Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-11-30


this hi Ile wishod amendment ia which provision
shall be made that scholars shall be- compelled TO attend
WHY have we not done il before We provide now ior
the tuition u the scholar, aud might with equal proprie-
~ compel his attendance There is no more call for Il
under this bill than there is under the present system.
am In favor Of this BILL not because as is sometimes
said it may go To the benefit Of my particular locality
No, Sir-l say that the town from which come has
raised tax this bill provides, and think my county
has generally adopted the method There some
Ia which districts follow The present law, and con-
sequenuy, there cases n which scholars are excluded
from the schools on account OF their inability 90 provide
the board and wood have iu mind case n point One
large town iu my county containing nineteen or TWEEN
ty districts-snd NJ thc most wealthy ones, ton-
furnishes the board and wood nn The basis of the scholar
In this very district Two poor families dcpdvedof he
pryg ges of education they were unable 90 bear their
proportion Of the burden.
hard thing IL would be 20 tax them. think H. hardly
ccssay say single word this point, bot look upon
i asin every way justas perfectly consistent with The
rights which one man Is az liberty require OF hi. heiRh-
bor Granting itis tue that these Old persons who have
no children aud large lists are required go educate the
children of the poor hee anything 1901 lustintt There
is Senator who does not know that thc whole property
of the state changes hands 800 hc course of ono or two
generations Who does not know that the descendants
u the ch mans Of to-day viii be the poor boys and
girls OF The neat generation ls o. not the poor boy 90
to-day whn Is to come up Go he The active phrtnt huN
nes man and the man OF wealth in thc nest generation
Is this any more in practice than Che iich man educating
the poor boy and hc poor b0y coming up on the stage
OF liie educating uc descendants ui ho uch man w
my mind tAis is good argument why ts change should
be made.
Senator Hinmau said
Hcbeeyed all had conceded that 'he true principle
was thatihc ropcrty of the state should The chill
rCH " the state One objection, however, 90 hisis shat
30 N not do to carry out this principle now. because Of
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~. ,,ra ,'i ,,.,.i. ~ ,l', I;.r-s,' I,tyter tbe
schools of to-day and thlsc uf twenty-five years ago.
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,i. m Az. st,lJ ,5it g. It ,f .,t.r,t de.. it f,l
no. D, b., t-,,,., ttc .ti. ,,,., IN tbsr, have
t'., ''..'..,i .l, ,t- .-,,5 h., 11c,, ,re ofbcr
a"ff ! l" 'I L I MIC o., r,y L,o,gi.,ies
I'ii p ii, sts,,ii' 10 i- ,,,g 4.s,rt,8rd ,lat oir
St.te iritlsf ~ i,,i-. .,,riba4 in -,r,,l,ion ha-
ncre,sed sye bilrrI n the lt,t eu wears. But
9urir, ,ft tf ,e,r. ho number ~ "a lfcp between
thc ages OF 4 and rs has dimiui-hcd gIl3 Now. sir
brc II ,l, r,9., ,,b, ie t.te l... interest In our
schools, Wednd 40 ,aa5y Iess children Mat personal
irer.ti &. iu cr.rouacs 4Lrr La tho schools 1f our
ststc
A. ,,. t,f,rs r,,i.rLaI n s GENERALLY ,cluo,rledrcd
%, L, tbc ,r,e ,,i i.a t t ,lr r,rsrts N tbe S,fe
.b.id s,,7,rt .fa Schools OF fha S.to Bnt ,re are
,oil t,,, ~. .t t,v, ,,,ltIs .ir-,n5 I spe.t
q. 5rt ~ tte iIircvrI thi. bU nour hands fr
rcsriy t,yo l we waited Do bcat 1lpeiions t1 tb.s
bin from different rarta of te State When c first rc
c.,d ,h ai.I ,,, .,siioi t-, ri4Is -a,d ou which
il is f,u1dod Oar oplv question politi. at dis
tiuc We Kent he b t,o week, 90 Sec fs,ny one had
an, surb oioiious Now We are i8 t,,t b /. ,on, TO
overturn the school .y.tsf1 We hoard Uotine against
IL Ind 40 i3 have u rarrsscute t1 t fh4t fhi.ls,y was
rord,nre with the 6finr1le upon which this bill Is found
ed look AZ die returns Of tar towa sureriufeudrtts
Won will rs-or.t th Ne Secretary of inc Board asked
~ fne town -fustendarts whether in their opinion
ssb a ,,, ,r be inst and e,ucaiert Sigtv-six .uter-
ars,,ors re ouo.t1n and ou of thar ixty-
sy sixty au .erc n favor OF t That IS the proportion
M tho town who certainly are best
guahdad to Judge of thc matter We have moreover.
t ,.i,,- IN ,- .ii.rt ,..ra+,r. AMI hs fri. ti.
tb,titi. s dcberaie opnou that the Interests Of our
,,rs.e.t soh, Id .v.te,D re4uire IT,
scf.tsr Iilc,ire ssid -
10 be- trel,uot- fr me O. di,rpss subicet that has
beso o ty armed by SO ,rfo norton vi the talent n
tbe Senate h ~ INV spais4t b.. tbo fltrt,ure 4f tha
.bie-t r, o,lsr c,rsiIe-,fi,. The 1sstial bef,rc
,b sr,t, .scts o., h. fI4. shall tbe .-oosrtv i'm s
several .rb, ID strict, ia Vermont suniy the districts
s f5eI irI ,f teacher. or si,n e thp children ..o-
,ly t ,br9,b tbri- r,-.1t. or lntrdist4s W arc n-
ct IN al thr rs prnepo IS t ha, ths pr1pcrty do it,
dut some .a, ae, fa. noe demand -t lt seems q, me
that the peope OF Vermont src read, at an times 10
adopt sound principle. AND have mo- doubt but that ey-
cry intelligent citizen ot Vermont regards the education
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80 '' l'.. III ny NV s ,, t, ., So. rl-,@. h,., .
nave been alluded i' ny SOME 0riAini' nave 'een
young an1 an od o''he.or g' se'as lhe{ are 'yied,-
ana never @Nl '.'h '''nt nav Ieeh 1eq 'lut,
ta WIN several n ti'' eA'' ,'ll''' anu never i'unl
"'N eny" iFe'"H 'N''A N.'" 'u '" 'lN 'it'" 'NN '
say ''1'' 30 l"' ',l''' '"t .N'' .'' 'u' ''1 ''''
t,, 5 w ''' p, ,,'
E H. , '',a @'it as ''"'n '' d, any oln-
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