Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-02-05
Our School system.

Our School System.
On Friday the resolve making . eondi-
tionAi grant Of land 70 Bates College. be-
fore the SeaAfc. that body ~as addrrsse.i in
rs favor by Judge Tcnney. vho. in the
course Of bis remarks. referred. 10 oar
school system in The folIo~ing just man
ner:
We all know the truissn that Repubhcs.
As our STATE sod Nation. arc founded Of
necessity on the virtue and Intelligence Of
iacir eitizea-. Whatever. tber-fore. tend.
70 disass virtue. and piety Is an aid and
support q the government Such an aid
- our system Of schools and COLLEGES.
simultsneously ~itb tie Foundation Of
Harvard Collegs. the frSi established on
this continent. the system o z comnoa school.
yer, nearly tie same at that d.y A. nov.
Was SCI "a uaotion- Academies. as the term
70 now used. were not founded iiI nearly q
crntury ls.er.
Since that t'ne their n1micr has vastly
iacEca'ei. yet many arr in a feeble coadi-
iion. 30 fsr As this result has been brou..l.t
about By one eaasc ho r.ioiccl At h. lie
was not opposed to srad.rnies. but in 50
far A. town school. have become - ;.uror-
ei IN characirr - 90 obvistc tLe nrcr..iiy
Tor academies. II wAs ble,sing. Htbev
arr =. cool a the academies. the rrrfcr~aeu
should be gisen to them. An can 20 there.
The chill Of the millionaire .nI Of the
town PAaPer "a sidc By side snd grow up
together. Il j. ono of the beauties % pure
democracy -not using that tcrrs in the
uncertain sen - gisrn Il BY psrtixsn poll
tic.. but. IN ii. original meaning. Here
too. is saerif that receives reward. n Ito
poor boy j. the better scholor he takes the
higher rank IN the school. IL - 81 IN our
eoii~ses. An Undergraduate is estimated
not BY his external cirrsmstanoes bu. by n.
atiainmcnis.
Ta's school system o. our, - interwo,cn
With al oar ass. They are supported by
the ?coplc, nsintsired ~ TIE public e.
Pcns~. Anl the people pay their taxes
for schools vifh less maraaring than FOR
any other eNPense. Sometimes these taxes
are neariy Or quite cqu.l 10 all other ex-
pcndiiur-s. let ihs advantages 20 he
gained are truly rcgar.icd a. indispensable.
The system can not be ovegthro-n. Bus
a. the -omoion schools are accessible 20
al. tie higher institutions shoald BE- 30 rich-
~ endowed a. thsf they nay become 80
also.
What power j. oor system of schools 49,
'ro-7 ''r po7r di-iri-t .riool to thc rslles-,
~ bat "a. % thc sercders snd ih.-ir
friends SAL a. The outbr-sk % the vary-
" Leave Nc- Eugisnd out IN the cold r.
Out IN the cold. Why. sir. leave out Nr-
Engiand from the aitcd States. ard you
leave out the alt thar preserves the oosn-
ty. The spirit of Ncw Engiand naie syca
ihs ~outh better fian q otber~ise ~cuM
have been. and 20 where you ~ 80 IN thc
States fhsi rcaasia loyal. yoa cannot but
sse the eH-sts of re srint a Se~ Eng
isui Whsi pride we take rn rcferria-to
our glory gaired in thc present var
W bat progress in scicnce 80 have made an
ihc 'bort term 90 three years, Even IN tl.c
vcsrons of dcsiruction. which us have
be~n ua-iilingly comp~licI % take %. 80
have asiouished not only The world. but
ourselves. IN naval arrhfeciure ue have
wrounght ore revo.stion. snd IN naval -sr-
fare snoth,r. Tkrcc years ago We hal
hardly ;hc seublsnce ofa navy. No-
are able - say b. Crest Britain. IRE boast
81 Mistress of thc Srss 90 cOaae over hers
from your island home aad vc are rcsiy
for yoa" Ttis j. due % our srhooi, Tie
foundsiion n thsi cenius -hich hss
aroughi sueh misAiy chaugcs vss isii 10
fle disrict srhools And -as not that
giorv cnoash o. oar vcaf vh-s the rsosd