teachers and in the attention and oversight they have
extended to the schools whereby an accurate and
eetc system ofteaching has Teen introduced rendering
the schools equal to any in the State We have there.
fore hesitation in saying that the Public schools of
our city are exercising better influence in moral in
elletua and social impfovemen t. than any OTHER In
sttution amongst and ought to receive the coria,
and efficient support Of every citizen desiring the City 3
welfare. q. y
The Trustees, receiving their appointment from the
People, by election, much the Peoples reftesen.
tatves. the Council ITSELF and as they deySte more
time and give their special attention to this subject.
they are better prepared to for the peoples interest
In this matter than even the city Council mo- matter
how much we may desire the public good.
The Ordinance regulating public schools and defining
he duties Of has wisely placed the whole
after in their hands, 1t requires them to give am ole
security for the safety of the funds, report regularly
TO the Council the progress, the expenditures and the
wants Of the schools their reports are to be published for
The information Of the people.
This ordinance very properly separates the tax levied
FOR school pur from the general revenue and has
placed the same at the disposal of the trustees and
thereby relieving the council from all the details Incl
dent thereto The council controlling the action of the
trustees only by the amount levied for school purposes
The council will no doubt always examine carefully
the reports Of the trustees, will visit the schools as often
as convenient, as individuals and councimen inter-
ested In the Improvement of the young. and will grant
by levy, for school purposes whatever in their judg
ment the public schools require, whether tuition
cdenta expenses, repairs the erection Of choo,
buildings when necessary.
Wewould recommend hereafter that the tax for public
schools should he separated the duplicate from
all other special taxes, and that all expenditures for
schools and for school houses should be chargeabe t.
the school fund.- and paid Of monies levied for school
purposes Our are, that it is separate by ori-
nance in the hands Of the Treasurer but especial
~ that the people should and know what they pay
for school purposes The practice heretofore has been
to place with it other special taxes; last year the head
ing OF the column "School Tax, Sc" sc on the
hundred dollars, when the school I5c and the
&c was 2oc; many good and intelligent citizens over
looked it, and thought they paid s5c school tax.
Wewould recommend that levy for school purposes
be fixed at ~ mills &c the hundred dollars
With this amount annually continued, we think the
school trustees will be enabled provide suitable school
accommodations for all the children of the city.
We would recommend further that the trustees be EN-.
powered purchase such lots for school houses as are
necessary, not exceeding at any time Four thou.
sand dollars in amount raised upon and payable out Of
the school fund. and also may contract for building
school houses and making different payments, having
not more than ten years to run for any amount les
than six thousand dollars, as to enable the
erect suitable buildings oased the common school
revenue.
twill be unnecessary for the comtrittee 10 esip%o
any elaborate argument in favor of this measured we
sne as principle 'that is the duty of the govern
mcnt 70 provide at the public expense for thorough
ana emclent business education for every child in the
community, without regard to wealth or poverty"
we ask the question-Is there a worth one hun.
dred dollars that would refuse Is cents each wear TO Sc
cu an opportunity for good education 10 every boy
anc gir In our city; is there any man worth one
HUNDRED times that amount that would begrudge twe.
there are such, We think they are few and far between
Aiof which Is respectfully submitted. \
Onnoton Of Mr.. Foster the report was laid over for
enc week, and orderedto be printed.
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