The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-30
Governors Message ON Education,

lowest, should be regulated and adopted t
the wants Of the people in every condition
of life; should have in all Its parts ant
branches well defined consistency and re
lation OF one to the other in the diileren
gradetions, anl should all be under the sam
supervising government not including pri
vate Institutions Of learning.
The natural division in the graduation 0
schools in order TO NEST the wants o
the people, is into three steps or do
grees Of education, the common school
for the millions, the academei for tn
thousands and the college or university 70
the hundreds SOFT has been and ever vii
be- and the encouragement and provision fo
each degree are equally essential in the efor
to elevate society to q high standard of cvi
lization. Attention to either one to tht
neglect Of tho other will necessarily produce
disharmeny in its natural order ms a system
and deficiency in the attainment Of the de-
sirabe objects as an entirety. Being
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supervising control, Il curriculum or course
of study could and should be prescribed for,
and enforced in each grade 30 as to be in
harmony in and throughout the different
grades established, and so a3 not to interfere
and conflict with one another in the whole
course Of education t0stared by tho etata.
Fortunately, Teys3 is now in condition 10
initiate measures that will oventusto in this
grand result We have tho meane, ss you
will SOC exhibited and explained Ia the report
Of the board Il education, TO com
menco the Institution of university.
That, under the constitution, will 10.
qufre the legislature 10 submit Tho question
off loeallty to The voters Of tho state, which
respectfully recommend Gs proper TO be
Done during the present session. Il is much
60 be desired that IL shall DO located 1T the
seat OF goycrumeAr at Austin, where Forty
acres Of land were set apart for u IN II most
beautiful situation, in laying oil tho city, in-
dioatlng thereby the voice Of the founders Of
our institutions rs to where il should DO To-
Gated. 1t would bs here, wharo tho nom
bsrs Of the Legislature Mt every session could
give it their attention and encouragement,
and hero would DO congregatod the
S'"eA9 VI tho hlu W lnDlpo
common ideas, acquire love for our state,
its history and institutions, ana in whatever
positions in life they might afterwards be
placed. They would be thereby predisposod TO
think and act on common design for the
prosperity and glory of their own state. 1t
should Do open for females rs well 80 males
qusilled 10 enter 1t; and such should DO the
rules IN All OF our schools Of whatever grade
Academies Tor higher degree of education
than II IS practicable to be furnished in the
common schools, and nlaS to prepare per.
tVh' W enter college should bo provided IN
eVery county IN the state, under
VOC immediate control Of tho ltca
authelNes, that might be established
ior tnAt purpose. This could Aad should be
aoao Uy restoring 10 the counties the four
ieaNn OF land or the proceeds thereof 10
shl Eaeh were originally appropriated to
each % them by an asst OF tho congress OF
the republic Of Texas in 1889 for The cree
ton and maintonance,of an academy. This,
unloftunsSely, was diverted to the common
schools IN each county by q provision of the
consultation OF 1876 which should DO altered
90 s. 70 allow the donation by the state 10
couaues 10 90 elevated 10 It's o1g
lnal purpose. which was wisely
Conceived md fully IS necessary to
complete system OF education, t0itpfed b,
the state, ns o0mmun schools Or
q university both OF which have edequata
funds and means in bonds, money and
laois If propcrty managed, with ul tnat be-
Ing added. A neglect OF that mode grade
of education in our system wilt induce an
impracIicable effort ca the part of tho other
two grades to supply It's place. and will
thereby impair the distinctive sphere tina