The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1882-03-18
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State of the Board of Education
has recommended and which Mr..
Scarborough claims the authority
to force into our free schools,
are sectional; that they were cre-
ated to answer a sectional preju-
dice and were being pushed into
our schools on that account and
no other. We have also endea-
vored to be perfectly fair ia treat
ment, having no other motives
than the good Of the educational
interest Of the State. 1t has
been oiir purpose in all that we
have said to avoid mere captious-
ness, and to discuss the subject
AZ o true North Carolinian, Seek
ling only the highest good OF our
grand old State. Her schools
her work of education--is her one
great hope. Her immense re-
sources will never be developed /;
her waste places will never be
built mp; her hidden stores Of
wealth will never be revealed,
until the inspiring influence OF
the free school is felt by all her
people from the mountains on the
west, to the seaside on the east.
We may talk about immigration,
and we may continue to spend
large sums OF money in efforts to
induce to our borders capital and
enterprise; but all will DO IN
vain until cur free school system
| is reared to a standard that will
command the respect and conf
denoe Of intelligent people every
where.
1t III fair to presume that the
teachers of the State were using
the best books to be had accord
ing to their judgment. These
thew had come 10 select after
thorough tests in the school room.
They very books which the State
recommended were examined,
tested and rejected. We speak
more particularly Of the readers.
The best educators OF the State
aud out Of it, have pronounced
them far below the average, and
refused to introduce them. Yet,
DESPITE all this, these same books
ara taken up by the State Board
and herculean efforts are being
made TO place them in our schools
And 70 accomplish this, we learn
that some of the local Boards
have gone so far as to condition
the engagement of teachers upor
, their purpose in this matter
/ That ID to say, that unless teach
/ ers would agree to use the new
/. books, it has been determined no
| to employ them. Gan our schools
I be built up and our teachers I'M
/ proved and our Ignorant masse
1 educated under such an admins
= tration 7 Is it not time for Tn
neople to protest earnestly an
4 vigorously against such an inva
4 sion of tneit rights? Why, the
' tell us about uniformity and tn
great benefits which are to folio
q il: could not uniformity hav
q been secured more satisfactoril
! and more speedily by recommend
e. ing the adoption of the most pop
le ular series of books in use in th
le State at the time the Board too
! actiong It would certainly hay
le saved the poor people OF IL
State thousands of dollars. b
" sides giving our schools sue
,e books as had secured their recon
ID mendation by superior adaptatlG
s. to the wants of our schools. )
be- far from producing uniformit
m the action Of the State Board an
M the uuwarranted assumption
a. the State Superintendent, js mo
ye likely to produce confusion OIL
lie chaos. Our colored schools, 7
Of instance, had already reached
nd degree Of uniformity in the use
its books that was truly gratifyin
Of And this had been brought abol
n, not BY compulsion, but by t
he voluntary choice and excelle
,ut Judgment of their teachers. y
o. have travelled extensively IN eve
ils. part Of the State, have visit
nc: their schools, Conversed VI
Ing their teachers and noted the P
Be- gress Of the educational We
the among them. From our perso
ING observation we are safe In say
ane that sever tenths Of all the colo
the schools of the State have D.
w. using the same text books ain
ing enuire. We found but one sch
inc in which Holmes Readers !
eve Maury's Biographies were u
ing and that school displaced Il
,vps after one sessions trial. Moo