New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-23
TIE TEXAS SCHOOL LII us.
SYSTEM OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IRIS
FAULTS AND ADVANTAGES.

SYSTEM OF SCHOOL SuPERlNTfNDENtE- IRIS
FAULTS AND ADVANTAGES
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 11.--Frce public schools
were opened the 4lh Of Sept last, for the fist tn In
Tho history Of Texas. Tho present superintendent was
nlnsDtcd Last April and the school 5! stem for th State
was necessarily 0rganihed dr. horo.
with vast territory and poor mail facilities, c"ininu
natimn with local school officer, j. difficult. strong
oplason portion Of the people and still more
extensive prejudice. meet the first efforts Tor irrc
schools No school houses have yet been hmlf by The
State but preparatory steps have been tak"n toward
erecting them in different counties. The voluntary sys
TEN has heretofore existed in regard to schools and
s,hol.hor,ses system which educator OF the State
thus Describes: An hands IN n"ghb"rhooh get To-
c,ther AMI bnild schoolhomsn aud then all commence
quarrtng over it,
II is with great difficulty that houses for c"lorrd
schools can DC procured sch""i-h"nsc near Calvert,
I'm which WAS "A colored SCHOOL recently burned by
unknown uerSons also schOol-ho,so in Collin Comfy
md another Ia Houston County Not long since Teacher
NJ colorcd school ~ Basi,ck Comfy was taken from
hi, home at night, tied TO tree and whipped nearly to
death his schOO-holSe WIS also burned; ana Sh"rb
time since another teacher VIA whipped III the Si"e
couuty On the 2st inst. SCHOOL, house for the r0oird
neople in Towash Hill County was burned Ivy unknown
,ons Int am informed that the people have already
raised the money 10 build another Al Brennan. lady
Teacher OF a private school attended Republican meet
iuy for which net thc patrons of her sch"" Withdrew
their children Al Mlican teacher of pnhc school
cast his vote for the Republican Congress candidate and
his school was broken mp IN consequence.
The Legislature appropriated 600 for the school
r.ar endp. AUG 81 lsr2 il also authorized the lcvyinS
of nd va!orcm tax on ren and persona proprrf
througot the State for the purpose OF building school
n;es i T as, Il sso Find now $ao
interest part Of which l. phyabe IN gnn Inc pro.
ce' Of the vale 81 d pD n o U the nte" s on on
the permanent fnd oncfoarh Of the annual revenue
derived fr" taSatio W." s shor J" veaI "f aux md
RE- nd vrocin tax which each County Court ia nuthor
lied to levy. forn it would scen an ample available
Tls errat majority Of the County Courts wond not
This na,ton led to the p,ssa by the Legislature OF
act last April. by which a Boari OF Education was
and SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Instruction, to whom Is
comfdea the appointment Of rs Supervisors Of Education
district r inrus,ed. The supervisor appoints Board
of SCHOOL Directors In each county Of his district 10
vroyInr upon the County Courts, which composed
OF ii, Justices Of ,ho Peace elected by thu people, Tho
srribed iy the Board OF Education, while the subdivision
of the county School Districts and the enforcement
% t%' tnn ipryisors OF Schools Bosrs Of school
Trustees po longer exist and the School Examiners,
well as oil other employees, are appointed by the super
To- the objection OF Capitalization which has been urged
against this the following ans wcrs are given The
almost total inaetion under the law OF August 49, 1870.
The law Of nsSss = IS SSss that
sysem had existed for very long time, IL not suited to
ont the population Of which had been permitted to grow
up in Ignorance for IS years. The opposition 10 the
Introduction of uny free SCHOOL system. Many
other reasons present themselves ~ any Reject
ing mind. No doubt when tho people shall have been
they will take IA heartfelt intarcSt IN schools and the
present law may be- modified ~ accord with tho system
prevailing IN more eastern bt.tes.
The pupil population Vt Texas between six and years
Of ago ID now Z6,0 The operation VI thu School law IN
only two counties can now 10 ascertaned In the Coun
fy VI Travis the HchOols Oeued with teachers and Its
poholars Sld Ia M,IenDn County with 80 teachers and
!, 100 pnpIIs -