The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-08
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THURSDAY isSs' 4 =
The public Schools.


& The Public schoels
ts,fnSyst sfrsng shat Nsiie or
x,.r ~ thA fandesrs ], = as II calls the Dis-
~. ssc,sli ba friendly 10 tile public
ts,ea,s Is would be snrp rsssd 50 learn
q I, s,bs reports OF the proceedings 81 the
rloyd County School Board wassentto US,
40 we. suppose, for the very reason that the
/ n,es,o,ck has been Of, along the tried and
rusty friend OF the public schools of Viz
r,uh, and has never Allowed an opportu.
nitys to PASS without speaking good
word Tor them. One OF lta editors, was
q, the extent .of his powers and I, oppor-
tun;ties Instrumental In perfecting and
perpesuattng the, excellent public schools
which were planned, sad To- "a certain de-
gree put into operation, In Richmond, du.
ring reconstruction days. 4 We have never
failed to warn candidates for popIlar,asv
that they would end their political lives by
rnanifesting hostility. to the pnblic-sehool
system OF virginia. 1T The, Wkigknew tina
facts oil the ease it would no doubt ibe lo 9 I
In wonder. The Dispatch Is :recogn Iz4esd Il
throughout Virginia as sound on'this apes-
tfon whatever may be i,s Shortcomings IN
other respects. IL ).
tsis4The public man who disrega1as the
a..will OF the 1ppeoplc on this important sub
~ iect might AS well reiinquish pubic me
at once :, e-used these words or res-
day, and tl the Wig asks us Il they Erefer
either 10 Goyexper HoLLIpAY or Auditor
Taylor. Now, the language itself is as
p16inn and definite as even the Whfg, with
i ali the extraordinary skill Of its yenera Die
editor in tbe nse oftMDfds: could make lt.
It is general, not specific. i lays ,3 DOWN ?
universal proposltio1.o does mot no sefer,
norspiiiirhtoft 10 refer, 10 aDybody'in spartic-
ular. t.sTae public man &h who disregards
the will OF 4tte people on this Important
subject - represents an tentireta class
stands for 5the. whole, set 81 sR Psqsr
who are Sc blinded by some influence wnicn
we, will not undertake = to- Designate that
though, they deem it the.poor MANS duty TO
risk his life III, de5encei Of their prolefty,
they, are under;no sort OF obligation TO ana
in educating his-ebildrer, and WHIP would
allow the children Of thousands OF the men
who served in the late civil war. 70 growup
in ignorance unless the fathers ar! are2aple to
educate Them. theniselNes.:~, I'VE say our
words refer to all sucl, men who are IN
) public lie rs W ell as to all such who hope
TO be in public life, and Of course would pp-7
DIV as we'll to 6 Governor HOLIDAY and Au W.
ditor TAYLOR asto any other men m,H1r-
ginia il they. /" Disregard the he will VI the
d people on this important subject ;
!. when the subject OF doing away With the
high school in Richmond was under discus,
sion in our columns several, weeksagos we
said that it would; not, do 10 say that that,
school was too Ugh or too costly for 81. pub
lie school, so long as the State appropriated
s15, 900 and $50, coo to each Of, several col
legcs and the University So the Wig will
see tb,t we were ahead Of il even, on this.
point we are heartily iii; favor Of giving
the University its $50, 900 annually, 1t IS.
money well expended isYen. tip a:pohtico-
economical view Or tbs s. and bet er:
expended when the great good it.aecom-:
plishes is taken Into, the,account.;',yet we,
would warn even the University that It,
cunnot safely rely upon its annuity unless
it shall prove itself wiring to'see the public
schools provided for trst.: 80
The WING, we say, calls the D.spatch
Athe Sunders' .organ.H'e:H the funders viii
allow. US for once 70 speak. for them, we will
say that they can never hope to have che
public debt paid atthe expense Of the pub
He schools. We doubt IL there's 2 .m 1
Virginia who would be, willing, to. permit
his own children to go. uneducated ihiorder
to pay the. public debt, however many there
I. may be who are perfectly willing; to permit
other peoples children to share that fate.
A word to the wise is sufficient.