The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-01-11

tion to the college tract of about one
hundred acres, was offered, but the
subscription has notye been definite
ly reported as closed, and 1t, with
the other papers pertaining to this
proposal, will, when completed, bel
laid before you. ~ - VIZ
Inasmuch as your honorable body,
at your last session, visited both the
localities from which proposals have
come, and no power OF decision as to
the site was given to the Board, they
have not felt that they could give any
Information as to the value or eligi-
bility of these proposals which the
General Assembly does not already
possess, and have requested me, as
their eE oGcio chairman, to communi
cate the facts above detailed without
specific recommendation i.. 4
The subject of the disposal Of this
fund, and the organization of thecol-
lege or colleges TO be endowed by it,
has been quite fully discussed in the
|
lature, and by my predecessors IN the
Executive oillce. The indications at
the last session that your own opiu
ions have generally been formed in
reference to the question of the true
policy for the State in the use of the
iund were sufficient to make me re
gard it unnecessary to enlarge upon
il, aud | will only recommend early
and final action, as the completion OF
the sale of scrip has made the fund
available for the purposes for which
it was granted.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
regret that the failure of officers
of many of the counties To forward
the reports required by law, has pre-
vented the school commissioner from
completing his own report at this
time. Other officers of State have
also called attention to the dscrep.
ancies in the various laws requiring
the report of facts and statistics by
township and county officers, and to
the difficulties, amounting practically
to an impossibility, of enforcing the
existing requirements in the manner
now provided. The great need OF q
thorough revision in this respect is
urgently presented by the Auditor
and Secretary Of state; and am in.
formed by the school commissioned
that, without it, it is entirely out o
the question for him to lay before
the Assembly at the beginning of the
session the facts which are necessary
, as basis of legislation upon the
great educational interests of tn,
community.
! l believe that great majority o
; the most active and intelligent friends
of our common school system have
become convinced that the admins
tration OF school affairs should h,
separated from the ordinary town
ship and county offices, and tina
county superintendent of schools ar,
|, necessary to give the greatest vitali
ty to the system, not only by guiding
the general instruction and discipline
of the several schools, but in person
ally attending to the collection o
those reports Of facts upon whicl
governmental action is based.
have endeavored, during the pas
season, to obtain Information on TIN
subject both from competent person
in our own State, and from thos
States in which the system OF count.
> superint, ndcncy exists. / have n
, hesitation in saying that l believe it
introduction would bc decidedly ben
, cGcial, and accordingly recommend
, it.
ATTORNEY GENERALS REPORT.
, Beside the usual statement of hi
; action in the civil and criminal cause
| under his charge in which the Stat
| is Interested, the Attorney Genera
? makes recommendations in regard t.
! the simplilication of the crimina
4 code, the inctlicicncy in some respect
c of the laws concerning the sale Of in
4 toxicationg liquors, the propricty o
/. making intemperance disqualified
, tion for the exercise of judicial Office
6 the justice of increasing the salar.
c of the courts of common pleas, an
n some other subjects, suggested b
II facts which are within his oillci;
C knowledge, and which make legisla
c tive action appear necessary.
It PUBLIC WORKS.
Great damage has been done tn
= Canals and other Public Works of til
State by the frcshets of SeptembC
c and October; but the Board of Con
O missioners are able to report thG
i such energy and activity in maxim
# the necessary repairs have bee
!, shown by the Lesses, Contractor
c and Officers in charge, that the il
It terruption i'm travel and transport;
S ton upon them has not been serious
a in most instances.
u STOCKS IN PRIVATE CORPORATIONS.
> In accordance with the law upo
Y that subject, the Fund Commissioner
: have contiued the sale OF the intere;
v of the State in all Railroads, Turr
pixies and other private Corporations
until the same has been completed
The sales have produced consider
;, ably larger sum than the principi
~ which would produce at interest th
> average dividends of some year
past, through the amount reportc
by them, Sl79, 256.74, is of cours
: very small compared with the orig
.e nal investment. Very few, howeve