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TUESDAY, February 25th, lS5h

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Smith, chairman of the committee on Education, submit
ted the following report

Section 1st. A permanent and adequate School Fund shall be
established by the Legislature, so soon as the financial condition
of the State shall justify it, the present fund for the support of
Free and Common Schools, and all money stock and other pro
perly which may hereafter be appropriated for that purpose, or re
ceived into the Treasury under he provision of any law hereto
fore passed to augment the said fund, shall be securely invested
and remain a perpetual lurid, and the income thereof, shall be an
nually appropriated to the support of Public Schools, and it shall
not be competent for the Legislature to borrow, appropriate or use
the said fund or any part thereof, for any other purpose, under any
pretence whatever.
Sec. 2nd. It shall be the duty of the Legislature, so soon as it
may be compatible with the provisions of the aforegoing section,
to establish a uniform system of Common School Education.
Sec- 3rd. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
State, every year, a Superintendent of Education or
Common Schools whose duties and compensation shall be pre
scribed by the Legislature.
Sec. 4th. For the preparation of Teachers for such Schools, it
shall be the further duty of the Legislature to establish a Normal
School for the education of persons who may desire to become
Teachers of Common Schools, and that each county shall be en
titled to its distributive share, according to its present disposition by
law.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Smith,
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Carter, presented an account of James H. Fountain, clerk
of Caroline county court, for services rendered under the order of
the Convention.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Carter,
Referred to the committee on Accounts.
On motion of Mr. Brown,
The Convention resumed the consideration of the order of the
day, b&ng tIme report submitted by Mr Johnson, chairman of the
committee on the Legislative Department, on the 25th ult.