The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-11

be Of aeryice In the construction Of the
PUBLIC buildings and other public
institutions.
The debt Of the State. exclusive or
bonds issued - the school fund 10
500. O.. In wkr and dssense bonds.
Mis- lfeomes Due III 1881. 4 recun,n,-l,d
Mat 81 horitysbe given, qa.isv proper
reetri6 11Ona. - the PURCHASE Of tile
tondsnnd the sArIy extingaishment ~
Public LAMBS. PROM the .rpari Of
the Register of the State Liant Office.
In connection with that from the same
Office two years ago, we find that the
grants to the State for all purposes
amount to 7,2S2, 835. IS acres, OF which
6, 300, 1921 acres were for works of
internal improvement under the acts
Of Congress OF 1876, 1856. AMI 1854. In
addition to this munificent gift. the
Register reports that the railroads have
received direct, from the Gen. Govt.
under the act Of June :, 1854, 597. 908
"a acres, making for railroads aud the
Dies MOines River Improvement la the
State Of lows. Of A806, i48 IS acres.
On the tweuty-drst Of OctOber. 1870,
upon proper evidence. certified to the
Department of the Interior. the com
pletion By. the g. n. q NJ. Il. II. CT. Of
. piece Of road ffnin Pearl street, Ly-
oes City, to the Chicago, Inws and
Nebraska Railroa.i. witliin the limits
of the city of Clinton.
On the 18th day o. November, 1870,
I certified to the same department, the
compilation Of two sections II the Iowa
Falls and sioux City Railroad; and on
the 9th of March. 1871. further Ger
titled To the completion Of that road
entire from Iowa Eails tO Sioux City.
THIS certificate being satisfactory to
| the Department of the Interior,
caused patents to be. issued to said
company for Its Pro ratio share Of the
Dubuque and Pacific Grant, save the
lAnds to which settlers had made proof
Of .claiMs. =
The proper officers having fled with
me the necessary evidence, /, upon
the 9Th day Of Decem her, 1870. certi
fed 20 the completion oftIie Mc(ireg0r
h Missouri River Railway to AIg0na
The Des Moines Valley Railroad
Company. having completed its road
into Fort Dodge, on the east side OF
the Dies Moines river, IN the month Of
December, 1870, of AccnrdAnce with
Chapter, 81, Acts Of the Twelfth
General Assembly, caused patents
to be isSuest 70 that company for the
lands reserved by said act for the
CONSTRUCTION Of the road above, Des
MoiDes, aud the pay 10 II Of the
moneys received for lands sold 10 )
II. Taft'under Chapter lO8 of The Acts
of 1854. | also caused patents to be
issued to Mr.. TAFT. -
The whole amount oflauds patented
during the biennial term am united to
40a ESQ acres. tH ata
III COMMON ScHooLs.--Ths very able
report IF the late superintendent OF
Public Instruction, will lie before you.
l earnestly commend 10 your attention
the thoughtful ana elaborate articles
OH the various subjects coming within
the purview Of the duties Of that OH
Ger, AZ well rs the suggestive statistical
presented IN the report.
There are 7,S4l schools against t,Og
two years ago. The number Of youth
within the school ages 10 46l ,3a5S, 0i
v lom i342 $40, or AT per cent. were
enrolled during the past year and the
average attendance was 2fl.73s, ar
nearly 46 per cent. Two years ago the
number enrolled amounted TO less
than II per cent aid the average 1t
tendance only equaied Its per cent.
or the enumeratiOn. The constant
aud steady Increase Of The number OF
those. enjoy ing school privileges, Ms
compared with the whole number en-
titled to them, regard as one OF the
strongest evidences that our bcnef iceut
systen Of common schools 10 continu
ally eniarging the sphere Of its useful
ness, aud gradually bringing within
the scope of its inestimable privilege.
all tile youth Of the state. The vaiue
OF school houses and apparatus II
$8,Sl6, 490 l6. The increase in The
amount VI capital thus invested dur
Ing the terms has been 81 .54l ,9l7 So, OF
x6Out twenty ntWe per cent.
Icordialiy commead to your con-
the fOTcibie Tei.arks of the
upon the sub district
systein, aud unite with him in urging
itb abolition. ] am fully p,irsaaded
shat the school districts Hta0Vid be sub
stanlially e0-exiepsiye with the civil
townships, Incorporate towns and
cities; In other words, that there
should not be amy distinct territorial
otts.. than th.xe WelI.
devisjopS with WEicl. We Ia common,
with the people OF most Ut tt9 Ststes,
are - familiar. The system Of sub-
NJ II prevails ia Iowa, II lie.
cuiiaf to this state, ard was adopted 10
\ complosniss between the small dis /
trict plan formerly iA vogue, aud the |
more modern one Of township organi- /
zaiion now 80 generally sdopted |
the North. III my opin- /
ion, it has ,asted long enough to es-
taellsb The superiority 81 y ry.sem |
whose adoption Ii iIupeiss, ana to
general inutiiity Of compromises In
anything permanent.
/ cannot omit calling attention OF
Df the Legislature w The timely sug
gestions Of the Superintendent Of
Public instruction, looking to the es
Of . system Of graded nor
NAL schools ut convenient points
the State. All will &C
knowledge the necessity Of probes
.ional training on the part of the
teacher for the duties and responsible
ties of the school room, and the actual
in the way Of true economy
% our public schools, a( supplying
hem with teachers formally prupsyst
Or their work by proper normal driii.
There can no longer be any doubt that
.hese desirable objects can be best ell
.cted through the instrumentaltty OF
he normal school. For years this
,rauch Of our public school system
lis been sadly overlooked. more. ~ It
jeeMs 10 me, because there WAS not ut
lanh seheMc OF normal instruction
hat would cOmmsi,d iisIig ~ In The
main adapted to the necsssitiss of the
,ase, aud that would not ut the Same
lime make extravigant demands upon
he munificence OF the State. In both
.liese respects, think the plan sub.
nitted will meet with the approval OF
he Legislature.
The claims OF tho scll0ois in our ru-
al districts, aud the lower depart
nents OF our graded system, to . lar
ser share Of the fostering supervision
II the State, ~ furnishing the mass Of
,ur citissns with all the education
hey ever acquire, and with sufficient,
Il well impaired aud well received, for
he practical necessities Of life are
made prominent IN this scheme, which
proposes 70 bring the primary normal
,chool within reach Of tue teachers IN
hese grades. 1t will appear from the
paper on that subject In
The SuperintendeDt's report, that the
plan II primary normal schools. tri6-
atsry to soms central higher institu
lion OF the kind. may be 30 arranged
IN details, Ms to involve no grsat ex-
pense 10 the State and ! think ! may