The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19

made tip ipron,isouously Of 3theBvilage chill.
dren,i could with great NJ dvnhtnge " be-
connected with the ,nnjor school. I
N 3. n n ANNUAL TxP1IN SD, A w .a}
Interest on $3.50 s93 %
sola,y Of Principal $1,000 n AS
e sistnnt, 5000 ..... 500 90
Books and stationery, s15o; re- !.
Board Of rs teuchers-clect ten F M.
& months, at $50 ..... X. 2b0 90
Wages and board Of 46 teach ~ ~ isg X
A ers ten months at $3.50 ..... Q 100 90
ri nj Total annual expense for one i5a 3 M
major district ~ 1o,343 90
i Forsj71 major districts, or for the
whole state, tho expense then Is, 81 g. 4
$50; but this same sum also cducates
constantly ut tho major schools 9 906 pri-
mary teachers. At $25 each for tuition
this Is equal to $o7, 625, which ought 70
be substracted from the expense o. pri--
mary school instruction. The otal s ex-
penso ~ then reduced to 1896, Il,
Superior System. N
Re1na rls THE report Of VI the inorltyi
OF the Committee on Common Schools.
On Education Convention) allows only
2,72o districts to the whole State, plus
1929 primary schools In borough KID etc..t
but the minority admit that some i, o. q,
3+he districts should not exceed four NIL es
SQUARE. Now II we assume that only
one-thrd Of them are four lies SOU
and that the other two thirds are FIVE
miles square, s 1t would give 9, 1920 Il dis
ltricts (cach 63 scholars between rye
md fifteen. per census Of 1840)y add the
5l2o wo hdve a total Of 8, 49, the mum ..i Il
Der assumed In thu estimates for my sy 81 81
tenn, which at $500 each 'el ss Is Z PEI
,aninority,"BS would amount to- an en- y.
3pense OF $o05, 7oo for the same amount Y Gun
or primary school instruction Wnle1 my, ,;,
''systen affords for sG3G, % and 43sW VIII
not these ma or schools, with their sys :;
ttematic mental and moral disci pine INC q
nearly five years, provide better tt' te le.
ers than $500 PEI year 81
IN I,et 4 II be OBSERVED that this system
has the superiority over any othersllns an an
timportnn point, to wit: II s734, 3oS pc =. .
larger sum than Virginia Is prepared } 70
devote \ to primary schools. the system;
without II having tho uniformity OF, Its
action impaired, admits Of the apl'l' ',a
ton OF one half i, or Of ne-third, OF ~
that sum- Let the major uls-I
:trict be doub led in size, while us .nnln,
school remains as fore-that Is, lnslou
of 100 teachers to As primary schools zoe. Icy
there be 100 teachers to 90 scho 81 s,
is Snlain that's system Of five Z months.
Instruct! on could he had al precise MAJ!
+ha ,x1,enseG for ten months, or II the
major district 8be Increased to three trmesi
the Size, 1T would give q systesm q g. !, -, lr5
months, Instruction at precise Z one tnlrdS
the expense, or for SPA, 7S4 II rms arrange
sment is perfectly feasible ullder t,le ptu.
visions OF this NJ system. bu IN .1,e
com =, on 4 system 1t would be I'M lblo
IL procure In Virginia uttably qunlified
teachers forBless than one Y !1El
janlarging the major district the same Y
raa,,lt could be obtained by diminishing
INA aize Of tho Fr1lajo schoo ne pr q.
portionnl expense, hoWeve OF e the s y!
tenn would be slightly n tlle
state OF Maine tho average & len u U 81
TIA Inupllc schools winter and summer nv
united is about four mont tbs IS
Each ma jor5 district acts dep 'e'
IL. a imports III Its "a own schools. Hence
those counties that adopt the sy stem VIII;
.enioy its benefits without obta ming them
IN any degree at the expense OF the o oIi
counties. \. y =, ",
tannnnll1ed teachers. This abundant sup
NV cannot be obtained In any other.w.ay.
s. It provides regular ~ md Y morn NJ os
modes Of teaching. ISL, !. "a G, \
the major districts. and enables t' them
"a obtain a liberal education by their own w
II p rs
* X II secures y a proper al scrlm1ination
and uniformity in tho use OF text poo 'ts
II we estimate this to be 4 SAVING l,li = OF
sonlya 20 cents per annum to each schoiaf,
for tho whole state, It would be 2 s y
of $4,000 5g5 +. .ll5,
Fl Life and Vigor.
,rho system contains the elements Of
life and 3yigor. It enllsts In its st pport
and management, and interests e IN l g
success, the state government ho ma,
jIor district, the primary 4 districts, an l
every tax paying Individual, X, ID
Remark. THE major distric Z as q Wholo
does not entirely support the VI sy STEM,
nut each primary district IN ipalrts pays
Its own teacher. Thus stimulus ], ~ siye''
to tho teachers, their com ON " y
nandinr In a degreeu upon their 5qualitca-.s
t,ons. and also n spirit OF rivalry is pro
dnced among tho primary dlstrlc e. ssSll
III zach major district supp orts It's oW
schools, not by subsidies to III procure ,llt
oochers from abroad, but by the Develop
gment az its own resources It ra SEES PHI
mary tenehers from among lts own s s9
and daughters. Tho maj q lstrl q tl$ls q
NOT drained Of Its wealth, hut al ytt38 en- M
nan nonds mon the system Is spent In ems
irichine itself. The U,a1or school becomes
nfmnrket for the products Of the dist lc1.s
.The system encourages home Industry ",
This viii be found to DO 30 Important
"a feature that tho system will Y t'e .re-i
garded by the people as not more nan =.
two.thlrds rs burdensome! as any !hler
system whose expense Is no more B than
TIC nominal expense OF this.
Remark.-The systom also eom y
itself to tho consideration and s, soMn5 e
nance OF the General Assembly p ''a caus e
ita adontion by any county or number OF
counties . does not Interfere With th y.
iadontion Of my other system by other
counties Thus, II there be any douht q
to the utility and practicapilitSHol ~, Lne
system,t a test of tho system can r fs'f
ana cheaply DO made, " sf,ss
Respectfully submitted, z. ], , ,,-,
q Ia &, Ky n SAMUEL A. ] EWEII.3 y
Richmond, December 20. 1S45, N. !
high school Is given tho snnre privilege
In the fourth year's course Z,
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