The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-02-08
YuDANaERIdG THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSrEN


zee accomplished BY others what portion Of
their faith failed Of accomplishing some Years
axcthe breaking up of the public school
system. A fsciion Of the Catholic Church.
Under lead of such ardent spirits as Zach
Aontg"meFy. have been for years attacking
The whole public school system, using as ar
,ument against it the abuses which are per-
petrated in its operation. These opponents
Of the public school constitute probably one
calf Of those protesting that faith. 1t is their
theory that education properly covers relig-
sous instruction; that the public school pre-
-!udes such instruction that therefore tax
fof its support should not be assessed TO per-
sons whose faith is against the tendency Of
the instruction system.
Failing to break down the system, these
people have been instrumental in aboli>hing
rI.e Of the abuses complained of-the use of
TIE Bible in the schools. As now, the sys-
.sm is freed from all see,arian bias. and all
san tolerate it, and not only that, but bless
.ae public school system. as the foundation
OK our liberties
An effort to introduce in the schools, for
,mprexsing upon :he youthful mind the saea-
.;es Of rAdicalism now bids fair TO accomplish
tae breaking d. .wn Of tie pIblic school. The
laws of the land have forbidden the intermar-
riase Of White persons with Negroes. and we
right for them t0 intermarry, il seems to us
the minis Of the youth should be trained t.
the necessary estransement. Every move
raent to compel association between the races
sas q bearing toward breaking down the
marks Of distinction created by Nature. and
overcoming the responsiveness which under
les our objection to social intimacy with the
other races. True, We need not associate in
timatelv with them just because We are oblig
ed to sit beside them in school but how can
you expect boy or girl to sit for six Or seven
Years amongst Negroes and come out caring
anything about the difference In Carson,
the pubic school is endangered BY a broil on
ihia account, A mulatto boy vas sent away
t.om the school and a good deal oftalk is the
consequence. We predict that il Negro ch l.
aren are forced upon the public schools las
they can be BY law). in ten years the breaking
down of the whole sys'em will be accomplish
ed and We will have progressed back to the
admirable condition Of Mexico-where a
Negro is socially the equal of anybody
Waite Pine Meas.
We are some y hat surprised that Bro
Forbes should have been betrayed into
30 glsringly an illogical display as the
foregoing. He begins by an implied de
precasios of the purposes Of the Ca,ho-
lies aud then winds up With advocating
the application to the coIored people of
the principle contended for by that r-li
gious sect. Admitting that by segragat.
icg q proportion of the public school
saad for the maintenance of schools in
~hich the Catholic religion should be
taught, land that is wha, 'he Romanists
contend for) would be destructive of the
present admirable system, be holds (w-
.nfsr) at the same time, to the idea thar
/. part of the school fund should be set
apart for the education of black child
rea. l, seems to Us that either one or
both Of these propositions must be
>osndoned.
But the editor of the White Pine
News goes further and ventures the sad
pcediction that if negro children are
4 forced upon the public Schools" the
whole system will be broken down in
go years. We are afraid Bro. Forbes is
, .ejudiced. We know of no country
where the public school system is in
more admirable operation than in New
s:agland, New York and the Western
cities. And yet, in all the public
schools in those parts of the country
.aise and black children have precisely
tee same privileges. We know ,ha, in
Portland. Boston, Chicago and other
,,aees where public schools are quite as
good as taey are in Louisville, Rich
zond, San Francisco and Carson this
.xperiment has been tried for more than
a too years /" aud the system still con.
Iiuues to thrive. The people of those
,ectioos differ With Bro. Forbes. In
..ead Of fostering . prejudice against
,oi0r they seek to overcome it. We be
,evs the census reports will bear Us out
c the assertion that it is DOT in the com
nunities where tho largest educational
facilities are extended to eolored child
ren that the most frequent instances &C.
car Of ictermixture Of the white and
black races.
We contend that to have his child
-.n educated as the public expense
and in the very best public schools is ss