Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-02-28

necessarily does, the highest interests OF nine
tcnths Of the future population Of our city
This question might be vaviously stated, accord
ing 20 The predictions of parties, but we THINK
it j. all expressed IL the question, whether We
< All give precedence to Public or to Corporate
>cola.ls2 We k41af that warm friends OF the
tl-.,tar will assure US that we may have both, III
+ .b.:r highest excellence but can they point US
to examples anywhere, excep; in The largest
cities While cur Public Schools are at a low
grade because sufficient interest Is not felt IL
them. OF sufficient energy devoted to t eiF ad-
vaaecrsunt, docs i no; seem self-e'i,ieut thai
anv diversion of interest and effort 10 q differ
eUt educational project must Inevitably increase
+ Tie difficulties M the way Of building up frs'-
class PaJAe Sefoo!sz If the whole energy OF
lie community De directed into channel
VIII il hot certainly accomplish more than II
+ divided? If We Ln5 good Public Schools. and
none other. would they not contain very
+ large proportion Of those pupils who, while
-,r,ra,e institution exists, vii! be found IN at
tendance upon l. Is It not fact to-day, that
I \ considerable number of the pupils OF our Sem
I inars have applied for admission to our FnhAc
Srbnols. and been rejected, because there was
MT 70 nj for them And why have we not
room for al IN our Public Schools Is 1t not
/ l.cai,se the interest which ought TO have been
/ f.lt in them. and the money and energy which
ought t, have been expended IN building suit;
sbl,. no, slS. have been diverted il fayor of our
corporate institution Who can doubt that,
with very few exceptions he who sends his
children to the Seminary, and IS satisfied with
the educational al ,antages which 1t affords, has
lost the s;rouges. motive which would have
otherwise imrelied him to give his vote, his
money and LIS influence. 20 build up the Public
Schools 20 he highest standard ?
Are wc told that the patrons Of the Corporate
School are the friends Of the Public Schools,
and will aid To build them up It may be so,
but where is their iuducemeut, and in Low
many cases shall we find them looking to this
/ highest standard Shall We not oftenest find
that those WHO are willing to see from ten to
twenty thousand dollars eyncnded 4 Semi
nary, think that fro;n 10 five thousand are
enough for Pu lie School VIII not the re-
suit be that our Public Schools VIII be thought
good enough VIXEN they are graded up 10 the
Seminary, and that shall have TO look TO
that for our High School thus excluding all who
are not able to pay 3? Have We. indeed, 50 great
a., a..,o,,pt IF pnIlje sentiment IN favor Of first
5,,,ll;cScb,oI. TIA, need f.ar no,,stacleq
!. !, not trnar That We need arousine, 10 \ lust
sense Of our duties and responsibilities i'll tie
matter, and that it VIII re ,ujTe earnest and
lung-coI;inued effort on the part Of every true
freud OF popular education to bring our Public
Sclool. up TO lat they might and ought to be
In this effort, can We spare the vote or the IN
-, = I'll, ,,a,, NJ, e v.a would
.. f.. .I.,,,1t t..- E,,.,y,;or,
c...oo3i,,,. =, ,,;,-i+,. Of th,sc who are en-
10 ,,r.so,, fl, fo str.,,,,j.en ar,,
-..,l.-r ,,,-,or,,a school IN our civ. pure
1.i,lr jesir. t. ,,-a,o.,,,. tb,. interests Of
i.,.i..,, . i,.o,,. rl,. ar. rc,lI, il, tl.e
J., ...,r,,l,-L ,.a.t ,I,-,u.,l!v that n,
49,, ~, ,rIo,i...- +l.,. ora ,,.,f aid.
.,,..isl;,,, tle cF,iec,s IF ! few who
~ ,,,a- oyvr. personal interests 10 promote o.
.ni,e - crafty, a. the expense Of The higher
,,.l tr,er Interests IF the cause Of ys3s,Aa, edu.
.,.;..7 Ifai.ca,io,.al ADVANTAGES are what We
I ~. ,i,,,f-,,,.,t c.r ANYTHING ne Gained in an,
va, rvbi,b cannot he ACCOMPLISHED through til,
7 ..-,:.... e r.l,-,,,d,,c.oi Pebble schools
l....,. 4,,.a ,7..vfareq 4 il not true
+ ,I,., Il Ro..oo and ,eherever else the utmost La
.o,,, .4...o =, ,,-,,,,o+e Tho carsa of education
~. p.,,;. fT,.,i schools .,l,,,, czer,tI.inf
49, IT, .,.ra any, ,iiff;cn1t, II, the vay Of ou
.e-s.,......,J .,.,a,,.i,, p,lI;c sc,ooIS # III,
, l...,.,.,.I.z. Which : ,o, e,,a,1, in the wa,
-, ,...., C,,.-,.,r..o School
=. ,s.-..l. Polite S,l.ools afford rs tb,
.;.,4 ,.,,,,.,.,..- What need htv,
s.--..,. o,lo-. Car, we sustain l,a,l, Wi
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