Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
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tally neglected. By diSpoSng of her branch
canals to that company, in exchange for its
mortgage bonds, the State has already large
ly aided in the construction of this great
work and it may be necessary, to insure its
completion that further legislation should be
had in order to render the means of the com
pany available. 1t is evident that liberal
policy, on the part of the government, will
promote alike the interests of the Common
wealth and the railroad company neverthe-
less, great care should bo taken to protect, as
far as possible, the debt now due from the
company to the State If all propositions
which may be made for change in the Secu-
rites now held by the Commonwealth, be
carefully considered by the Legislature, and
no more yielded than sound economy demands,
with proper provision for the due application
of whatever means may be realized, it is be-
lieVed, that sufficient relief can be granted to
the company, to enable it promptly to finish
the road, while the security remaining will be
fully adequate to insure the ultimate payment
Of the principal and interest of the bonds of
the railroad company now held by the Com
monwealth
| recommend this subject to the Legislature,
H.,
as well on account of its vast Importance to
that portion OF the State through which the
railroad paSseS-to the cities Of Philadelphia
and Erie-and to the railroad compauy-aS to
the Commonwealth herself Promising that
whatever policy it may be thought expedieut
to purSne, should be adopted solely with ref
ercuce TO the protection and furtherauce of
the public interests.
The attention of the Legislature is again
invited to the subject OF general educatoa-
At the present juncture it presents peculiar
claims. The experience of quarter Of a cen
tury has Satihed the proveTblally cautious peO-
pie Of Pennsylvania, of the adapt eduess OF the
common school system TO tEeir wants and con
ditiou. No less has the severe ordeal of the
past three years shown its capability to endure
those sudden reVerseS which occasionally pros
traie the other interests of the community
iuvoIVing greater expenditure than the rest of
the departments of government, and that, too,
mainly drawn from direct taxation it is d p.oud
fact, that, while most OF the enterprises OF
society have been seriously embarrassed and
some Of them suspended, by the pecuniary crisis
of 1851, our educational system has not been
retarded in any appreCiaO.o degree. On the
contrary It's operations have been maintained,
70 an extent which plainly indicates that our
citizens fully appreciate It's value. Contrasting
its main results during the past year. with
those OF 1871 we fad that the whole number
Of pupils now in the schools, is 647, ,4l4, being
an increase af A 1872; these were taught 10
| ,5T7 schools, 62l more than in 1857, dur
ing all average term Of five mouths and five
and one-ha.f days, at i cost OF Gfty-siX cents
per pupiL per month, by 1865 teachers
being a29 more thaG in 1897. The entire eX-
penditure Of the system, Tor the past year i'll
Guiding that OF the School Department, is 50,
% " e'''O 60. t"1Ie H5uIcS aHoFu some I"ea
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't''o ,I,' t% Gep,'l an,v", S,i nuppy ~
OnbooI tooa~ nf tba Ctata sbos LEA
advancement within the past three wears than
any other branch of the system This here
fore tejnc the noint whence all real nrogre,s
in Irarnin9 and cnItnre mnst ORIGINATE is also
the one n which tha fosterjng a.tpntinn and
care Of the nubIic antborities sbonId he mainly
directed
O,nnoo.,1;,. nd, os 4no.,;, .,o.hon-
lo. T,d ,,1nr,aI oot of To- 1oe na,s, st,"J