The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-19
THE PE4BoDY EDUCATION FUND.


THE PEABODY EDUCATION FUND.
Proceedings OF the Sixth Annual Meet
Ing of the Trustees.
The Hon. William Aiken has sent to this
Office copy of the report OF the proceedings
of the sixth annual meeting of the trustees Of
the Peabody Education Fund, held at Boston
June rs, 26 and 27. The following is q sketch
of the report:
or The board OF sixteen persons appointed
by Mr., Peabody In 1867, two have since died,
admiral Fsrragut and william c. Rives, whose
places have been filled by the election OF 8.
Watson, of Tennessee, and A. q. 81. Stuart, OF
Virginia, and Mr.. e. A. Bradford resigned,
and his place has been filled by the election
OF General Richard Taylor, of Louisiana.
Twelve trustees were present throughout the
meeting, three of the remaining four being
now absent In Europe. 1t was ordered that
the annual meetings be held hereafter In New
York, during The month Of July, the day to be
fixed by the chairman, Robert G. Winthrop,
and the general agent, DR.. Bsrnas Sears, after
consultation with the members.
The long and Interesting report of the gen.
raj agent was read. IL is dated ct Staunt0D,
H.,
tional work of the year 10 the States where
the Peabody education fund Ia applicable. DR..
Sears travels and correspondence give him an
Intimate knowledge OF the Legislation and the
practical efforts at organizing public instruc-
lion in the Southern States. He says that
though the practical application of the princt-
pie Of general education by public authority
and the adjustment OF plans OF operation TO
the condition and wants OF the people OF each
State are susceptible of great Improvement,
and REQUIRE much consideration, the principle
itself may be considered as pretty well settled.
IT, IA ONLY a question of time, then, until the
South shall have system Of public instruc-
tlou, of which the whole country will be
proud. As DR.. Sears very carefully points
out, there are many difficulties yet to be over
come. The legislation 10 many OF the states
is crude; the scnool fund In some has been
plundered by carpetbaggers; In some places
suitable taxes cannot be ievleI, owing to nn-
and saf5sS u @ Others T .us hs
the tax levy for this purpose. Despite all
these drawbacks, the general agent OF the
Peabody education fund takes hopeful view
of the matter.
The total amount appropriated 10 aid Of
publIc instruction 10 the South since February,
1871. Ia sl4l,35O. DR.. Sears estimates the
amount contributed by the people themselves
at about 100000. IL should be remarked In
passing that by the terms, OF the beqnest no
moneys can be and none have been approprl-
ated to any college or academy or 10 any pri.
yatP, pay or sectarlan school. Only those
public schools In operation under the supern-
iendence OF Slate and county officials can
claim any assistance from this fund. The
superiptendents of public instruction In the
various States act as agents OF Pea0odys 90
nation in their respective States. The folloW'
log Ia the scale according 10 Whlcn appropria-
Ear
schools continued about ten months OF the
wear and having q regular attendance OF not
less than 100 pupils averaging o5 per cent, the
agent pays $500: $50 pupils averaging IS per
cent. The agent pays $3.50; 200 pups aver.
aging IS per cent, the agent pays 5000; 250
pupils averaging IS per cent. The agent pays
$500; 300 pupils averaging S6 per cent, the
agent pays $1,000. ,u, ... - =
apes of five and tWenty-one years. OF these
lad. 469 attend the public schools which have
bp.n organized with marvellous rapidity and
enccess aimee 1870. The cost Of the system
wss for the wear, s5s7,472. Received from
the Peabody fund, s26. 300.
North Carollna.-Poor laws and poor
schools Received sll, 500 from TINS Juno.
South CarOllna-Number OF children IN the
state between six and sixteen years of age,
one 6l0. of whom more than hall are colOred.
Only &C. .O56 attend public schools, about one
half being colored. The csrpet-baggers have
stolen ,he school funds. Received $500 from
this fund.
dren In public schools, 80, $50. TWo-thlrds ol
the State educational fund has been diverted
from It's legitimate purpose. Received s1OoV
from this fund.
Florida. appropriation for educational pur.
poses very small. Fourteen thousand chill
dren are now in the schools. The prospects
are improving. Received $3.50 from this fund.
Alabama Is tied by Ills constitution, which
gives kad of Polish veto to the Legislature
over the action Of the board Of education.
Received $1,000 from this fund.
Mississippi OF the gal age 10 at
tend school, 304, 1852, oil whom 1T, 900 attend
public schools. School laws faulty. School,
| fund. 50, 600 900, from which the schools re-
cpIVe no benefit. Received from this fund
$3.50.
Louisiana received $4,000 from this fund
enormously stated ar $1,000 In the report
Texas.-The new law relating TO public ln
! structon very good. The school fund OF the
ern State. Ninety thousand children, or about
one-lhird Of the youth Of proper age, attend
schools. We 1nd nothing appropriated from
| this fund last year, but as the column does no
foot up properly, probably Texas received
| donation.
Arkansas has been teaching lts teachers to
live On nothing and teach school besides. The
public school system does not thrive under
this training. Received ss65O from this fund
Tennessee-Waking up TO Its bad eminenct
in the ranks of illileracy. Received S26,9 ,90t
! from this fund.
West Vtrglna-The number of children O
scholastic age l6G,749, Of whom 1858 attent
| the public schools. The total expenditure
were s577,7lS, nearly half of which was fo
school-houses. Received from the tuDt
A committee was appointed to see wha
measures were necessary 10 recover the value
of the Mississippi bonds In the hands OF tn
trustees. which have never been repudiatet