Smyrna times., 1868-12-23
CHANGES.
re- principally these :

CHANGES.
The changes proposed principally these
The introduction OF State and County SuIArintnints
Transferring the Of taxation from meeting
to the board Of school commissioners hundred and
town.
Tie abolition of single districts and the sub.,i,u
tion OF hundred and town districts
STATE sUPERIArENpENTs.
The school system interest. TIN, STATE Lo ammo
pracd ani set large support Every Ic,I
IY anu Itny Is brought directly within itnhlrnc Through
ITS nSlrum 'nality at least hreeiourts of our yo Of
sexes are prepared for the active duties domestic soc
and business te 1t great interest," and y,t This
system is without head The appointed no on.
whose special duty over the public
TO harm"hlle it, workings; report defects and sugs i'm
pfovements collect and disseminate Information. and ~
rally to eX"rcs" potent and sutay influence All this It s
opeu anu believed Will be promoted if accompllse nv
ne appointment OF an upright intelligent and faithful state
superintendent And although such is unknown in
our system yet it is experiment for it has been tried
proved anu Is no" highly valued almost every State where
pubic schools flourish and especially with immediate
neghLugS on all sides.
COUNTY sUPERINrENDESrs.
What the State Superintendent does for the Stat. tho Conn
Is expected to do for his county AND MORE
wi" DC MS DUTY to examine teacher and give certi6
Gates 10 the worthy to VISIT every school and give
nance instruction. add announcement IN hot, toh ~,
pup And who can estimate amount of good
~ 'nNcenouS and Industrious superintendent can do
The moral and intellectual standard both teachers and mn
pS WI" De raised The public examinations the graded certif
Gates the periodical visltsons will greatly tend Il, av
and improvement.
TAXATION
One OF the graVest complaints perbans baro+orro ,
~ the present system is the uncertain method of raising
money by taxation to support the schools At present il do
-4 ~ ""aiiY, upon the VOTE OF EACH SCHOOL At EACH
SPRING MEETING The committee of opinion that ,b
most unfortunate feature of the should h.. iI,
changed 1t is for no one can toll what @ g.
IN advance Even he knew the sentiment Of every vor in
the school district in regard tax he cannot know how
many will be present and election and
y cannot know what will be he II
TIC as well as uncertain Those who no children to
e put much property to tax interested defeating
tax whe those who have children little property
e interested In carrying Hence there sn,cyer rcur
ring conflict OF interest, which only proves very
al |" thc cause {" education itself but produces alton
" III leehg IN heighoorhoofs By placing this responsible
and delicate power in the hands board of six commission
ers ndcou treeholders of the or town periodically
elected o; account OF their peculiar and having all th.r
interests IN the dIscts thus avoiding the Influence excit
ing temporary causes il is believed tho svis of ,b -.
system will be avoided.
Besides this another change of lesq ,,orteroo t. 80 -
ey Jus and proper is proposed to subject stock, sn
money" al interest to taxation as other property BY their
present exemption the owners of this species o Dronr,
property that is well known yield as large profits AS orv
".hFF pay no portion of the public burdens while owners
OF real estate are taxed heavily pay their own proper share
ana % Others too This should not be- and such
inequality and injustice long continue There ia M
reason in principal policy, A. who owns farm worth
sl@n0o should be taxed $780, while who owns MORTGAGE NJ
soOOo should go free while in nine ten the net
income OF the latter IS more than the former
DISTRICTS.
The policy of making individual school an iniependent
sco" district has been seriously questioned II has ~ t
ed ani " not given satisfaction been tried in other
states ana abandoned without desire revive
IT, In practice it is found that schools are Door and Soma
rich some have few scholars and many There u no
uniformity not much equality, but great deal of dissasac
h IS proposed to remedy this by placing all the schools
hundred or town under the control the RsrI f
0c commissioners, who acting for the general good can
regulate the boundaries and attendance according t us,c
AMI popre 50 that all shall at least the opportunity n
a'a themselves OF the benefits system OF public inr
" was and Is intended TO confer not intended or sun
posed that any radical change will effected in the present
S OF school districts But intended that all the
OF he hundred town shall INTO common treasury and
De thence dispensed to all according wants and that
the burdens as well as the benefits shall shared equally by
rich and poor alike.
Inc undersigned do not claim that the plan they have the
oo |" submit is perfect On the contrary believe that
II WI" relurc of trial experience perfect spv ave
TEN that may be devised but they believe it is an mprov.
en upon the present and they further that
is the duty OF all good citizens in work so ntmat
connected with the public veal view and spr the
submit the proposed amendments careful examination
have no more interest in their any equal nunb
OF voters aud tax payers.
y TiSti3 i 5ssysss 4: ss'so&Ss ''aiis Committee,
Dover, Dec. I2 1868 !