, 1908-07-25

able him to undergo training as a teacher ut
O seminary in Denmark.
The Council referred the matter to the
Municipal Committee, and the Committee
decided that in the way the matter had been
submitted it could receive no %ttentiot.
Government has now received a petition
from said McFarlane, now q pupil at Norre
Nissum seminary in Jutland, applying for a
yearly aid of 500 Fir. from the Colonial Trea-
sury for 3 years to enable him to finish his
training. He is in receipt of 800 Kr. a year
from the Danish State Treasury and of 24O
Kr a year from. "Classen' ske Fideicom-
mis-" The petition is accompanied by the
best recommendation from the headmaster
of the seminary. ~.
AS the matter may now be considered to
have been submitted in the proper shape,
and as it must be Acknowledged to be a mat
ter of interest to the Municipality to acquire.
native teachers, trained in the Mother Coun-
try, it is proposed to grant 5OO Fir. for the
financial year 10000.
The payment of the amount will be made
dependent on the petitioners undertaking
to serve as a teacher in the public schools OF
St Croix after finished studies.
The CONTINUATION of the grant in the hnan-
cial years t9O9-1O and 1901 will be
made dependent on his applying each year
and on his procuring The headmaster's recon-
men1atiOn.
The Govcrnor said, he had the honour to
introduce this Additional Money Bill and TO
recommend it to the Colonial Council. The
remarks accompanying will no doubt be
found sufficient to explain the history of the
case. 1t seems to be the right way to let
natives from here qualify themselves in Den
mark for teachers in our schools and if we
can obtain that result at an expense of $500
q head, the Investment must be said 10 be n
good one.
LIST Member for, Frederiksted (Couh ~
said, it is extremely gratifying to hear the
remarks that have fallen from His Excefien-
cy the Governor he was sure that the W hole
Council endorses them, AM that this Bill
will be passed. It will be remembered, that
some time ago the young man here in cues.
ton had sent in q memorial for a sistance to
proceed with his st, dies, but it was found
impossible from q view to the fOrirlaities OF
the case to deal with the memorial az it was.
and the memorialist was told to come again
in proper form ; this has been done, and the
present grant is proposed he was able to
add that this amount would be we'll spent,since,
according to letters received from the Supe<
riofs and others connected with Mr. McFar-
lane, Ire merits the assistance. and his nbili-
ties are described in glowing terms. The
small sum of $500 in 3 years will be pro-
duetive of great good to the Community,
because the young man will return to the
Island and be the means of training others.
We could therefore not otherwise than give
His Excellency great thanks for introducing
this Grant.
End Member for Christiansted (Smih)
said, he believed that not one single dis
sehting voice would be Eeard this afternoon
on the present Draft it meets the desires
of the community at large and is the COM
mencement of a measure which most cer-
tainly must contribute to the upspring of du-
cation here. We see that il Ill 9th r Colonies,
also here in the Westindies, in Porto Rico.
and the French / stands, not to speak of the
English, the mother tongue is being diligent-
ly Taught iu like manner Danish should be
ore thoroughly and extensively taught
here and we can but congratulate ourselves
at this happy step for - commencement.
1t is therefore he ventured to assert so con-
fdently as be had, that NO dissenting voice
would be heard in the matter; he recon-
mended that the proposal passes all discuss
Sons to-day.
No one else requested the word ; the dis
cussiOn was closed the Bill passed to seq
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