The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-11-24

lse>e< hss . hssd. IIsiI, vbaihsase.
have lhes heed N presiding oiheel.
a pusldssl NJ ihs ksnalr. ahi
speaker " 'he Ileuse---ihe rnlsef.
atty has II. rfesIiehi, bot NE Pc
Ide's College has NJ head THIS |
lool upon ~ A. important IN ,hr
giving efficiency 10 any system wlieh
my MllImstsIv be adopted. ,hsi
thoneh I venlIl iie ~ reesmmeh.I
tie extension u aId In the education
~ ihc poof children nf the siale
sill ! AM restrained from dolhg 80.
from ,he fact lhnt there IL no sueh
ofgauixel system of responsibilities
~ would give any assurance that The
aid would ever reach those iof whom
!, was intended am not aware Of
any objection which can be made to
lbe Recommendation In favor of tho
appointment II n Superintendent,
uulcss u he the cost. anil Ibis Is not
worthy one moment. consideration.
even we're II 10 COS, ten times What Il
will. For ! have 10 doubt, that out.
side of its general usefulness, twill
be- q great snvinv ~ moncv. u on.
y tho item of school books vcrc
taken Into consideration. As mat.
,crs now ssahd, we have no system,
bu, ,ha, which may bc fond In tic
fancy of each new teacher, whom
20 may happen 10 employ; and
though | have had . good deal To d.
with schools and teachers, | never
have seen q new teacher which did
no, lead TO a new purchase Of bosk.; /;
and thousands Of dollars arr thu.
annually wasted in the State
enough 70 pay Tie salaries y hs'f u
dozen Supcrln,enden's. With q
school sy.'em ard Superintendent,
this wouli not occur. In many ot
the States such an Office is created
hy the Constitution. So satisfied
am | Of the importance cf this Office,
,ha, ! would advise that no further
appropriation for the purpose u
Common Schools he made until af.
ter the creation Of such 0Ece. l.e.
sponsibiliiy cam, be enforced vlIh.
out IL. luoa!i, however. recommend
TO your favorable consideration the
prorric'y cf establishing one O,
more Normal Schools tor the edu.
cation Of lomsle teachers. rrcpsra.
tory TO the establishment, oil Com.
School Sys,em--ihcrchy providing
In time. home educated teachers
This might be done ia connection
with some of our female schools or
colleges and, though il may cost
something. It will bs money veil es.
pended. You need have no fear Of
paying too much for purposes OF
| educaiion--i,s value is beyond m,
estimate tina. csn be made in dollar.
and cents. and IN my opinion ,his is
asking iu, liulc 10 sid Of female
educstIon, TO which. 81 lar as ! am
informed. no, one dollar has cyer
been directly appropriated ly the
State ,hon.h We have esrerd~l
hundred. ol ,hoasahd. Of dtllsrs
for ,hc benefit of the thieves and
inurlcvrs--in the erection u a
pcni,entiary-- thus taxing The hone,
labor and capital Of the country Ter
| the behch, Of criminals. This Is one
Of the morbid excrcs-ruses shieh
hes attached ITSELF upon our ins,l,s.
tions. growing out of the over dilu.
tod philanthropy Of the age ls'
the money Of the State b expended
IN the edscasisn Of the people. an'I
Il will be = better appropriation
aud prevent more crime than sset
ins,itatioa.. L., the children 0.
the State lie socially elesassa by a.
Increased intelligence, ard groan,
them well in tic principles Of mon
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