Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-22
More High Schools.


The gentlemen who are attempting
TO erect educational inoubators all over
the state for the purpose Of Matching
out game students for the university
might just as well compose their souls
in patience, fold their arms and sit
STILL The people of Texas are not yet
ready to turn the school fund over to
select and exclusive aristocracy. The
school fund is for the people of Texas,
great and small, rich and poor, lowly
and lordly. One child is entitled TO
Just as much Of II ma the other; no
more and no less. The fathers whoaet
apart this fund for the education of the
children of Texas did not intend that
it should be used by any man or set of
men in providing soft places for him
self or his friends. IL was TO
teach the children of Texas fair
education, such as can be obtained IN
our public schools, and what, in reali-
/ ty, Is all that can be learned in any
school or any college. Schools furnish
the student the tools and implements
of learning and he must educate him
self ia the practical routine of every
day life-a good portion Of the time
being devoted TO unlearning what, In
school or college, he burned the mid
night oil in acquiring. Any boy or
young man who desires TO become n
scholar must draw upon bis private
fortune to carry him through; the
state aims only to make intelligent
citizens other children by giving them
each and all what one of the grandest
OF American educators calls ian ex-
cellent education, to-wit; the three
RS, some geography and the ability TO
construct correctly ordinary English
sentences IL is urged that the mental
pabulum offered in the university is
too rich for the capacity of the average
Texas cowboy. Granted; but dilute
1t bring 1t down TO standard which
embraces knowledge Of things nearer
mother earth and less devoted to airy
speculations among the stars or
= through the milky way. II the dis
tlnguished educators consider It q
: violence to their dignity TO teach our
children something they can learn,
: Instead Of appearing at a certain houI
each day ana enunolating few ma
chine-made oracles, let them gracefully
retire and the state viii ship thell
dignity to them by fast freight, secure
~ packed and with the Injunction Il
handle with care.n The present
Is net the age OF sentimental ex
perimessts nor OF kinfolks rule
every body is expected TO tote hi.
own bucket, and all state institutions
aswell as private enterprises, to sue.
coed, must be conducted on cold, sterr
! and rigid business principles. Tn,
/ children of Texas have a right to de
r maud social equality IN the matter o
i state education, aud any appropriation
p or expenditure which Is calculated I,
! divert the school fund into channel
: where classes and iayorlles will b,
4 benefited at the expense of the masses
i Is Objectionable, illegal aud contrary
4 70 the spirit OF the grant. We have
magnificent system Of common schools
wherein the youth ofthe land may b
, educated; graded schools, sucl
: as are proposed, would benefit onl,
: the few who could afford to bea
: the expense OF puruing the highe
branches Of education, 10 the total ex
I, oluaon Of the poor II our lmporte,
professors cannot come down from
> their proud eminence on the mount o
I, knowledge, we cannot climb tie pre-
. ciplloua heights to come to them. w
a viii have 10 content ourselves will
such holnespun Requirements AZ cai
20 taught By educators who are Of a
( and who live, move. and have ihel
! being ia thu hat s,irrono.,