The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-07-13

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mout Of afsi class ieaelIers and che
main's'utHro o. the schra's for she
falI scholastic torn Gf tno scs ans
in % year. We necl primary
schools. and We need 90 male high
school and a female academy, aud
these institutions mu.i not be- undsr
the control Of tho boatd oi cluca.
ton, bnt must b priyatc institutions
and not subject 10 the convenience Of
our public school system.
The difficulty in the way OF cur
people is in their not properly ap-
preciatiue the public system OF cdH-
cation. The people think that the
schools should he located
upon every fourth or fifth section ct
in the county and i.lel with
the Herdf ofthe country as teachers,
and that velvet cushioned seats, etc ),
should be provided for the comfort
Of the children whilethcy are taught
all the arts and sciences from
photography to the higher branches
Of descriptive geometry. Even il
the public school system could ever
be brought to so high standard, II
certainly cannot be SO at this time,
and our people must learn that the
present system, which only provides
Tor second-class teachers with pri-
mary schools, is a terrible burden
lpon the taxpayers to be kept in
operation four months in the year,
md that Ire people ought to be sat,
SIZED, even If it did not remain open
10 long, as the taxes are onerous and
lie advantages small,
The general public schools cannot
or many years be more than pri-
mary Institutions, and if the citi-
zens desire their children to receive
Instruction in higher branches, they
must rely, as formerly, upon private
The public schools will be
Kept open in this county the
scholastic year only four
months, at a cost of $4,000 cash,
collected by direct tax from the cit
zens, besides the pro rata Of poll
privilege tax and the sale Of
property. Yetwhat material
good will these four months be to
hat class of pupils who are in the
branches of study, when not
high enough to take a collegiate
And if our citizens will
hink Of this matter seriously, and
n the right light, they will SO man.
'ge as to have private high schools,
yet, at the same time, get what adj
-antage as is intended by the public
system.
The greatest difficulty in the way
# any party opening a high school
to get the assured support of the
itizens for the full term at regular
and hat the school will not
G broken up when the public
chools open for their four months
ession.
No man Of intelligence viii invest
is property to build UP school
.uildings and employ first-class
eachers unless he has assurance of
! being at least a safe investmen',
nd what guarantee orr citizens
i've to a man to open a good
Ugh school here IS Of such . char
cter as to prevent his undertaking
0 hazardous IN snterprise. If the
eople will support good, first class
chools, there viii be no trouble in
.nding capable parties TO control
We DO not refer to our town alone
n the condition Of schools, but it is
0 In every town and neigliborhood
the county and in the State.
This is the season for the MAS