National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-29

and forty one Thousand TWO nunureu
and fifty mine dollars and fifty cents,
1881 1880. .r.t a
The bonds of the State to the
amount of four hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, $780, 100000 fall
due June /, 1871 of which four hun
dred and four thousand three hun
dred and five dollars and ninety
eight cents (S404 ,305.9S] remain un-
provided for; and provision SHOULD
be made for their prompt payment
at maturity. AS the Auditor Of
Accounts gives no very certain as
surance, hat any considerable
amount will be received within that
time from the General Government
in farther payment of the claim of
the State against the U. s., this will
involve the necessity of increasing
the present year and the next year
the amount appropriated to the sink
ing fund. The amount appro>
priated for that purpose i'll 1s6S
was one hundred thousand dollars,
500, 100000; but the amount actu-.
ally applied to that fund from the
tax levied in 1868 has been but six
| ty thousaEd dollars, (S60;O00.00.)-
! And If the excess of the current
expenses over the current resources,
twenty one thousand one hundred
aud eight dollars and forty eight
cents, (22l Jos. Is, had been paid
from the availS OF the tax, 1t would
have left applicable to the sinking
fund from that source but thirty
eight thousand eight hundred and
ninety. dollars and iitty-two
cents. S3S, S9l.52, instead of one
hundred thousand dollars, $780,
10000. as intended. This is due to
the fact. that the amount required to
be paid during the year for the
expenses OF the State, allotment
claims, claims for the State pay due
to soldiers IN the late wal, land other
matters. other than payment OF IN
tereSt on bonds and loans, has large
ly exceeded the amount estimated
at the commencement of the year,
upon which estimate the amount OF
the tax levied in 1865 was based.
1t is obvious, that for the purpose
of meeting the current expenses OF
the present year, and such claims
against the State us are due and
outstanding, and making the neces-
sary provision tor the redemption OF
the bonds due III 1911, Il larger tax
must be imposed than was levied III
lS6S.-the necessary amount ol
which will lie reduced 10y Just 81
, much as the aggregate amount %
:. the current expenses for the Neal
, can be reduced. 1t becomes, there
fore. the perenptorN duty, as 1t I'M
doubtedly viii he the pleasure, o.
the General Assembly. and OF every
OIL ,cr OF the State. to provide Ion
, and practice the StilcteSt economy
in all matters affecting the finances
OF the State.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
commend To your care the edn
: cational interests of the State,--til'
common schOt Is, the academies ant
: the colleges. AT ihe foundation o
these interests is the princlple. rec
p ogniSed even previous TO the adop
ton of the present Consultation q
( the State, that the State Is uhdt
/ obligation to provide free schools TO
tie education OF all its children
: and from this follows naturail
- the reumrcment, that the school
. thus provided shall be the best {
!, their kind, which can bc furnished
!. tor the amount of money expended
and that those. fer whose bcneti
! they are furnished, Shall partake {
i their advantages. And III enlars
6 ing and improving the standard c
II education in the common Schocl'
II YOU inevitably advance in Il c6rre'
ponding degree the standard an
II value Of the higher institutions
o learning
d The great number Ct small scho'
= districts in the State, and the 10y
II grade of attainment which i'll to
Il many eases is required of teachers b
d those who are charged with the dut
:. of employing them, are serious OF
10 staclcS 10 the full development of til
ia Improvement of which the Scho'
= system is susceptible. In sma
: district, containing but few lalnllie
'e as compared with a large distrl'
II containing many families, 1t is obN
d Gus, that one of two results mus
n. follow if good teachers are cmplo.
Il ed, who can command high wage
- the expense for each scholar mu
, hc greatly increased above the ave
~ are of the larger districts; and
le the expense for each SchoIar is Rel
IA within the average, II viii he by II
G. employment of poor teachers, WI
can only command and are Will
ID to serve for low wages. For remcd
,d ing this objection til Board OF Il
al cation recommended, that all scho
m districts be abolished, and that Il
nt support aud supervision of III
IN schools be committed directly Ia Il
tr towns; and | commend loyour cal
is iul consideration their Report, I
ld gethcr with The Report of the $,
pl. rctary of the Board, stating in d
= tail the reasons for the iccummc
drtion,-not doubling that you "
ca net wisely and with all discretion
dx II matter of 50 grave Importance.
RS. The establishment and contin
nj ancc of Normal Sceools aud Tcac
ou ers' Institutes for Tie education