The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-26
Meeting OF the Directors OF the Pei body
Fund-Rcport OF DIR. Sears, Etc, Etc.

BUFFALO, Jan. 22-At meeting of tn,
board OF trustees of the Peabody Fund. to
day, Sam. Watson, Of Tennessee, was unan
mously elected 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the death of VIM. c. Rives, of Virginia.
The report of DIR. Sears says that since his
last report, special attention has been given
TO West Virginia Arkansas and Western
tennessee In West Virginia, during the
past year 1900 schoolhouses were erected.
and one normal school opened, Willie n Sec
ond is waiting only for funds sufficient 10
pay the salaries of teachers The state SUI
perintendent appears well qualified for. his
duties, and the county superintendent whom
Dr. Sears saw are selfsacrifcing and eflici.
emit Everything, In fact, appears promising.
although the system is still In It's infancy. In
general, II appears that for every 1000
given from the Peabody fund, $4,000 were
raised by the people, besides what they paid
for school-houses.
In Arkansas, deep interest Is felt on the
subject OF education. The whole state Is di-
vided into school districts. There is state
superintendent elected by the people, for
four years, as well as ten circuit superinten-
dents, appointed by the governor, for four
years, and also trustee, in each district,
elected annually by the people. A tax OF
one dollar is paid in by every inhabitant
over the age Of 81. At Pine Bluffs. promo.
sition was made TO give $500 from the fund
and the people would raise $1,000. A, Little
Rock, where there are 1900 white and 900
colored children arrangements were made
Tor large primary schools in each ward, and
for n high school, 10 accommodate 400 10
800 advance pupils, the Peabody fund con.
tribnting $4,000. Similar propositions were
made to the lower towns of Fort Smith,
Van Buren,, Jacksonport Camden, Wash.
ington, Fayetteville, and Helena, and four
five similar fptxpa ttitfnh for ~.
part have been accepted
Tennessee has school law, but not so
perfect as West Virginia or Arkansas. The
sub.district system is its worst feature. intro.
luclng nothing but confusion and disorder
Unfortunately, also the school-fund has
been pledged as security for state debts, aud
until recently no distribution has been made
10 the schools, and then only TO a small
amount The school law, although of nearly
two years standing is just beginning TO
take effect. \ year ago there were few or
no schools; now there are, in several coun.
ties, an average of about 80 schools. Knox
vile city has now a complete system of
graded schools, for the support of which
$4,000 are paid from its treasury and $4,000
from the Peabody fund The attendance is
nearly equal 10 that OF the whole county last
year. yhe public schools Of Chattanooga,
called into cXistonse by the offer Of 81 900
''N'Ai wv N'A'Ahl alh'uHAt uIt also ulplN
prosperous
Memphis has been similarly aided and is
now erecting a fine, large building, &c bear
the name oi Peabody
-Four OF the civil districts of Tennessee awe
received various amOunts-irom $500 20
5000 Similar arrangements have been
elected in other states. Perhaps no city has
made nobler advance than Petersburg,
Virginia
In Louisiana, through the gratultous
agency Of the Hon. 3. NJ Fisher in conncc-
ton with the general agent, schools have been
established IN ten towns OF the state.
On motion Of Mr. Eyarts, il was ordered
that the next annual meeting be held On the
third Tuesday in June, 1870, and that, there
alter that shall be the time of the annual
meeting until otherwise ordered
On motion of Gen Grant, seconded by
Gov. Graham, IL was resolved that, in token
OF our grateful remembrance of the founder
oi TINS trust, copy Of the proceedings OF
this meeting, signed by the chairman and
secretary, be Transmitted 10 him, with the re.
spect Of this board.
Resolutions were adopted recognizing the
wisdom, fidelity, and diligence which have
marked the course Of the general agent in
his appropriation Of the means committed 10
his discretion and care.
The board then adjourned