, 1865-12-28
the question: untn the time for Adjournment, when
the resolution waF AGAIN hid OF the liable.
Adjourned until O'Clock
ETENESG SESSION.


the question: nntil the tune for adtuurnncnt, when
the resolution Waf AGAIN hid OF the table.
Adjourned Huttl O'Clock
ErENIs0 SESSION.
From Ito ?p. N was consumed II musical eK-
Gow Go: q of a Kock , islsra % resd nspsr ou the
state Tcsehei= Assoe,atioa, @ md Il. mlsstos. ~ He
End thc1e arr mnuy topics which require your con
STATE Superintendent 10 you thir evening The
them with much po~er. The Arts TOPIC al interest
and .Ea7ortante ID that Of lowushtp organizations
The second topic Is teachers institutes, which
has aleuty been enlarged upon by gentlemen on
Ibe third is the recognition Of the Illinois te.eh.
ers as the organ Of the department In 1,s commu-
nicattons Mlth subordinate Officers Of the system,
Thc fourth 10 which be called attention is one d
special interest. involving a. it docs, principles
that etr1ke at the foundation Of school system
tut.ou whose fundamental tdea Is that eycsJ child
ay RECEIVE tts cducation at the hand Of the State
Such edncatiun as sha At It to drsch.sze i,s daie*
The poor, high md low. learned and unleazned
arc expected 10 stand upan this platform. No 40
eial or religious distinction should be regarded In
b7 universal taxation and paid tor 1pm common
treasury. The Plope1ty Of the peopIe t9sutshcs The
means fof the edueas sio1 Of the Children Of the
! be fifth which Mr.. Cow discussed wa. the right
ofthc Statc 10 compel cStr5 Guild within lts hmse
discharge its obligations as citizen. He did not
diEcuss thi. point. md only mentioned II as one
demand which might he naadc the subject toE lcsts-
1sstt y and popular rclorm.
The tt1ih and Last topic Was The establishment Of
one or more reform schools, where the uncoycrDed
and ot1cn ungoyesnab!e children Of the stats may
It is shamc shst in thla creat state, rich In re-
sorrccs and full Of wealth. there srr 20 many uho
might be made useful and honorable citizens. who
effort made 10 sbye, or power gycn to restrain.
Thcxe points WeIe discussed ut considerable Length
b. Mr. Cow. IN IN cloaucut manner;
uoD end rcpoEt upon the topics trcatcd Of in The
Presidents address. made the following report
Which VA acccpsec and unanimously adopted:
township libraries, but that VIC mare secu many
DIFFICULTIES In ita practical Application, We would
recommend that shpnld any town tn tho State
IN the pnrchase oi itee Libraries, the State appor-
s1onmcrt 10 said town On she asnauut collected
from fnet, &c, be set spaH as Stalc fund to be
ID. Upon tne mat,er Of State Institatas We recon-
mend In the main The provisions cf the bill passed
By The House of Representatives at their last ees-
pration & siaooo instead d 5000, % and d-pe eueh
other notifications ~ may present themselves to a
comnil1ee to be hereinafter namcd.
o,nt we .,1 sl =; 3D. to repost upon the t
lcasc TO be excused from &ny Recommendation
upon :he suhject.
!. The alarming increase OF crime among the iuye.
nile population of cur cities md larce towns seems
to pplht 10 reform schools as uecessity. and we
would most heartily coucus IN the Recommendation
Of the President, th1t S:ate RETURN echool should
be established
s. We wonld also strongly recommend that q
Standing Coumiticc, consisting Of Ma:sr<. Ed
wasds. Etler and Gov. be appointed 10 prepare, In
connection With the State Superintendent Of puhic
Instruction, bills iof the above purposes, and 10
present them With krcn statistics and Arguments as
may seem best 10 the Legislature at Ii next ses.
zion. and to urge their ps*6acc.
tSisned) R1cHAnD EDWARDS,
J. l.. PlcEARp,
: wv. u. HAkEI.