, 1872-05-25
EDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for st. Croix.

No other amendments besides those Of the Committees Majority and and two NnohHes had been
Is! 45 n r for T Tsdsmeas Country Dstta GH~"gl left @aoont depressing business
tees Rp1f M% %re % o" m@ %@g 3a 3 pear f @s ho &m nm nda1 %a @,@ @54 4Ser m9 GO% Ta
Council Will @e4 that the whole G%aD I has 20 o%ot to $ %o o conoasan f &t o s1@ Hos subsidy P pS
pse1bg Government should not be granted as We are not smef finding at all times suitable
b9Po fl pm@ 50 Hath would too great an uncertainty to depend upon that At the same time
n@ that there should be hnea B9ghn School Or public school e children could attain little
Council would request the oynnmmt TO bring in Draft of ndnanoo concerning Reorganization
Te proposal for the Organisation %%%o@B d M %~ So%S v mo n %S By &% the y Cona%eo M under under f the %s
[mmosG d h aG GT H0ma4N o % n@t there vas mo more money to to use for the purpose H than the the 5000 5000
RP %: pa9 by c2,a59 1s f ns" n' at &p % nS SS% 19 a nH %f P oo is q@ @ po 15SG1nf B to % T% co Te
Extensive "%" in %% % 5$ to d od% i" "T Te eS % G"3 duty S ' which do %o co9n 1 RSf has i in this 4s respect ct IS H% to
6ae' Therefore the Majority has proposed the present res SEN p G@ %" the B1gTber School, Which viii
value and much benefit bringing Pdo children in the Same principles that viii be required in
"S4 t of primary knowledge but after this proposal they will be omitted without that and their
d~ Of @a%S 6 5m u %G Sn@its tee has has I% fbn l ao TO- os seo% %y o %I P% 9 "s Sboud n nt attend mS
school Saturdays just as well as on the other days ohe week the dmoo f14mOhon will thus
SIDES EngHa and Danish Members Of the M5%y proposes Instruction ao in s@o one Of the
aherH7n languages preferably Spanish, because this bo language greatly used in St. Thomas
be nd and %%. will 4 mot be EASY easy because ofthos small 44ades-then we should % t take l@%" g Th%e
G" Thhm@t plan 56 goarnd Ho S@% the S6 nSmI92 VII 4 lB@c j %@c oSa %%I a @% b a% hh nG@P
wee could never expect to have higher Schools butt those hose Mo wish @hHe higher instruction given
s%a s% @%5P %P %% %% % %o %4%I %o with I'll tbs s 99 @oo. %S sSs sSoo. ""' ro %a IN" @ 4 599 %o
G the children y a %@s department. I%% lad % to @s $ he @ % st% Gs@ pGu D" etc., in '" common @' with
%n%@ the School % @%5f far there v%a %% IL To%o: ayr %% the ' pn %S except %%" N
$ srygo lmgy& as being h be%d It'll. the Object which the Committee has laid down for Bu21e
to L@caHedm or Free School, there is SONY Majority G3 recommending dta preparatory class
v%@ d d%s sa1 D"Hs a o% n %~%% % a1 4@ %1 t en5 G g" a a 9T s5 5@S'n 9 IN o Sn b @s tn @ Acc
5v% 5% attend 5 %"B o36% Sd% other the $S S%% School % 50 ?%@& could "% not % be- %r %%
Members wTSo that he Committee has nsdn make those salaries come. as near as possibly to-
a a%am2 ' oES ns % %s %4 @oo a of& &" M2 n@g" Ba R H1G r am Ta@s b u@ % %o & %o f B@gRet
School 50 that the present S@oo-ho9s could bgs solely for the use of the Free School, but the
i f@eo H yard Ih nS n ss f I6g @% dIf % on tf the ns9 %RuH mT y56mt no ot ha His h5G % GG DS
ed But fve% s %%@ a%us for The purpose a the ?T% Would % Jbsoons larger = As u PROPOSED proposed
by the Committee mw,h the Gpmco wnm only be $11 monthly more than proposed by Government;
and he hopes that that small MnOmtd increased expenditure will not cause frte Council to
reject the plan; and in accordance Herewith he would beg to CONNIE the Maomys
proposal -Ihe same Committee had been requested to rHOt on the proposed
repairs nho ScboohOusm Chrsianted The Majority recommends that the proposed flight of
steps leading from the % up to- the emdt% story be erected, ashley, consider unwan@n@be%
have only staircase building @das shoO[rUnf for large number ofchlden; tn proposed
partition wMbe snpeaum, but of the three galleries. the Majority proposes hto only thee me inhe
upp@oyb be built but somewhat larger than proposed By the Maiys plan for the School, we
would, in his opinion, be satisfying all reasonable demands md we would be having a very good
schoo,a and he would beg to recommends the plan 6a adoption.
god Memterfr Frdenksteh Country District (RomaanD said hatt will be seen FRONT the
Committees Reot as we'll as from what the Reverend Spakr h@s STATED, that he had agree with
the Committee in the chief points a8 egMdst the plan for the Bwgher School it had 6rb eene easy
p%%@ 90 %F%% &S 55% 99%%a y 9 %ss H ~ 9R? %% a. s %s risk is %d i'm re sr %s DR ne - &a
differences such as the addition of Spanish or mother living Language as ranch of Instruction,
and the placing tibet two schools in different buildings he would not ntri them. He perfectly
aguedhhe principle that it wasa duty he Municipality to povdea good Bughm School where
children can acquire useful educaion But what he disagreed with the Committees Major y in, was
the organisation of a Gree SchoO The establishment fNha shod lis no sa sacred duy
on the Municipality thee question is which is Their right way to fulfill htd duty A gat deal of
stress has been aid gu hep principle of compulsory attendance and the whole day instruction; now
by compulsory attendance the number ochnden 6aumd the free choo will at least be doubled,
and by giving whole day instruction., you will dubk that double lumber, and consequently there
will ed lines as many children 7" instruct as before; and where you ma My 100 Q" l5 children
before YOU will be having 5N0o upwards In his opinion school for 500 will be too large; the
Community would not be abeH a proper mannnh fulfil its duty for ov9ing sutabefr emsrc.
ton There we're dAeeN ways to remedy that either by establishing anohae sc schoo, orby