The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-20

An enormous pile az dmUuu.. .
maps, occupying "a portion oft f#N U....
apartments Of the State Nup.r'u..U
Education, at Jackson, b. thr uHIy.. .. .
mark by some persons who NtN. ...
vorcd with a peep into thu p.N.. ..
dwclleth, officially, the great h.l. .......
learning Tor the State or NI-.I--....-..
Hon. III. r. PcHsp-aud our DurI..|.. ..
been aroused 10 ,unh au rNtcut unI ..
tcrmined 10 ascertain at what I..f. .
from whence came an cheese ARTIST. .
lures which bear ou thrlr Hrr- IU.
proyM OF his ENcellency, tue Cos .r. ..
the State.
We have been al least partially .I...
in our inquiries, and our reader. .N... ....
the benefit thereof On pages lI.... .....
the laws OF 1872, may be- found '.. ... r.
authorize the purchase of certain ..u.
of tho official map of the Stat. fu. u.u I.I ...
Public Schools ~ by the term nf which ...
superintendent of Pubic EIHeluUU . H..
thOrzrd ana required 40 contract with
the publishers tO " supply rurN u...
lie schools rs may Doe designated, with .a..
les OF the same, lu conformity wi.H i.. u.
quiremcutS hereinafter mentioned. Al. q.
price OF 50 - per copy, aud tU he HI..
out Of the common school tu"ds UTH'. ..
however, that only such school. .N... ..
provided a. belong TO the higher order ....
aiming not les, than forty scholars. l.. ..
be made on the application and rucn.uIu...
dalton respectively Of the County 0uH..
tendents OF Education
Under this law, the State Superiulo....
purchased $500 Of these copies Al . ....
of (how mOdest!) $l6S7j, and this. Cow. N..
out OF fund which the constitution .I ...
State says shall "remaiu 20 perpetual M.
which may be increased, but mot HIu.u....
cd"
H. Is not our purpose a. thi- Ume "a. ....
cuss the constitutional question involve.
nor the prOpriety paying from thH .|..
fund the sum Of SG,jSi 90 ''tOr -lIHrI... ..
Dor in office, rent ctc- us shown H..
Auditors report; but &c doe, strike %. '"
the purchase Of 4 500 ~ these mlu......
were 10 authorized by law, l- about .N . U.
with the business transactions ui IH. ..
uOwned TOOdles, Eunly these arc Uur .......
To have around the house, bnd W. ......
not be much surprised 20 hear u.... ..
the superintendent has contract. ...
cotlln-plate and obituary, .uUU.... III.
course,) 10 be paid for out of tua N.I. .t..
mon school fund. But pardon OH.
sion.
Let as proceed 10 consider thi. u.H.u..
public money, without prejudice.
light afforded by ;he law uuI.. "..
was made, aua such other iulUuHI..".
we may be able 10 command. IH. Don.
VideS that certain schools shall Doe fU.......
on "the application aud recommend.
County superintendent" Now. NN' ....
were applied for and rerOmmouIrN ..
contracted for prior 20 the order -.E..
State superintendent We Opiue -
answer would embrace buf comparative.
small number aud 30 very many t...H.
ly desired by County SupcriutruN...
want could not have been proc uI
the huge pile referred to was U.NH....
the State Superintendent abOu. . m.
ago. We have reliable mum.... ".
j. G.. Tucker a.| ... ...
for or recommend the purchase uI .u..
this county has been favored H.fU. .......
II County superintendent Jrn u "...
Tor this most pXtrnVaWaUf rs uH|.. .....
to use harsher phrase Deco Mn I....
y, by giving 10 the public whom U. .....
iertakcn 10 serve in such high .|I....
locations of the schools "0e-Igr"....
the number OF maps contracted IHr .... ..
DlieatiOns made in arcorlauDH #... ...
seems somewhat strange Ga us, M...
were considerably less than IHI.r ..
schools of all grades in tl. ~.I" ...
aud those for the most part .UUfWH... ...
800 maps should be required tN ..UW..
v such ''as belong % Ga. higher O...I. ...
aiming not less than forty scholar.