Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
(Cumuiunicsted
The Public School System.
Dir. Editor wish to say a word about

Nr Editor: wish to say word abon'
our sys,rm If Puhlic schUuls. will state
ia the outset that | trust none Of the local
school authnritirs will TAKE any exceptions
To what | shall say. r. do not bold any
Of ihrm in any Way Responsible Tor tue
system OF intend a.y criticism upon any
action which they, n Il body. ha'" taken
Ia the first place the revenue from
which the school funds is derived comes
out of the ppkcts of those who receive
but little benefit fscn the fund, aud ofteu
none ut all Is it just TO make a man pay
for the education OF the children Of "therSi
1t would be equally just t" make him feed
and clothr tbrm. The premises from which
the hr-t is derived will iegitiuiately lead
to the latter conclusion.
IN the SECOND place, believe that the
system is an actual draw back to the best
educational Interest, Of the country. There
is never more than money enongh To Keep
open the Public Schools longer than two
or three months in the year. The system
floods the country with entirely too many
schools. Al every cross road when the
season tor Public schools opens u little
school will spring up with -'me one for
teacher who wishes 10 obtain few months
profitable euploy ment, and who is incapa-
bic Of teaching correctly the simpirst
r .,fE tp l...l,
What real brnrtt toy the cause Of cduca-
tiun are such schools aud trachersf But
~ long a- the system lasts the people will
to great extent rely upon the Public
Schun!s 10 educate their children. IL the
people had to rely entirely upon their own
.1rItinns for The ,dncaiion ri their chiI
dr,n they would 20 to work and erect
comfortable school houses ard employ
competent teachers to instruct their chill
drrn. when the mon y comes directly ont
If their own pockets they will hc far more
careful IL 10 how II j. expended than they
are when il i the nunry ut the public
Educa,inu j. now 80 cheap Is To lie within
the reach Of all VIII" have energy aud
flusalty enough topr"tit FROM attendance
upon echooi Any father Mo has the
desire !" eda.i,e his cA.Ar.a can do So
- u small c">i of Labor aud rArrn>r.
believe the educational Interest of this
state would l." greatly adv Iur,d # the
ruhl,c school system wclr cuiurly ahol-
-hrd aud every mru fucri 10 educate hi,
own ch.iirrn aud 80 one taxed t. educate
the nii,p;.n. Of The ndnl,nt.
: EDUCATION.
( TIL, wI>h"jv"m'u uf Atlanta. Ga have
/ ftiintA a ,ocitiy and dee lafcd that hcrraf
- ih''N Nruih not wash inr l',~ ilAn one
dollar "a dozen. The .oriri, dccllrrs that
neither IN mrmh,r- nor any u,h.r laun.
dlr>s"f Atlanta should wash for less Than
regulation prirr>. Committees we're np
p"t',''d To- SO that tllr>" ORDERS were caI e
l.r,l into II, -. IL. fi''sr'.. ~ far have,
irfu~-d :" ,.''h - - ~ u'r,a>rual'c de-.
mluhs, nI'y c,otl,, arr said to- lee .,hnn.
la: in that city.
Two ia'urr> living rrAr Graham. TrAas
fought "a duel ia" "'lr, day: ta,.y man.
aged To mi., each o'hrr One of the duel.
ISIS hn~ disappeared ard the otlirr has
hrrn hucd for carrlins weapons. NJ, a
/ lad Kind of duel.
The Georgia legislature has passed a
hill To snpprcs. Mn.mnu>m in that STATE