Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-01-24

ward the industry of our own citizens. v
should understand, ~ . grave question
political economy, that buying more sha
We sell, whereby the balance Of the trade
turned against rs, exhausts capital and pr
vsnts the accumulation Of wealth. hoy
TO see the attention of our people more f',l
awakened to the importance Of . subje
which SO intimately concerns individual il
tsres,s not only, but also the general wslfa
Of the State.
COMMON schools.
The carefully prepared and eompreher
sive report of the Superintendent Of Publ
instruction, will explain 10 you the cond
tiOn and pre- gress Of our commoa school
II shielded, ~ they wisely have bssn for sc
eral years from the disturbing hALd Of Al
tempted Legislative improvement, and
literally sustained BY an intelligent publ
| sentiment, our common schools may con
tinue to advance in usefulness, and becom
an enduring monument to the eminent me
| BY whose wisdom this admirabls system {
| popular education was devised.
| Our law generously extends the benek.
| of common school education 70 I'll person
| within the State, between the ages - 6v
And twenty-one years, while in many State
school ages commence At six ard end ~ 6
teen or eighteen years. In this manner th
total number to be provided for is largel
thereby more widely extended. The emu
nerstion for 1867 shows the whole numbe
Of persons Of school age 10 be 81, 1863, be
ing an increase over the former year Of -,
All. The total number of tea chers employ
cd during the last year was l0,343, and .,
addition Of Que thousand 70 that Of the pre-
eeding year, and showing that for ever,
number Of thirty six persons having . righ
to common school privileges, one tsachel
has been employed. There are 5,454 schoo
houses reported, making aud average Of 6f,
ty-eix for every organized county il The
State, many Of which counties contain les,
than one thousand inhabitants each, and
averaging over Eve school houses TO each
organized township. and these, it should
be remembered, are independent Of the sig.
ty>tvo academies, colleges and univsrsitie,
established at different points in the State
The total amount expended for the sup>
port Of common schools during the last year
was e2,069, ,597.s2, making eight dollars and
four cents paid for each pupil in attendance
during the year, and FIVE dollars and 6fty.
Eve cents per capita for the entire number
Of school age, and the sum Of two dollara
and tventp>aine cents per capita for The en-.
tire population of the State, as shown By the
recent census.
Without going into farther details, sub
nit the foregoing facts ~ sufficient TO illus
trate the practical workings and great suc-
cess Of our common school system. These
liberal and wise provisions for the diffusion
Of educational advantages impartially among
the youth Of all classes, furnish contribu.
tions Of imperishable value 70 the legacy
which the people Of this generation will be-
Queath 70 posterity.
! Heartily concur with the superintendent
in HE veil masured suggestions in favor of
the establishment Of Normal School. and
respectfully invite your attention to the
views presented on this subject in my COM
mupicsGon 70 the Eleventh General Assem-.
bly,.
srArE UNIVERSITY.
The report Of the Trustees of The State
Univsssi,y as Iowa City will be laid before
you. The additional building provided for
under the appropriation made BY the Gem
eral Assembly in 1864 is completed and is
now in uss. The high rank which such .
seat oflearning should occupy, the fact that
il is permanently established By the Consti-
tuition and placed under our control. aad
that il endovusst ID not fully adsquat4 10
its currest wants, al impose upon the State
peculiar obligations. Whatever, therefore,
vill contributs to the advancement and pro-
mote the usefulnsss Of this valuable aaxil>
iary to our educational system should be
promptly afforded.
CHARITABLE f10fIfyfIoBs.
The reports Of The proper officers having
charge Of The insane, blind, deaf and dumb,
prepared with evident care aad much labor,
will explain with intelligens particularly the
past transactions and present condition Of
their respective Institutions.
Il s6oeds me much pleasure 10 assure you
lhst these inssitutions, under their present
ars fully sustaining the high
reputation they have hitherto borne. As
the State advances in populasion, sAe unfor.
tunats class Of ei,isens for vhoes benefit
these Institutions were designsd viii eostin>
se to increase in number, aud require sddi-
kional fscilities for their aecen nodasion and
Ifsssmsnt The dsty Of providing for these
afflicted persons, is one Of the most unavoid.
able obligation, and sppsals, With peculiar
force, to the sobler sentiments Of our nature.
Whatever 10 required 10 amsliorase their
condition, and promots their comfort, should
be promptly and generously bestowed. To
the means necessary 70 render the
capacity Of these institutions adequate to the
growing demands upon them, because of the
pscuniary burden imposed, is equivalent 70
saying that considerations Of dollars and
cents Are Of Steaser moment to the people
u lows than the performance Of the Chriss>
ian obligations.
The inadsquacy Of the building At Iowa
City, nov temporarily occupied Is . Deaf
aud Dumb Asylum, induced the General
at iis last session 70 pass IN act
locating shis institution ..
Council Blufs. BY this act commissioner
we're appointed 10 select the location, pro.
procure the plan and specifications for the
building, receive prop oss!s for il construc>
lion, and put the same under contract. Il
sss also made the duty Of these commis>
lionen 70 report their proceedings TO the
Governor, on OF before the frat Of October
last, which report he Vas required ~ trans
mis 70 the General Assembly for it, appro,-
Il. This report VAS received too late for
my examination at this department. l am
advised by the commissioners that the delay
lAs been occasionsd by the destructive 6re
which occurred in thai city in June last.
I'm informed, however, that the plan for this
building has been selected, and contract
,utersd into for its construction, at . cost Of
$4,000. An eligible site has been select
ID for the institution, vithis the reqs;red
Instance Of that thriving city. It nov re-
uaips for the General Assembly 10 detcr>
mine whether the action Of these commias-
oners shall be ratified, and the amount Of
money appropriated necessary to erect this
building according to the plan adopted, and
It cost agreed upon in the contract. This
'ubject is invested with 20 much importance,
ir al its bearings, that can net too strong
y urge il spon your careful and considssass
Attention.
ORPHANS HoME.
The Home, established for the care aad
Of the children o: our deceased
soldiers is recommended to your thoughtful
care. This institution wns first established
" private corporation, and supported BY
donations from soldiers in the a.
my and other sources, was 6nAlly adopted
BY the State and taken under its exclusive
authority. The principal department is es>
'ablished near the city Of Davenport, with
branches Ut Cedar Falls and Glen wood By