The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-08-16
GEORGIA School Laws, &c.

Eds JOURNAL-Please allow ma q small
space in the Journal tor few lines on school
matters. You touched upon the public school
system in recent issue and quoted Art. 8, sec.
1. par |, which authorizes Q Thorough sys-
tenn of common schools and nearly uniform as
practicable" Now the present system as car
ried on is neither thorough" nor uniform"
and it is not worth my while to point out its
defects for it 10 certain that our inhabitants
scattered all over this land, some are conven
ienty located so they can send 30 school, others
are not and this class or q portion OF them at
least are not able to board their children out /;
and other places are so crowded (and these
cases are 10 the majority in the cOuntry,) re-
ouirinp two or three teachers to manage them
and some cases it is q hard matter TO get an as
sistant, and when they do the school house is
entirely TOO small and no ons is benefited ex-
cept the teacher he gets his pay no matter
which way the stream runs. And moreover,
we are compelled to send to these teachers that
the Boards send out no matter how little he is
prepared to teach if ne passes the Board (and
all pass 30 far as am informed), we have got
TO take him, aud it is infinitely bettsr not to
send :: all in the majority of such cases. No
where outside Of the school loom is q proper
Mace to iudgeOf a man qualihcs tiOns TO teach,
h. NAV know it all as it were and be q blank in
school teaching. Under the present system
some get none 90 ne half, some full share, some
share and half, and come two shares of the
school fund
Let's kill the Internal thing and bury it SO
deep that will be beyond resurrection. | am
willing TO walk clear across the American cons
tinsnt TO demollsh il. Now just give me my
share OF this school fund or deduct it from my
tax account and then | am sure OF this much
and this ia of right mine and no one need com
rlain Then if l want to send to school it is my
business, and if not, it is nevertheless my bust
ness
Talk about liberty, we have none. What
are governments formed for if not to protect
life, liberty and property Not half have been
told of this monster of iniquty. l am ready to
vote il out of existence right now, Present his
tory teaches US that this world is rogue shop
and this nation q nation of fools. II had the
ruling would hive few land if they did not
come too pretty fast / wonld have a good
mauy) beheaded Of those who are forever med
ding with other peoples affairs, cOntound EN- !!
Talk about education sou OF our law makers
need schooling to teach them what their duty is
after they get TO Atlanta, the place OF law max
ing. Laws are the biggest things on earth and
have more to do with our standing or character
I or are characteristic of the people by whom
made OF governed) than any thing else, cOnse
ouently should be studied aud weighed more
than any one thing else in all the world Decides
and when found destitute or not to contain
Wisdom, Justice aud Moderation, should at
once receive our disapproval and be repealed.
The modern Phsrisee, under the name OF
Temperance, ia continually meddling with the
right of making selling and drinking liquor
| and yet he nevsrlpoints to where God author
lied him to thus NEEDLE. Do we violate Gods
law in making, selling or blinking liquorf Not
a bit OF it, and we defy the whole Phsrisse
family 10 prove it, Because some burn up
| their kettle, others must not hang theirs over
the Ere. Why not forbid marrying because
some who marry fight, scratch and pull hair
One is az reasonable 80 the other. Mans rslig
ion (if he has any, is between him and his Goo
and not between man and man as some seem &c
think Our laws should be based upon the
principles or teachings of the Bible and it il
contrary TO the laws of Wisdom, Justice snC
Moderation to punish person until be violates
such laws thus founded.
One word to these wise lOgicians. Keel
yourselves unspOtted from the world, and N!
word for it, you will not have time to keel
others unspottsd. Try it.
Respectfully,
a. G. GcKRS0yY.
FVwdsS Springs, Go.