The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-21
TIE SCHOOL QUESTION

But Why should l Hnger y the way
side va,n the school question is awaiting
discussit1? Why should l no. take it in
hand shallthe "a Parent" Who has
been ornimerting tho columns OF the
san With his complaints, have q mon
opoly Of this important subject? For.
bid it, Alvori You shall not be ami
Lii-.~i --'-"-! AAya hsrH - write in
your defense.
What are A Parents complaints
l. Tha, no public statement Of the re-
ceipls and expenditures of the school fund
ever appes's in the )urnals Of the city.
This complaint l. q wise one. aso
protest laat tho board Of education
should make occasi,a.l statements Of re.
ceipts and expenditures. 1t has no right
to &C. a, If the people had no right to
make such demnI 1. has no RICH, TO
collect and disbuiss At its own sweet
pleasure it has M right to meet in SO.
crst; II has no RICH 10 transact its bust.
ness in secret; il hii no right 20 be OK
elusive j! should allow the "common
herd" TO approach 40 sacred precincts in
which !. determitH the qusstions con-
nected with our pr,lic schools.
The meetings OF tho board should be
public, and the minutes Of the proceed.
ing, OF such msstigs should be published
in the journals Of ths city This ! be.
lieve; bat l am almost sure that men
like "a Parent" would be, the first 10
complain Of the expense such publlca-
tions would necess !ato, and tho board is
aware Of this fact. "A Parent" is ono of
tha. numerous clasiof citizens which do.
aires good schools Without expense, and
wishes to read fnar2ial statements that
are published q the expense of
the owners Of lr city Journals.
| cay this because / never
knew stingy mar who grumbled DO.
cause the wages Of teAtaers were too hiqh,
who was not also one q those who, like
the majority of the meabe Of the city
council, believe they ar doing the city
service whom they can il some way com.
pol the printer to work 'or nothing. /
am not surprised that the board hesitates
TO incur tho expense Of a publication of
the proceedings Of its sessions when i, is
aware Of tho fact that many Of the peo.
pie OF Cairo 1'e grumbler because the
printer recei'es cont Of the public
money.
The next complaint of "A Parent
ia
2. That tw high-priood teachers, be-
side tho prin pal are required to conduct
the high scbol, in which there are not
exceeding foFy or fifty pupils, when one
teacher woul, be "ample."
The reply 0 this complaint is obvious.
So many hig.'prced teachers have been
rendered necessary by the demand that
has been hsde by foolish people to
have our co4mon schools exalted into
academies al colleges. Not satisfied
with teaching the pupils of the common
schools those branches that would DO of
use to them u after life, tho heightened
education-ioNng people have demanded
that Latin, 0'oek,th higher m mathematics
and lot OF rubbish shall be taught in
the high schlol. Tho board of educs.
tioni being alo perverted In this regard, |
has complied with that demand, and conse.
quently VS. have been compelled to en-
ploy principal and two assistants to
teach the yonlg idea how to shoot in the
direction OF sacisnt Roms AMI ancient
Athens at the expense of knowledge on |
the part OF the young idea OF modern COM