Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-03-27

,e,ant seats. The duty OF the Board Is t'to u-
crease the number, aud improve the condition Of
the public schools" until they are " sufficient TO
accommodate all the white children and minors
whose parents, masters or guardians desire for
them the benefit" This is the Injunction of our
charter. 1t is manifest to every one that there
are great numbers OF children and youth not in
any way of instruction or useful training whom
their own welfare and the prosperity and safety
Of the community urgently require should be in
our public schools. We have not reached the
point Of invitation. The straightness OF our ac-
commodatons rendering it necessary to deny
many applications, has made our attitude that
of encouragement aud fUrblddance. Ia Decem
her We applied to the City Council Tor twelve
thousand dollars to enlarge our school acc0mmo-
dation. They received kindly our request, iu-
yestigated the grounds Of 1t, and convinced of
its propriety, applied TO the General Assembly
for authority to borrow that sum for our use,
md this authority being granted, and the City
Council having passed an ordinance for borrow
ing the money pursuant TO 1t, the sum will soon
be at our disposal 1t IL expected that our
school accommodation will be enlarged to the ex
tent Of several hundred scholars and that our
schools will be improved by the employment of a
capable male teacher. We endeaVOr 10 improve
the schools by carefully examining teachers he
fore employing them, by weekly VISITING the
schools and inspecting the order and the teach.
ing, by requiring quarterly reports, and 10y fos-
tering teachers association for self improve
ment, in which exercises are required of tho
Teachers in various branches, thu, eudeayoriup
to keep what has been learned in freshness ia the
nlind, and promoting study and Advancement
Parents have every reason to feel assured that
their children are instructed and trained with
ability aud pains taxing and they would have
proof OF this ii they would occasionally visit the
schools ard sec tue order aud the exercises
This would crafty the teachers aud encourage
mud benltt their children. We regret that
we must complain that there is remssness iu
this respect
4 We will only add, that We have made commeu-
dable progress. although our school system is III
its iniancy, Our attention has hitherto been
directed, almost entirely, to primary schools.
that children when they eau be best spared for
school, aud are forming habits that will impart
direction, condition and character to their lives
instead Of being suffered TO run idle in the streets.
gathering mischief, trained for wickedness. may
be put IN the WY OF schooling, and with their
first Impressions become familiar with the need
aud use Of restraint, ordtr, and exercises re-
quitting application, pnd form desires to be.np-
| proved, and 10 advance IN knowledge. We trust
that parents will soon be led to appreciate the
worth Of higher attainmenis Than they now seem
disposed to encourage their children to make,
aud rightly estimate the iuoalculable benefit to
every child Of gool business education, quail
Tying 10 go any where, and be useful in anv
community.
TREAsURERs REPORT.