Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-01-12

q picking duties, and in effect. dispensed
with one oiltsmost formidable and difficult
departments.
IN the same proportion the action Of the
:, Legislature WILL II the representatives of
'He people be true to the interests rcposed,
ma Sternly refuse to cntangIc the public
WIN thoSe numerous projects ana cntor'
lrl'eS which are continually seeking its
alhaice, be slmplhed ana cconoml2od,
pulIhed ana strengthened.
an" II Is Is remarkable as 1t proWtous;
lnaI an era Whl'h mas thus relieved the
N'a'e "uthor''leS OF burdens lhAJ consisted
elIhor oI mere material interests, or the
care oi Ioc"I aulhlnlstratoh,- committing
me one TO the Ioca' soerelgnty OF the pco-
P'e' ana 'he oIher TO private or aSsoHlated
'"''' PRISE, -'iloulu "Iso present lor con-
sioe'3'loH ana piomouoll intellectual ana
h'II"i cillu'S ol pecullar importance
II Is at ''IIS p'IiO" IN our history that
,Io system OIL luDIlc e"ucailon challenges
tho ai'e1'toi' OF tnG most uhooSefVant'-
huu / Sh"Il De lhuci mistaken IN the eau
mus ou' S'co'tIa't character OF the people
"' IeuhNyl'ania' Il theIr representatives.
60 hoI make II the hIst olJect OF their So
icitude'
me ahuh report oi the superintendent
"l common ScooiS' Wlll lay before you the
present CohHllon OF the Common school
system ana oI ITS operations during the
past year l our close ana scrutlnHng at
l"htloh Is invited to lhcdetalls OF that doc
umeht'
lhc'uouhg ihG c'ty OF FhIlodeipha 1t
"'II oe observed, that there were IN the
PuDIic sch"ol "i ihe state, during the year
"HlcH lermIn"ieq on the iirst Monday OF
iaSt June o-S,-OI pupils; these were m
stIucted duriNg an average term OF little
over over hVG months IN Il'-ol schools by l@,-
o0T ''"'i efs' lotaI cost oi S2,f-Ho"Z a.
mere IuDIlclhicIeSt, ,Whlch,-Wheth-
ef we regard us rainlnAllons INTO every
portion OF our social labilc' ITS large cost,
'nc important powers over me present
"h!ch II WIri"N, or lis lheaIculaole lhhu'
''Ice upon me luIuIc'-ungoubIedIyt tran-
s,'HdN an o'A''S committee 10 ihc care OF
'H' sgC"IH' authoil'leS' IhS Oe!ng the
case, nave no hesitation IN asserting that
e lhe Iilie mas arrived Wheh It's 1oli imports
3hce SAould be recogMze4' ana that IT'S
que administration should be made the
duiy OF luIIy organized and elective, as
wen Is seperate department IL the gov
efhmeht'
But the mere care and promotion Of our
. system Of Common Schools--importaut
and extensive as it obviously is,-should
, not be the sole object of such a Departs
= mcnt. # it is true that the power to pun
2 ish crime includes also the right 20 prevent
it, by providing for the proper intellectual
r and moral training of the people it would
} seem to follow that the department charg-
| ed with the latter momcntous duty, should
also be in possession Of all the sources and
, subjects of information, calculated to shed
light upon the object ofitsaction. Hence
} the collection, arrangement, and practical
deductions from population and industri-
I'd statistics; from natural defects, such as
deafness and dumbness, blindness and lu-
B macy from crime in its Various forms and
, devclopements together with such CON
, troll over all the literary and scientific in
stitutions in the State, as shall bring their
full condition into view-should also be-