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3. "What class availed itself of the opportunities chiefly?"
Ans. The poor, and "To them", says Judge Fitzhugh, "The arrangement was very distasteful, and was largely a failure". 

4. "What were the practical workings of the system"
It scarcely amounted to a system. The counties were permitted by the law to set up systems of their own; but after all the education of the people was chiefly obtained at various classes of private schools.

5. "What changes have been produced by the war"?
The school laws have not been changed as yet; but for lack of funds the schools are almost entirely suspended (I mean the public free schools).

6. The Revenues?
The Liberty fund went into the war and was lost. There is very little left.

7. What system of free schools now exists?
Answered in no 5-

8. Whence does the support come?
There are free schools supported by the state. A few are maintained by towns and counties by land taxation. 

Remarks.
The final result of the war will be to greatly improve the school