. Government and politics in Virginia . FOLK CITY HIGH SCHOOLA splendid modern school building old free schools that existed in various parts of the state weremade a part of the present system when it was first establishedin the year 1870. The northern states were far in advance of Virginia and theother southern states in establishing public school were two principal reasons for this. In the first place,the people of the northern states settled for the most part onsmall farms in communities that were known as towns, or THE SCHOOLS OF THE PEOPLE 45 townships. They Hvcd fairly clos
. Government and politics in Virginia . FOLK CITY HIGH SCHOOLA splendid modern school building old free schools that existed in various parts of the state weremade a part of the present system when it was first establishedin the year 1870. The northern states were far in advance of Virginia and theother southern states in establishing public school were two principal reasons for this. In the first place,the people of the northern states settled for the most part onsmall farms in communities that were known as towns, or THE SCHOOLS OF THE PEOPLE 45 townships. They Hvcd fairly close together, and it wascomparatively easy for the children to attend the schools thatwere provided. In Virginia, however, the people settled forthe most part on large plantations, and these were widelyscattered over the state. Even if the government had, inearly days, attempted to establish schools, it would have beendifficult for the children in the outlying districts to attendthem. This was one of the reasons, then, why the establish-. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AT LUNCHEONServed by the domesfc science class of the Chester Agricultural High School ment of systems of public education was so long delayed inthe South. In the second place, there was in Virginia and the rest ofthe South a large population of negro slaves. This factcaused society to be divided into three classes. There was,first, the wealthy class of land owners and slave owners, to-gether A^th the professional men of the state, such as min- 46 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA isters, lawyers, physicians, and office-holders. Next, therewas a class of poor white people consisting of mechanics,artisans, and laborers. Last, there was the slave the government of Virginia was almost exclusively in thehands of the wealthy class. The people of this class hadmoney and the opportunity to provide education for theirchildren by other means than at the expense of the did not, therefore, see t
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