Experimental 1. GOV. GABRIEL HOLMES' MESSAGE ON EDUCATION. I trust it will not be deemed chimerical to recommend the purchase of a small farm near our University, to be put under the care of a scientific and practical farmer, who should, besides a small salary, given as an additional inducement for one qualified to offer, be allowed the produce of the farm, which should be cultivated in the highest order. On this farm experiments should be made under the direction of the Professor of Chemistry, in manuring, as to kind, quality, and manner of applying, and in the Details in outline various methods of cultivating different articles of common growth, and such as might be deemed important to introduce from abroad. The person having charge of the of the plan. Farm should understand the mechanism and use of the most improved implements of husbandry, and also be well informed in the different departments of domestic economy. It is unnecessary to be more minute, as my design is only to sketch an outline of the plan, which some reflection has suggested to my mind. Let the students of the University, of the two higher classes, accompanied by the Professor of Chemistry, visit this little farm at such time as might be fixed upon by the Faculty of the University, and there see and learn the usefulness and beauty of husbandry. What a stock of useful knowledge would this enable our young men to carry with them into the Utility of the plan. bosom of society! The utility and practicability of this plan derives much support from the assurance which we may feel, that the able and indefatigable Faculty of our University, would cheerfully co-operate in the attainment of the important objects in view. -House Journal, 1823-4, p. 119. 2. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION. Senate Committee on Education: Wm. M. Sneed, on education. Granville; Charles A. Hill, Franklin; Nathan B. White- Senate committee field, Lenoir; John Hill, Stokes; Edward Ward, Onslow. -Senate Journal, 1823, p. 13. House Committee on Education: James Graham, Rutherford; S. Whitaker, Wake; Charles Fisher, Rowan; Joseph Flynt, Stokes; Bedford Brown, Caswell; Thomas Clancy, Hillsborough; Thomas N. Mann, Nash; Ephraim House committee Mann, Tyrrell; William Wilkins, Edgecombe; Theodore on education. Barrow, Perquimans; William Watson, Hyde; Charles Edwards, Greene; L. T. Oliver, Onslow; Wm. K. Frederick, Duplin; Gideon Seawell, Moore; John Cole, Richmond. -House Journal, 1828, p. 126. Constitution requires schools for convenient in 3. HILL'S RESOLUTION ON ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS. On motion of Mr. J. A. Hill', Resolved, that the committee on education be instructed. to enquire into the expediency of establishing, by law, schools throughout this State, in conformity to the 41st section of the Constitution, which makes it the duty of the struction of youth. Legislature to establish schools for the convenient instruction of the youth of the state, and to provide for the due encouragement and promotion of us ful learning; and that said committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise2. -House Journal, 1823, p. 150. 1J. A. Hill, New Hanover. 2 Made no report and no bill was proposed. 4. THE LEGISLATURE URGED TO ESTABLISH COMMON SCHOOLS. schools too long rudiments of edu The cation. There is one subject which, amidst all the political ferment and turmoil of the times, we hope will not be passed Establishing by unnoticed. The subject of Education has been too neglected. long neglected by the Legislature; but we hope at this session something will be done to encourage it. We have a well endowed and very respectable University; but its advantages are too remote from the great mass of the popula- People deficient in tion of the state, to be felt and appreciated by them. people at large are deplorably deficient in the rudiments of an education. To obviate this, primary schools are wanting. No appropriation which the Legislature could make, would be so little objected to as one for the support schools would be of common schools. We do hope some member will make an experiment this session, and see what can be done in the Legislature on this subject. -Editorial in Western Carolinian, Nov. 18, 1823. Appropriation for little objected to. |