Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-14
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Asnual school Aeetisg aaA Sshool
Election.
The tsx payers Of Davenport held their 90
aosl school meeting and election Of efiesrs ss
The Court House to day. es0osne'Dg - . Q.
s,ook A. n. Al thss hour . good noG Der OF
citizens asssmblsd. ssd the meeting sss call
ID to order BY John Collins. President. vbs
proceeded TO lay before the meeting the foil.
10 wing Reports:
BoAsD o. Dlasoroas aErosr.
To tie Eyss s,s Of shs Disssis zScsship Of
tie C1y cf Dass~psss:
0sxrisnsx-lo suhwisting the sDnusl re-
pors Of The Board Of D,reetors. - feel josti.
6sd 10 rsos swtug the favorable views sxpessssd
ip our former epos:. The pest year hss srsst'
~ s,rspgthessd our eo0vicsi0ns then enter
tsinsd Of The dsurisi Ing condition Of the CON.
mon schools Of this School District. An I'd
vanee step he's bees taken, i0prov smsnts havs
been made, eddisisesi facilities af,rded. and
. sss levied sni partly collected. efficient 10
cree. . su,t tile building 10 Ess. Davenport
8 lots Of ground, centrally aud beautifully 10.
Gated. having been recently purchased Tor thai
purpose at ems. Of $500 sseh-to assoumo-
tsss that part Of the District Yet there 10
st,ll oush ~ be done TO msks our district vhas
Il sbou,d bs-ths model district is the State.
ihs school house 10 North Davenport 10 entire
u inade qusts TO the rsquirsmssts Of thst part
II the district. We tb. rsfors rsoo0msnd your
early and favorable sttsntioa 70 the Wsnts Of
,has part si the district. Bat ws ere net In
sensible - the fact that tsxes 10 this city ere
q ssdy burtd snso0s to many ef the tex pay
ia La
. tsx sul,icisut TO purchase add sional grounds
aod to erect dew school houss in North Dsv>
suport, or snlarx the present one 20 - to -.
comoodate oh the children Of that part Of the
district With the privileges required BY the
school law But While - admit that The
,asss Of every descriptions, in the sggrsgsts,
nay be regarded - burtdsnsoms, W do not
admit that they are oppressive or intolsrabls.
or that the taxss levied for school purposes ars
iu any wise unjust snd not required BY the
beet interest Of community. AMI do mort ear.
nestiy urge Upon you higher appreciation Of
the educational privilege enjoyed 10 shis
city.
Msny other Improvements are important,
bot no, absolutely necessary 10 BE- made Or
provi led for in the comisg fiscal year.
Notwiibssandi. 9 tho very favorable. and TO
as encouraging consition OF oar eommo"
o1hOOe.
schouls-sv,as 30 the ystem its-if and Others
y the cou toot Vt the schools. IL 10 70 bs re-
GREETED that there are those 50 blind 10 their
.ru. interest. ss to oppose any system tba'
would sall npon then for the ray ment Of taxss
10 .uppors she school An abs wtis-r has
s.id That there are thoss rho even IN this
day and generation ot sc.isi,y and progress
of cultivation and rs6utms.t, who gravel,
Toy the right to tex them for tas purpose
sdacstins tho children sf Others-fOr the sup.
r.s. Of schools TO which perhaps they have h~
I .ldi en- tu send. Aud II IL useless 10 rspiy &c
,uch thst tbsy aud their property are proc,"o
py la~s r. hicf sminate from the entire people
--or that they contribute wiIiioely their tsxes
for the construction Of roads sod hridx . sLd
oublic high Ways, which possibly they
never tr.vei--or L., tie erec.io Of Court
Aousss. prisons apd bous . 1t refuge, Sb'ch
hey never +nter. or Ia which they have
irrct per.nnsi interest Auh yet, how mae"
xtes. ~r is their interest IN the ristna genera
zion: because 10 th~ moral end intsiies.us,
sul,.r. oi society. more than 10 tho sirose
I'm Of the law, do they fud The surss, secur
nv for the s.f.,y and pro cotton o. themselves
.pd propsrtv rhs iss q yer int tsrposss t.
rreysnt th- p-rpstration Of offence, except b,
say OF exsmpls--pevsr exhorts or entr as.
Il. only mission 10 TO detect and Cunish. or 10
:, form through punishmsnt. But education,
norr / sed i.tsilsc uA,. like an sbOel Of mercy
y, &c. dee he action u the Law, and sOablsa
hs Dung l.. guard aasin,t the tenn tta,ioo.
hat sht other else besst them through life.
Il could be dem ,nstsated to such, If leuson
.,ratioo would avail, that igoorsoss ever Ass
been. and ever vii be the prolific source o.
ori.ne; that th- higher the standard OF re!
g,ous moral end iuteilscsuSl culture Of . aom
mupiy. the less paup rism to be supporte-
and The less vice .0d crime 70 be detected and
punished u pubic expense.
We cannot clo.s til . sowmu ,icstioS wMhoui
makine favorable mention OF the Supssin's On j.
isns. Priocipals aud Tssehsrs. employ ed der
ing this scboo, year They merit aud ough'
10 receive our warmsst 'hsnks They have
iabored f.i,hiu ,y and very generally ell s,so,
y and rucceeefully-in soms Of The depart
msots ssaiosctly suocessful
The reports Of the Snperirtendant, Tressar-
ar spd S,erstsry, herewith prssestsd, fssoish
you With al naesssary information % to Sta
{ stics. furds 6n .ucss. de-, to enable you t.
eurr.stly perform the dusies required BY u.
school avs.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREAsURER'
DISBURSEMENT OF TEACHERS FUND.
Ord ers issued III. Treasurer duri, 8 the past
school year. to-wit, fr, M Mach H. 1863. till
March il, 1854. - orders, amounting in to.
tsa to the sum Of. ............. S1.o0
Being the salaries Of - teachers employed in said year
and Superintendent and which said orders were
paid.
CONTINGENT FUND.
Order issued during the same period, 1s4.
amounting in total to the sum o.:
which said sum was expended as follows, vis:
ist. Salaries Of Jsnt0rs. vis:
In East Davespors. ors................... A6o
Mount Ida " W
I" S........... ............115 %
uA :........., .,,.... .1O1 10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 %