COMMON SCHOOLS.
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Our previous remarks upon this subjective arc aware, were rather dsjointed, as will al so be those we may hereafter present to oul readers ;--written as they are at different times. and published as soon as written, it i- impossible that they should partake of the character'Ofa well written essay, where cor, rcctions and alterations may be made to suit the pleasure of the writer. If, however, any of our ideas are good, and should become the means of exciting attention to the importance of improving common schools. we shall be gratiied with knowing that we have not la- bored in vain.

 We believe there is very material error in the minds of many persons, and indeed an error so common, that in great measure it controls all the proceedings of many school districts, if not whole towns. This error is founded upon that provision of the law reIa- tive to common schools, which restricts chil- dren and youth under four and over sixteen years of age, from drawing any part of the public money. This is unquestionabIy good feature in the law, but it could not certainly have been the intention of the framers of this law, that our schools should be exclusively composed of children of an age between these two extremes. Districts may draw their proportion of money for the children between four and six years of age, as well by sending 1 them to a female, as to a mans school, in the winter :-and if competent instructors are em- ployed, our young people of sixteen and eighteen may proftabIy attend winter school. even if they do not come within the provisions of the statute.

 There is another error which takes strong hold of many people upon this subject. which is, that the expense of common schools is purely public concern, and they will not therefore suffer themselves to be taxed di- rectly for their support in the smallest a. mount. Our School Fund is an honor to the wisdom and foresight of our fathers,-but if it be not sufficiently large to cover all the ex- penses of our common schools, it surely does not savor much of wisdom to so far neglect these schools as almost entirely to destroy the good it might do, and thus render it curse, instead of blessing. The fund. we believe, now divides about $7O, 900 annually ia large