The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-10
DEDICATION In Texas


The above ia the heading to m elaborate
editorial in the Memphis Appeal of tho Bird
inst, reviewing lecture delivered by Mr.. o,
N. Holingsworth, Secretary of the Board of
Education in Texas, recently in st. Louis, In
this editorial the Appeal says some pleasant
things about Texas and her school facilities.
which are appreciated, and for which in be-
half of our people we tender the
proper acilnoNl1dgn MI llolingi-
worth was ut one time chief Of the
Education Bureau OF this state ind siuce
its abolishmont has been retained ms the head
OF the school system, in reality though only
virtually Secretary of the Board OF Educa-
ton, and no certainly ought to bo familiar
with our public school interests. In his lcc-
Sure nj ST. Louis no went into figures, and
seemingly, left those who heard him and who
read the report of his lecture, TO draw infer
ences not strictly deduciblc from all the
facts. This at less. is tho impression pro-
duced upon us by the editorial
in the Appeal. He evidently put much stress
upon the land app ropristions OF the State for
the benefit of schools aud put upon the vast
number of acres 80 rosy Il hue as t. appa.
rontly make it look as though our school
system was perfect and that the means for its
support were most ample. We, here in
Texas, know all about that, We know that
while there are acres and acres of
school lands, that they are .unavaiN-
BILE Ms means of adequate
support for public schools, They will,
when they become salcablc and can be
turned into money, create school fund that
viii give to Texas magnificent system of
public education but are the two or three
generations of children that will be born
and grown up in the meantime to b> dwarled
n acntal culture? 1t is no satisfaction to a
man who is to-day suffering tho pangs of
hunger, with plenty all around him, to know
that next week he shall have II splendid
dinner, that htted calf will be
killed for his especial benefit. lis pleasant
10 know that 1921 400 acres of land have
been set apart for a State university and a
branch for tho colorel population; that to
sach county for free school purposes l7,7l2
acres of land have been given; that there are
s., 100000 as a permanent interest cash
school fund in the treasury, and that there
are 100000 acres of land as permanent
basis for the support of common free schools,
this being the date given by Mr. Hollings-
worth in his lecture, but as all this land
can BIO of material benefit to the common
free schools and the universities in the DAYS
OF our grand children many years hence, the
question is what are tho children of to-day
. and Of tomorrow to do. Mr. Hollingsworth
himself says that the average school term
has been about four months. And four
months out of every twelve Is the educational
crust upon which the minds of the chill.
dren of Texas is to feed upon! II
one-sixth of the revenue gave
during the past scholastic year. tour months
schoolingto the children ofthe State between
The ayes of eight and fourteen wears one.
fourth would have given them six months
schooling, would il mott Then by his veto
vt she one.fourth appropriation, Governor
Roberts deprived the children of two months
schooling in one year or four months during
bis term as Governor yet some people say he
ought to be Governor again-to take
from the children of Texas another
four months of educational advan-
isges we presume. Hcrod, when he
was ruler Of Judea, sent out and slew the
children of his subjects, but il Is left to the
Governor Of Texas to strike a blow at the in-
telligence Of Of the children of his people by
vesosing school appropriations aud declaring
In HE message thst public education is only
Is for paupers. It may be that Mr. Hollings-
worths lecture will be used ia the interest of
Governor Roberts for reelection, but
stripped offs ooloring 1t cannot help the
boom with intelligent people.