The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-20
laxsRaycg IS High PLArES.
r.w Facts Plsiuly stated.

TNw Facts Plainly Stated.
Under the above heading the
Lawrence Journal administers q
atinEins but we'll deserved rebuke
to the editor of the Kansas Educa-
tionnl Journal, and 10 one Of the
contributors of the'"best EdneA-
iionAl Journal In the country ss
ale aforesaid editor delights to cell
bshtliu.. y.
3 After quoting large number OF
gross errorS in the editorial depart
msnt, the Lawrence JournAl snS-
sests that the editor of the "beAt
Educational journal in this conR-
ivy" take Iew lessons in grammar
and rhetoric.
And this IL the organ" OF the
teachers OF KGMlas for the support
ri which the tax-pRyers of the state
are called upon 10 contribnis three
thousand dollars per aRnnm.
Tha contributor alluded 10 ia tbs
Hon. II. y. McC&rty, who delights
in signing himself state Snperin-
tsudent of the Department at Pub.
lie Instruction"
.After POINTING ont - long list OF
plumbers, OF which, ii guilty, any
school boy EhoSld be ashamed, the
Journal says:
"NOw We have right tn insist
that when this Officer, who stands
At the hcsd of the educational syS-
tenn Of the state, comes before the
pnbiic he Hhall not canSs ne all TO
blush. II he cannot write correct
EngliSh he should not write At all,
AZ least for the public.
Again we mnst suggest that IL
the Educational Journal aspires "to
be the fret In this country" 1t had
better drop IL. ID. MeC. from its
list OF contributors or hire sons
body to rswrite HIS articles
sour educational interests in this
state are suffering from ignorance,
incapaeity and chArlatanism. 1t 10
time for somebody to speak"
ram glad that somebody has had
tho courage TO speak, aud with no
nnGertsin sound. II Is we'll knoW n
that the O4sics Of State SRpariHtsH-
dsst il occHpisd by 4 Aost con-
spicuens exampIs Of Ignorance,
incAPAclty and chArlAtARism," Aad
that be has bseS kept there year af-
ter year, becAnse nobody has lad
the conrAEs to speak out.
ava aware that IL is customary
In ,Anr state to speak with pride eff
0nr school AystsE, and any SAa
WhS dAreI To poiHt oat errara or
mistakes In its administration,
IL liAbls tn be dsaouaced A. an
enemy Of onr public sehOolG.
Nevertheless / propose 10 show, by
facts and asnrss, that the people Of
this state are pAyiAg more aOAsyy 4
and EStrlHE lsss for Il, In the sup
pert of public ScAoels, than any
other sIate In the HnioR.
Commencing ut the ''bsad," We
fad that the SUM Of $500 wAs ap-
Propriated for the uss Of the Sa-
psrintSndsnl's ONCE for 1879, ell OF
which was drawn by 81. j.. Ne
Carly, except $9SS.05. Can say
body tell Ms what equivalent has
been rendered The atAts for this
-four Thousand dollars? Why
shonia each cSuaty in the GtAtS
support . superintendent whose
duties oaa he better performed by
othar otacsrA with little or no AZ.
PsASs.
l venturs tts OpiSi0a that not
Raorc thaa flVs cOuhty suPeriBteAd-
Onts In the stAte perform 0Rs !
nonthS honest labsr per aaAnR in |
the liAs Of their duty. AaA for
thIs service the people pay AZ leAit |
one Thousand dellsrs. Why IL IL
that the "OAs mill tax" IL stiIi levied
each year by the state for support !
OF psbiic Sohools? There were
good rsAsoas for s. Whsn the Law
was passed in 1871 bat those reas-
one have lona ceased TO txist.
Why collect $4,000 from Lyon
county this year, snd pay Il bach
to ne, less The shriIakage, next year?
Why not let us lsvy what We Hssd /
each yesr, without all this machins-
ry. AHd without the loss of the nSs
Of u for . year at least The
amount levied in Lyon connty for
the year 1873 for school purposes,
was 81, 6SI.le or this Smouat
S6,G0l, "a was for the priRcinzi and
interest OF school boBda, leaving
the sum OF $3l. S7a.6S for the car
rent expenses of the year Aad
here Let Eae remark that thIs il
eonsidsrAbly lees than Mas leviea
and collected for each OF the years
1871 and lSTa In : Subssqasnt
article, With your pcrsnisslos, 4
viii Shaw what has bSea dose with
this nIoRes. I suppose this 10 .
fair average county, aid ths pasOits
which hay6 hoen rsAEhed ia THE
county, will BE- nssrly correct for
the eRtire state. -E. REPnI;ss.