The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-11-14
The Peabody Education Fund.-.
Proceedings Of the sixth
Annual Meeting Of


OF the board of sixteen persons appointed
y Mr. Peabody in 1867, two have since
led, Admiral Farragut and William G.
divers, whose places have been filed by the
Rection OF :. Watson, of Tennessee. and A.
el. II. Stuart. OF Virginia.; and Mr. +. A.
bradford resigned, and hi~ place has been
Billed by the election Of General Richard
llayloy' of Louisiana. Twelve trustees we're
present throughout the meeting, three Of
the remaining four being now absent in
Europe. lt was ordered that the annual
meetings be held hereafter in New York,
during the month Of July, the day to be
liked bY the chairman, Robert G.. Winthrop,
and the general agent. DIR. Baruas Sears
after consultation with the members.
the long and interesting report Of the
general agent was read. H. l. dated at
stanton, Va, jane 24tb, 1872, and reviews
the educational work of The year in the
States where the Peabody education fund
j. applicable. DIR. Sears's travels and cor
respondence give him AN intimate knowl-
edge of the legislation and the practical cf-
forts at organizing public Instruction Ia the
southern States. He says that though the
practical application OF the principle of
general education by public authority and
the adjustment of plans of operation 10 the
condition and wants Of the people of each
State are susceptible Of great Improvement
and require much consideration. the princi-
pie itself may be considered as pretty well
settled. II j. only question oftime, then.
until the South shall have systim of public
instruction of which the whole country will
be proud. A. Or. Sears very carefully
points out, there are many difficulties vet 70
he overcome. The legislation i'm many of the
States Is crude the schOoI fund IN, some States
has been pi,tHfered by CUpet Baggers. Des-
pite all these drawb cks the general agent
ofthe Peabody education fund takes hope
tul view OF the matter.
The total amount appropriated in aid of
public instruction IN the south since Feb
ruary, 1871, IS Slfl.3J0 DR.. Sears estimates
the amount contributed by the people them
selves ~ about 100000. 1t should be re-
marked in passing that by the terms of the
bequest 40 mOuctS can be and none have
been appropriate 10 any college or acade-
my or 70 any private, pay, or scctarian
school. only those public schools In opera
ton under the superiu enhance Of State and
county officials can claim any assistance
rom TINS fund. The superintendants Of
public instruction In the various States act
rs agents Of Pcabndy's donation in their
respective State. The following l. the scale
according To which appropriations are
made For well regulated public school,
continued about ten months OF the year and
having regular Attendance of not less than
100 puRils averaging s. per cent. the agent
pays $500; $50 pupils averaging 80 per cent.
the agent pays $3.50; 300 pupils averaging
per cent. the agent pays 5000: 80 pupils
averaging 81 per cent, the agent pays $500;
800 pupils averaging 50 per cent. the agent
paws $1,000.
Virginia has 4l1.10l children between the
ages of five and twenty-One years Of these
] 3O,169 attend the public schools which
have been organized with marvellous rapid
ity aud success since 1870. The cost OF the
system was, for the year. $5S7.472. Received
from the Peabody fund. S26,9OO.
North CarOlina.-POOr laws and poor
schools Received 81 LOO from this fund
South ClroiHa.-Number of children in
the state between six and sixteen wears Of
age, 206,6lO, OF whom more than half are
colored. Only 66.05G attended public
schools, about one-half being cOlOred. The
earpet-baggers have stolen the school funds /
Received 500 from this fund.
GeOrgia.-Iaws imperfect. Number OF
children in public schools. SO,OSO. Two
thirds of the State educational fund has
been diverted from its legitimate purpose |
Received $1,000 fr III this fund.
Florida.-A appropriation for educational |
purposes very small. Fourteen thousand |
children are now in the schools The pros \
poets are improving. Received 81 $50 from |
this fund.
Alabama is ti-d nv its constitution, which /
gives kind Of Polish veto 10 the Legisla- l
ture over the action Of the Board Of Educa- /
ton. Received 80. 200 from this fund.
Mississippi Of the legal age 10 /
attend school, 3O4.762, Of whom $4,000 at
tend public schools. School laws faulty.
School fund. S2,0O0OO0. from which the
schools receive no benefit. Received from
this fund, $3.50.
az. q
stated at $1,000 in tie report
Texas.-The new law relating to public
Instruction very good. The school fund Of
the State is larger than that of any other
southern State Ninety thousand children,
)r about one-third of the youth OF proper |
age. attend schools. We find nothing ap-
Dropriated from this fund last year, but as
he column does not foot up properly, prob
IDLY T. xas received donation.
Arkansas has been teaching its teachers /
% live on nothing and teach school besides.
The public school system does not thrive
lnder this training. Received $3.50 from
his fund.
Tennessee-WAking mp 70 its bad emf
renee in the ranks Of illiteracy; received
'26 800 from this fund.
West Vtrginia--The number of children
II scholastic age, 166,749, OF whom 76,599
ttend the public schools The total ex-
,enditnres were e57z,zle, nearly half OF
Which was for schooi-houses Received
rom this aund. Oh, $50. a4
A committee was appointed to see what
Measures were necessary 90 recover the
alue of the Mississippi bonds I'm the hands
4 Lhe trustees, which have never been re-
Undated and yet never paid.
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