Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-21


house, l also was raised on farm, and
my father has n fiji st class barn and 9TH
err out-buildings Of the same stamp, with
the exception Of hog pen, and he con-
templates building that as soon as prac-
ticablc, but horrible to tell, we havo one
OF those same old log school houses that
"Magister" tells about. Do you ask me
why il is so? why my fathers stock is
nr,@ared for than his children, so
edy1 ,pnaA ADVANTAGES are con-
eefhed? / wth tell you. TheyLegislature
Of our State, and party demagogues
have not assumed the supervision Of his
stock, but of his children they have, he
is fit, say they, TO raise hogs but not
children, and they have essayod to take
care of them and now look at the res
uIts. Oh, but you say he is too stingy,
not so, tho means is taken fourfold that
would educate his children, to feed pam
porcd demagogucs that are worse than
useless. The man who can afford his
large barn with green window shutters,
and 6no pig pens with fine stock to fill
them, pays tax enough, perhaps, to
school half the poor children in his
neighborhood, if Il were rightly ap-
piled. But look at it as 1t is, that over
which no has control is managed with
economy and skill, while that over
which he has not control is neglected.
Now for the sake OF Justice, friend
"Magister," do not bring such railing
accusation against tho farmer any
more until he Is again put IN the Same
position that he formerly occupied. 1t
Ia the law makers and law executors
that arc to blame, aud not the farmers
In mass. Before the passage of the
present law tho farmers OF our vicinity
used to meet in the spring of the year
ut tho old school house TO ascertain how
much money thoy would want to sup
port free school for nine months, then
levy u tax 10 raise it, and wc had better
schools and better scholars than we
have in this our day of progression
But We can now boast of our glorious
free school system. So much for that.
Not far from tho time that tho lcgis
lature took charge of the common
schools project arose for building Q
College in Brookvillc, over which the
, farmers and other stockholders wcro v
have control, s25 emitting each ono 10
vote. The project carried. Farmers
were lurcd To subscribe, IL progressed
until tho first board of trustees wore
| elected; one old farmer of my acquain
lance was. elected Trustee, and every
thing moving smoothly along, when 10
the matter suddenly took transfer
and q body foreign TO the institution
became its guardian, the trustees cleo
wcro uncoremoniously dispensed with
ut least some of thcm and others ap
pointed in their place. So much for th'
second attempt or have misstatct
facts shall be glad to be corrected.
! have no fault TO find with the manage
mcnt of the institution, l believe it IL
|, doing well enough, but only state thcs'
things To show that there seems to b.
mn opinion that farmers arc not fiji u
control anything but fine stock and hol
: pcns.
But why don't we send our boys u
Brookvillc College MS the system Of cd
,, lucation there is recommended SO high
ly2 Why send them to other places
: asks our iricnd Is il because thei
il. morals are so bad that We want them n
iar away as possible? Just the opposit
OF that may serve MS one very good rea
: son. We have some boys, alias young
= men that have yet virtue enough lett Il
bo iii company for polite and intclligcn
. society, $50 far rs intelligence can b
obtained outside OF Brookvillc,) Who's
morals we do not wish to see corruptc
. by such associations, us Ciyis says, the.
0 might chance to fall in with, werS wo /
, send them to your place.
& n II
In conclusion we say we want school
: and good schools, and we arc FREQ u
s confess that it is n burning shame tha
D we have no better, but we want then
O nearer homo, where we can oversee th
conduct OF our boys, and not be nndc
the necessity Of sending them whcr
. temptation hcapcd on temptation
D presented to dccoy them from the pat
} OF virtue, and drag them into all tn
contemplate and shameful vices tina
bad whisky and wicked mon arc capa
bic Of invcnting, and all we have to 81.
is, either give US the control, or do TO
us what has boon undertaken, and no
heap odium on those who are not Il
J, fault. FARMERS Son.