Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-21

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government, and il is the duty of the
State to furnish them with this knoMl-
edge 1t is only a question as to how
this shall bc done. In the opinion of
the minority, the better way is TO fur
nish this Information through the local
press, thereby incidentally aiding and
encouraging The entire newspaper in
terest Of the State, instead Of filing
up newspapers at the Capital TO She
exclusion of all others.
We DO therefore recommend that
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
(Signed1 :. :. FARwELI,
y. Is. MOORE.
This report is SO directly to tn
point and SO conclusive that no,hin
more seems necessary to be said.
our school sy sysscm.-Shall IL be Fer
The time has arrived when the cd
ucational system OF this State ought
TO be perfected. Il is now system
of extrem, $, in ,ha, on enc hand a
limited education is provided for all
classes through the common schools,
while Oh the other finished educa-
ton is supposed 10 be provided n
favored few through the State Uni
versity. There is no provision for
middle schools. whereby the large
number OF young men ana women of
the State who wish better educa-
;ioa than is provided in the common
school and yet cannot well take =
University course, may secure a
good practical high school education,
which will fit them well for the ordin-
airy duties Of lite. The common
schools are supported by the public
for the pubhe good. This is the
grand foundation OF our system.
Every child may secure so'ns eduea-
ton free os cost. Again, State sap
port is rendered the University :
very limited number may seonre a
college education free Of cost. Bat
there is no provision whatever for
that intermediate instruction. which
should commence where the common
school ends and should properly pre-
pare the student for the University.
This class ofschools is of far mere i'm
portance to the masses than the State
University. There are probably to-
day in Buchanan County from two
hundred TO four hundred Young men
. aud women who would gladly avail
themselves Of the benefits of a county
high school. while only four can be
admitted free of cost 10 the State
University and but very few others
can afford the cx; ense of college
course. Compared with a State Tn
iyersity.th the importance Of coun-
ty high schools, in the education of
tie people, is as o hundred TO one.
Yet this great intermediate link is
entirely wanting, and this is tie great
rant rhich ought 10 b supplied By
The present. legislature. Let every
county tpast a given population) be
required 10 establish and maintain
tirsi-class high school, whose benefits
may be secured, free Of cost, TO
every scholar in the county, able TO
pass a given examination. Let the
State Uaiversity be enlarged in scope
and capacity and opened, free OF
cost. 10 every graduate ofthe county
/ high schools disircus Of securing its
advantages. Thus will the State
have . complete graded system of ed
ucatiou, whereby any child within its
limits may secure all the education 10
be acquired at schools. whether of
low or high degree. Let admission
to the agricultural college. and the
law and medical branches Of the Uni
yersity, be conditioned upon the abil-
ity to pass examination with the grad
mates Of the county high schools.
Again, let thorough normal depart
meni be embraced in the organization
of the county high schools, and let the
normal der artment n the State Uai-
yersity be raised to the dignity and
prominence which is importance de-
mands. We shall thus have sys-
TEN by which every teacher employ.
ed in orr schools may secure normal
instruction of the first order. The
normal department of the State Uni
versiiy viii furnish first-class teachers
for the county high schools. the
nornal department Of the high school.
will in time furnish good normal in.
structlon to the teachers OF the com
mon schools. But we allude more a,
length TO the question of norma
schools in another place.
Let our State adopt this perfected
system, and che may proudly claiin K
be the first and only commonwealth
in the world to give every child with
', In its limits an opportunity to secure
free Of cost, the blessings Of the high
est education.
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