The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-03

williamson. sos Is 50 % sss Is 500 IS
Total, -. sl4Zsl 20 si54s 81 s16s6 81 sl46Ss 4
Norr-rhe total expenditures for the year includes
s759.66 On hand.
Ffty-fve less children are reported in the
county than in the preceding year; but $50
more entered school.
The average length of the schools fell off one
tenth of month, but was still four-tenths Of
a month above the average Of the State
Ten less male and nineteen more female
teachers were employed; and s652.s4 less was
paid to male teachers and $3.50 more to f.
males
The financial reports of School Districts are
often wofully deficient. Probably not more
than half the Districts in the State-number-
ing about 4,S0O-make their receipts and ex-
penditures agree. There are four towns 10
Ingham county, in which all the Districts make
their accounts balance; while the aggregate in
nne report more expended than received
In one town there was Notwithstanding to
the reports S377.42 more than was received.
with 1887 still remaining on hand. JEFF. Da
Wis constituents are spending millions more
than they receive; but whether they will have
1887 on hand at the close Of the war. admits
Of a serious doubt.
Nothing is more irregularly kept than the
accounts Of the library funds; and it is 10 be
feared that no other moneys are often so i'm
properly used The Inspectors of four towns
fail 10 report any Library moneys received from
the county Treasurer, and large portion OF
the others are evidently incorrect These funds
are apportioned upon the scholar; but one
town with $40 children reports but sI5l5. and
the next with 462 children reports but SIC 90
The Inspectors ofthirteen towns report SIPS 90.
and Directors In six towns report 32724
probably not less than $4,000, was. in fact
apportiOned; but in the entire county only
81 81 is reported paid for books What be
comes of the Library funds' This is matter
which the violators of law who pay the fines
ought to look to.
No Libraries are reported in Leslie. or The
city Of Lansing. About the same number OF
volumes are reported in the county as in the
previous year. Not town voted anything for
Libraries at the spring election
The Boards are now required by law to spend
annually all the Library funds on hand for
books, and to procure them Of the State cor.
tractor. In this way the Libraries will secur,
better books at much cheaper rates than 9th
ervise
The amount raised by bills and taxe:
for all the purposes Of education in the county
for the year, was $40 65O.l6 This IS but sfse
for each child in school. In addition to this
there was raised from the Primary School Fund
s3.l32.7s. 1.-THE Directors report SO. 1856 s5) aod
for tuition of nonresident scholars, Sl7O.3s.
The more equally the wealth and intelligenc,
Of country can be difused among the people
thu better will it be for that country. In
Great Britain the law of primogeniture keeps
the immense wealth Of the land in the hand:
Of the few-making the rich constantly richer.
and the poor poorer. And with the monopoly
of wealth, goes in q great measure. the monop.
oily OF education. In our own country an es-
tate goes equally 10 the heirs; so that, if a
man in his lifetime accumulates a vast estate
his children, or at fartherest bis grandchi ldren
will distribute it again among the masses
Thus We have few very rich, and few very poor;
and with this approximation to equality Of
wealth, the people demand equal privileges in
education. Our common school system is the
result; and in its adaptation of means 70 the
end, or in the economy of its machinery. it can
hardly be excelled.
Slavery has ever been Al obstacle TO these
results at the South. There the aristocracv of
caste builds itself up on the degradation of
the masses, not only of the blacks, but Of the
poor whites" The slave sristocrat will not
allow his plebean neighbors to be educated if
he can help it. What right has a poor man to
know IS mush a. her Let such keep their
place. like the ignorant laborers of Europe.
while the master can play tn. lord on IS large
scale as the law viii allow
But at the North our schools fer all are the
glory Of the States They are nurseries Of in
telligenee. patriotism and freedom. The peo-
pie should not only pay their money freely, as
they do. but they ought to give them more Of
their personal attention. Parents should visit
the schools often; thus encouraging the teach
ers, adding Importance and dignity TO educa-
ton in the minds of the scholars, and cheering
each other, and all others. on in the great
work CBS