Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-09
Idmi.atIon OF Instruction.

10 the E1ltoI o. Nlc Lc1Acls
On the subject Of schools so much has
been said as to cause fear that more
argument viii be hardly welcome. |
therefore beg leave only TO state TO you
the following points on which think We
should insist as an oppressed tax paying
community: First, the injustice of COM
pelling city tax payers to pay for educa-
ton three times as much as tax payers
Of the country are compelled to pay.
Second. the inequality OF providing By
taxes for the classical education IN the
city Of one-half OF the children OF the
county, while the other half in the coun'
try is only provided for by taxation to
the extent Of the primary branches.
Third. the wrong Of providing in this
manner s sufieiency for classical educa-
ton for all. when il is s known certainty
that not one in ten viii be prohted by
mere than thorough primary educz-
ton. Fourth, that il is waste Of public
money thus wrung from the tax payer 70
provide means Of classical education for
more than can receive IT, Fifth, that If
one-tenth should have greater benefits
than the other nine-teBths, the one-teuth
Of the children should be picked out,
that the people may know what
is TO be done With their money.
Sixth, that classical education tor
few cripples our ability TO give
primary education 10 the many. Seventh,
that If We have q liberal tax for primary
education, and thereby render II more
thorough, We shall do more good to the
mass u children, whom Il Is the policy
Of tie State 70 educate up 70 the level Of
good citizenA Eighth. that 3 child Who
has the capacity and the disposition 70
bsco-s thoro1Ekly educated II lifsra-
ru-s- scssres zr1 the Grts, VII do that
for .i-ssf. Ei-tozt tie kslp q any p15-
Ee cLE-s-y. zrz thzs 70 o.E else ever
VII va Z. Nirsh. TIA: tts higher and
zo-s e1rEBrss 81 grades q iaEirue
szozs 70 - prgTl1s1 ta- tie -nprs EE-
rs-t1Ts q f1sT hHcDns- AUD TIE -1ors
70 scz-Er -eErf become insIHleisf.i for
tie eszcszior q those wins Gstng par
riesrzfs ~ shs sane bcTGrthEeh. eulil,
thar Z I'LL - Eprs coununEut VIII tts
Dzsiia good fhzi Al she dtninre'r Of lhs
STATE sEozl1 - ttornaEhiy trained N
srthozr1ptF. reading. ErrtaE. Hrilhnle-
tie, ETz1-zr z13 EsaErsPBT 1hGp fhai
The larger pzrs sho1l3 b iHperfsetiy
trained IL there fsBeisf Ens fns smaller
part gsf 3 E1sfterIIg q knoE1eoge
more sdrznces. 5-f - 3 majority q
cases little more Prof-sDls Liersntn.
, that the body d cifizsns nrsi EsEs7f te
labossrg. to whom q Esns-zl eLssaiaEl
education al rsTer - ETEika.is
Twelfth, that We are tcl poor 70 make
all our children fsschsTE, Survivors -
gineers, authors. editors. lsuyerf. Soe~
tors, diyines and masters sn1 btehslcfG
Of science and the arts Ikirzentb,
that q well Organized and prosperous
community will have feE adopts 10 EcbOi
arship, and like an army With few ofl.
GERS and many priTates, vii BE- most
successful With fey eninenfiy learned
and many made intelligent By rsdimsni
airy instruction.
Those proud people who uaht hun
dred thousand dollars a year spent in
Memphis in order TO give their children
6 finished education at other peoples
expense bad better begin 10 sing small.
There is stoFE. gathering, and the peo-
pie of Shelby county hcTe determined 10
give primary education 70 al RE chill
dren equally; but, at public expense, nos
cent more. \. Y.