The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-18

bly,, $4,000; permanent prin ling Gene
ral Assembly, 500. 500; mileage State
Board Of Education, S403; Henry Ware
l. Sou, S12. 600; purchase Of books for
Supreme Court Library. $1,000; educa.
ton deaf, dumb and bliud, $14, 500; Gu
sawi". Ihliaus, $500; transportation aud
clothing discharged convicts, 1924;
Chc'nical Laboratory, University South
Carolina, $500; anatomical rooms, Uni
vcr.i'y Sonth Carolina. 5000; nuturnl
philosophy rooms, University Sonth
C'ro!in", 500; repairs to Library. Uni
ver-iiiy South Carolina, $4,000; out
standing cl"ins Tor education deaf,
dnmb and blind. $4,000; purchase OF
books for County Auditors. So 3y3:
State Normal School, S24, $50; expenses
Of genera! election, 1872, 7,7S3. Total.
$54 I,323.
The large deficiency above stated. is
due to tho fact that the appropriations
for the last fiscal year, amounted to
s., 2,4lS, S12, while the Treasurer received
from all sources only $l,7lo,72S. The
Treasurer was unable to pay the ontire
amount appropriated with tho amount
nc received. His inability to pay all
he creditors of the State has caused
great Inconvenience and embarrassment.
,hc duties Of his Office have been dis.
charged with fidelity and integrity.
EDUCATION.
transmit herewith the fifth annual re.
port OF the State Superintendent ef Edxca
ti6n. This elaborate and suggestive docu-
m ent-setting forth, in a most forcible as
pcct, tho magnitude and Importance of our
Tree school system, and it's rapid growth
and lmproycment-is worthy OF the devoted
and capable officer from whom it ema-
mates, and will amply repay your attentive
perusal nd c)nsidera tion, to which I com
mend it.
The following will exhibi. the scholas tic
popuiation and school attendance for the
year 1873. as shown by the census taken
Commissioners: White males, AZ, ,i74; CO.
lored males. 73,4i2; total. 1t6,9lG. White
females. II SOL; colored females, II ,6s5; to.
tai 1l3 lS6. Total whites, males and females,
si075; coored. males and females, 145 .127'
Grand total, $50, ,10l.
The scholastic population of the State
has increased by 81. 923 since the year 1863.
II includes all those inhabitants Of the State
who arc between the ages OF six and sixteen
years. The attendance for 1873 was: White
males, 10 3iG; colorcd maloe, %, ,S2S; tot al,
43.l1l. White females. 1852; colorcd 10.
males, 2a,7u7; total, 4o,359. Total whites,
Grand total, 1878. This exhibit shows an
| increaee CT Z 43l over the school attendance
OF the year 1872. Thorc %cre in opera,ion
throughout the State. during the year 1872,
l,9l9 common schools, under the charge OF
$50 telcht RS. During the present year
there have been 2.0l7 schools, in Charge oi
2.3iO teachers, showing all increusc, during
This year OF rs schools and 1875 teachers.
You will readily see, from the figures given
above. that almost two-thirds Of the chill
dren OF the State either obtain their instruc-
tion t private schools, or else are growing
| up III mental ignorance and darkness. It il
81 yisnf f,i RI 4,
| the children who attend private schools art
| OF tho white race, as the parents Of til osc
who are coiored are, ss rule, too poor to
pay for the education of their children.
respectfully but most earnestly call to
the attention of your honorable bodies the
| imperative necessity which seems to exist OF
some action being speedily taken to enforce
| those provisions OF the Constitution which
! require tho compulsory attendance at echoo!
OF all children bctween the ages OF six and
sixteen Years. All political philosophers
concur III the scntimentth that popular instruc.
ton Is tn. Eiost sacred duty Of the common.
wealth. Education serves to fSrm tho citi
Z,n, AS it does the man. 1t is precisely that
which transforms the human being into a
living, active. useful member of the State
| capable ot ,Xercising with discretion, and
with q jnst sense of the moral Responsible
ties rts ing upon hun, the glorious heriLag.
i"t q iZehship. In republic like ours.
where the sovereign power is vested IN the
nasecH -: the people, i: is essential TO he
, VT! tN!-iehc: Ul the tIOTcfnlCclt That cNu-
cAnnn should bu widely d:tluscd.
/ IN The remarkable ''Konancc OF the lie.
, pED,.c, Ilt.o nahcs Socrates BAY that hc
ehon Il like to ii.cu!ca:. upon the ,iizcI nt
his ideal State" a=t one royal lic." "Ci;i-
"cns.' t"c shall ray 20 them. III onr tale, }
! You are brothers, yet God has framed you
differently. Same Of yuu lave the power 0i
Command, and thesv He has composed o,
gold; wherefore, a.su, they have the creates 1
hOnur-otllcrs ot silver, 10 be auxiiiaries-
others, sSain, t'Sho are tu he husDandmcn
AMI craft-:i,n,; He has u.a,ie OF brass and
| iron, and IN" species W..! Scnciaiiy be pre-
scrycd in the children. Eat ~ You are rl
the same original family, IA golden parent
| VIII s,lInl' in.cs have \ silver son, or silver
parent golden son; and God proclaims ,o
The rulers, Is Il first principle, that, before
all, they should look over their offspring and
see wha. element mingle with their nature
for ii tho .son of golden or silver parent
has an Il aimiX;ure Uf brass and iron, then
natur: orders = transportation III ranhs, anG
| The eye OF III" ruler must not look unkIudly
! upon his child because lie becomes hU-.
bandman or artisan. for there will ba th,et
| sprung from the artisan class who are raised
u honor, AMI become worthy rulers, guar
| d!ans AID auXiiai ics."
| O:.c Vi the most profound thinkers OF :ht
age thus c,mnn.nts upon these remarkable
words: Time, whose tooth Snaws Away
| every tliini, c.ac, is powerlcss against the
| truth, and the lapse of moro than :, ,000 years
I has not weakened tho force OF tliesc wis.
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