The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-01-16
LANCASTER, OHIO, JAN. 1e. lses

: this important subject. Their ex
aminations have disclosed a eres
many Inconsistencies and incon
gruous provisions in our Rnancis
legislation. and the result Of thej
laboiious Investigations will b
found in their report, which vii
De before you. They have consol
idated the present laws into sever
al carefully drawn bills, to which
your carly attention is invited :
The necessity for their work il
made manifest by the exhibit of nu
merous contradictions and anoma,
lies which they disclose, and tb,
remedy will, as l believe, be besI
found in tho adoption of the bill.
they recommend. '1.e'l. s"laf
During the past season the pro
ceeds of the sales of the lands given
70 The State by the Federal Govern.
ment for the endowment of an Az.
rlcultural and Mechanical College
have all passed into the Treasury
and that Endowment Fund is now
complete. II consists of a capital
of S34O, 1874 40, on which nearly
twenty thousand dollars of inter.
est have accrued within q few
weeks. The disposal of this fund
has been vigorously discussed at
each session of the General Assem-.
bly, for four years past, but no def
mite settlement has been made of u
plan for it's Ise. The fact that the
proceeds of the sales Of scrip had
not been fully realizod, has no
doubt had much influence in deIay.
ing final action; but as the money
is now in the Treasury, the time
seems to have come when lis use
should be definitely determined
The executive messages, reports of
commissions and investigating
boards, laid before your predcces
sors in Office, contain full discus.
SONS OF the various schemes for lis
application, and the people of the
State will look to your wisdom to
make the fund available as soon us
possible to the classes of our youth
and the industrial interests il was
intended to benefit
The report of The Commissioner
OF Common Schools is again delay. |
oy causes beyond his control. to
which reference was made in nv
last message. The need for a re.
vision OF the school laws. so as to
enforce moro reliable and prompt
returns OF the facts needed to base
legislation upon, becomes more
!nd more evident every year. In
ny opinion, the stability of our
and the preservation
't The liberties of the people de.
'end more upon the efficiency Of
'ur common school system, and
he resulting intelligence OF the
lslng generation, than upon. all
hlngs else. Other interests NAV be
Important, but this is vital. Az n
means OF improving this efficiency {
would earnestly recommend two
hanges in the system. 1st-The
of County Superin. {
endency; and 2d-The dis,ribu Z
ION of thu public money in pro. /
ortion to the number Of pupils in g
ctual attendance at the schools. b
The former Of these recommend t
Lions is made in accordance with k
memorial of the leading teachers n
nd educators of the State, and ia a
ased upon the acknowledged ne. o
'ssity for bringing tho stimulus of G
supervision closer home il
our district schools. The second ft
warranted BY sound reason and b
7 the experience of those States ri
hich have adopted tho rule If oil
lergy on the part of school off. n
RS and parents in procuring cen. I
ant and regular attendance of d
ildrcn at school, is rewarded by II
creasing their share otthc public 70
nd. the stimulus is found practi. III
llyto he most powerful in bring. ii
z a larger proportion of youth b
thin the influence of education OF
lese suggestions arc concurrcd IN pl
the Commissioner Of Common q
hools, who will, no doubt, present .cr
,m with other recommendations az
'rthy OF your attention.
The reports ofthe several Benev. ma
mt Institutions show not only a su
isfac.ory account of tbcir man fo
emcnt and the good results ell
itch have accrued to their in. Gu
tics or pupils, but also systematic pr
provement in the buildings and de
pliancrs connected with them. co
% appropriations made by the dc
I General Assembly for the on. mi
cement Of tho Northern and We
uthern Asylums for the Insane. Fo
70 enabled the trustees to make we
ID progress in the additional int
ildings, and tits expected that mi
other year will see the accom-. me
dations Of those two Institutions Il
lrly doubled. The trustees an. sci
nted to locate and build a now p.
ane Asylum have fixed upon ab'
hens as the place for it. and the Be
,ral gifts in land and money of ed
citizens of that vicinity have in
urcd to the State an ample and ant
,ible site without cost. Plans Cur
the new buildings have been Of
lurcd and the preliminary work vii
.un. When this Asylum shall AS
built and the enlargement Of the ad,
sting ones finished, it is conf bet
tly expected that the chronic con
me, whose pitiablc condition in var
county ipfrmaries is now the Me-