The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-28
NIIY E,MhIic Aeh0oIs.

We alluded, the other day, 10 tie
gro ing necessity Of % system OF city
public schools 10 meet the require
ments of our increasing scholastic
population. THE HERALD would urge
upon our citizens the importance ~
providing, by taxation, fora thorough
and efficient IA well NJ alibcral system
Of education by means Of free schools
for all children, youths and young
women, regardless Of race or previous
condition.
We all have seen clibcral subscrlp"
lions 10 elevators, r0,l%ays, bridge
companies, coinprcsscs, bank stocks,
ice factories, water works, fair aosorln-
tican and carniyals. Surely commu'
nifty that can venture thus to invest III
business enterprises for the advantages
Of the investment ought certainly not
bcgrudgc the payment OF Ia tax for the
support Of NO great an element OF NOR
nj advantage ~ u liberal system OF
public schools. The HERALD has too
much confidence in the intelligence OF
this people TO entertain the impress
sion TINT n proper support OF
city public schools willnot be heart
ily made when once the matter IL fairly
presented for their early considerations
The State under the new school law
has done all that her present means
viii permit of. The good Of free
schools IL local thing in II great
measure. The community reapA n Ill
rect fruit from them In moral, intel
lectual and social way.
Dallas has II large number Of chill
dren, many of them poor who are
not securing the schooling n proper re
gard for our present and future de
manda. Wcr THE HERALD TO publish
the facts and figures showing the mum
Der of children not attending school
our readers would bc surprised. Tht
present condition of education in Thu
city, apart from private enterprises, i
II reproach to Dallas and should be II
once romedied.
1t is our intention to lay before on
readers the public school systems o
other cities in order that we may hav
the advantage of the practical expert
ence aud workings Of school
elsewhere To guide ns II
the work of providing for Dallas In
similar way. There should be primar.
ward schools for boys and girls AM
two high schools, one for the more al
vanccd pupils of each sex who haV
been sufficiently prepared TO enter tn
high schools, Each primary schoo
should be provided with suilicien
teachers, and each high school be pro
vidrd with u principal ana such
rorpa of teachers ms urc necessary Il
thorough instruction IN II prosecuted
course of studies. The high school
should be located in different but nc
cep-blr localities of the city. 1t wOul'
hardy he we'll to have them too uca
each other,
The whole public school system
should he under the direction of n ~
perintendent and n board Of school I'll
rectors, the upcrintendcnt to b
elected by the board Of directors or Tia,
people.
The tax lcyicd should be sufficient Il
provide for the erection OF neat an'
comfortable ward school houses, ON,
to II ward for TIE present, large enough
to accommodate the primary seholas
tic population, and the two higl
schools, one for boys the other for girls
The attention of our people haI
never been fully directed to the public
school question. Many have though
the private schools were ailording al
Of the facilities required. 1t must b,
remembered, however, that while tn
private schools have been and ar,
doing great deal to the work of rdn
cation, al the same time their benefits
are confined largely topaying scholars
while the poor are necessarily deprive,
of them.
We want to see every child in bal
las, white and black, given the oppor
tunity OF education.