The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-10-19

Ansltor ST ACCOUNTS gives no veTy Ger
t4in assurance chat say cansiderable4
Aboani WIN 10 received within that
time from tho guaeral government 10
farther payment q the claim o. The
State against the L S, States. this vii
involve the necessity a Increasing the
present year aad The ne1l year the
amount appropriated TO the sinking
fund. The amount appropriated Tor
that purpose 10 lSGS vas one hundred
thousand dollars. sl00.000o0.l but
that amount actually applied 70 that
fund from the tax levied in 1868 has
been bat sixty thousand dollars. $50.
10000. And Il the excess Of the enr-
rent expenses ever the current re-
sources. --twonty-oBe thousand one
hundred and eight dollars and forty
eight cents, t2l,1o8.4sl had been
paid from the ayails Of the tax, It
would have left applicable TO the sink
ing fund from that source but thirty
eight thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-tvo cents, SIS s9L52 instead Of
aae huadrod thousand dollars, $780,
00000, as intended This il due to
the fact that the amount required 10 be
paid during the year for The expenses
Of the State, allotment claims, claims
for the State pay duo to soldiers in the
late wa, and other matters, other pay
ment Of interest on bonds and loans,
has largely exceeded the amount Of the
tax levied in 1865 was based.
II is obvious, that for the purpose 81
meeting The current expenses Of the
present year, and such claims against
! the State as are due and outstanding,
and making the necessary provision for
the redemption OF the bonds due in
1871, larger tax must be imposed
than was levied in 1868, the neeessa-
~ amount Of which viii be reduced by
Just 50 much as the aggregate amount
Of tbs current expenses for the year
can be reduced II becomes, therefore
the pemmptory daty, as il undoubted.
~ will be the pleasure, of the General
Assembly, and of every officer OF the
State, to provide for and practice the
strictest economy in all matters affect.
ing the finances of the State.
COMMON SCHOOLS
| commend to your care the educa.
tional interests Of the State-the com
mon schools, the academies and the
colleges. At the foundation of these
interests is the principle, recognized
even previous to the adoption of the
present Constitution OF the State, thai
the State is under obligation to pro.
vide free schools for the education Of
all its children; and from this follows
naturally the requirement, that the
schools thus provided shall be the best
OF the kind, which can be furnished for
the amount Of money expended, and
that those, for whose benefit they are
furnished, shall partake Of their advan
tages. And in enlarging and improy.
ing the standard OF education in the
common schools, you inevitably nd.
vance IN corresponding degree tn,
standard and valne Of the higher in.
stitutions Of learning
The great number Of small school dis
tricts in the State, and the low grade
Of attainment which in too many cases
is required Of teachers by those who ar,
charged with tho duty Of employing
them, are serious obstacles to the ful
Development of the improvement o
which the school system is susceptible
lu a small district, containing but few
families, IS compared with large dis
trict containing many families, it is OBJ
yious that one Of two results must fol
/ low:-if good teachers are employ ed
who can command high wages, the ex
pense for each scholar must be greatly
| increased above the average Of the lar
ger districts; and if the expense Of eacl
scholar is kept within tho average, il
will be by the employment Of poor
teachers, who can only command ant
are willing to serve for low wages. Fol
remedying this objection the Board o
Education recommend, that all schoo
districts be obolished, and that the sup
port and supervision of the schools b,
committed directly to the towns; aud
commend to your careful consideration
their report, together with tile report
Of the Secretary Of the Board, stating
10 detail the reasons for tho recommen,
dalton, mot doubling that You will ac'
wisely and with all discretion in a mat
| ter d SO grave Importance.
| The establishment aud continuance
Of Normal schools and Teachers Insti
tutes for the education Of teachers il 4
great improvement upon the schoo
system Of former years, aud their bene
fetal effect is already manifest in th,
advance Of the standard Of common
school education. But the fall neasur,
Of their benefit has not yet been attain
ed. The Board Of Education and thei
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