National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-04-23
Local and State Matters.
: br6dford Union School District.

CVh. NJ ocIeeK y. m., 10 see II
the district will vote to withdraw
from the Bradford Union District.
This Is the second attempt that has
been made by a dissatisfied portion
Of that district to break up the
the Union school ard abolish the
graded school system in this village.
We tail to discover any good rea-
son Ton tins disaifrction and can
ogly attribute il to a misapprehen.
sion of the real value of our preseit
system, or TO seliishness that is
"renny wise and pound foolish"
q. We suppose the dissatisfaction
originates among aelass eff property
owYers who hare 10 children to be-
benefited BY Il good school, and
they CONF hahn tat ,is. td.ree are 100
hgh. Uudoub;rd!y The taxes are
more than they want TO pay, but
the question isCaii We give TO all
the scholars in the district as good
or better facilities ftr obtaining an
education alta less cost 7 If SO, let
rs abolish the present system ut
ORA. Bat We certainly cannot do
80 by the former system OF district
Sc,iools and al Academy. Ia the
iirst place the Academy could not
employ first class instructors be.
cause under present circu Instances
its support would b, limited, aud
then the expense of educating would
BE- much greater than it now is.
This might relieve some nf the
owners of property who have no
children to educate, bat it puts a
heavier burden Oh those who have
and deprivcs many entirely of the
benefit. of High School, because
they have not the means to pay for
such advantages.
II is duty We owe TO the rising
generation To give them the best
opportunities possible FOX obtaining
thorough education, and the best
system OF education is that whirh
gives to the SON of the poor man an
equal cnanre with the son of the
wealthy. Under our present system
all OF the scholars in the Union Dis.
trict enjoy the privilege of attend
Ing High SCHOOL, which some of
them had not the means to d. I'm.
der the old system; and the Dis
tilct has the free use Of the Acad
emy, the valuable APPARATUS and Ii
brar,, and the benefit of the Acad.
envy fund, which now amounts TO
300 per wear for school purposes.
and about 1926 for the increase ot
the library. Unler these favorable
circumstances aud with as success.
iul and profitable 4 school as We
now have, il would hr tol.N to
abolish the present system; and 1t
would seem u he the hri Lht of folly
f1r man OF limited ia.an> who has
children 20 educate, 10 wish TO
h'ye i abolished. Yet there are
a flN such who seem 10 be b,iAl to
;I,ir own interests, and within. 80
give IN the best educational ad
N"hiagrS their children ever enjoyed
Nal which advantages cost them
next 20 nothing, simply lccaust
somebody else l., dissatisfied. II
MCy, and not thel chil hen, were
10 he the losers we sIloiid ha {
nothing to SAY far them
Where isnoAncc i, bliss twa~ folly tc
DC wise"
Bat is it tgac ,ha; t'e taxes tc
support our plt sent systen are Sc
OhrrouS rs suue assert We think
candid examination will cunvii {,
any one that they are comparatively
h1hi. Last year the Union Dis
trlct tax was % cents on the dallal
OF the grand list and the tax tol
the primary schools is Tor s cents {
wear, In several of the OH A. ui :