Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-29
s,,Deriuteudents in Convention
.mbIed- Splendid Paper from
President Gallagher
smith Boldly Fires a Broad
!. Al Recent Executive and
legislative Policies.
.,.,on OF tho Question Of County
s,psryIsion Continued over
Until To-Day.


XII IN it's history yesterday. The
Ernerintendents' association, which
fspd there at 10 a. M, is an organi-
which, though necessarily small
Ehers, Yields a poteptial and grow
tnsnce In the educational affairs of
\ The recitation room was quite
&sahly filed by members and visitors
I,ore earnest, enthusiastic or intel
a ,cdrgould be difficult to find within
4,tr range of social and political
Iauons.
u fo.nAY's PROGRAMME.
3,-gey. r.. y. Mcknight.
Il aCOunty superintendent 4. j.
II. ag1acational compromisesp--su.
sent W. NJ. Grow.
i il q. M, to witness fire department
\ aon Of superintendent Crows paper.
$3.50 y. N.
II, "Unlform course Of study"--super-
ItR stanberry.
y aDlsclpllne in ols,"-superin
tR.F Comegys,
h Violation Of the City Schools to the
A lfv-Dr II. l.. Dahney, professor OF
4liosophy In state university,
N viii be found a record Of yoster-
|troceedings;
MORNING SESSION.
1 o'clock a. m. President Gallagher
tthe small school bell, and the as
In was ca led TO order.
tA A. Allison, pastor OF the
.m Methodist church, opened the
Rings with prayer. He invoked
kssing of Almighty God upon the
III, and prayed that its delibera-
Knight result in great good in ad-
4 Tie cause Of education; that the
4 Providence might multiply the
2<lstes In this great cause, which he
6the handmaid of Christianity.
&rntendent Hogg, in Introducing
n Smith to deliver the address of
i be, said that 1t would be becoming
mayor to welcomethe superintend-
n Texas to his city, but that il was
Barry fitting duty for the mayor Of
North, lie paid a high tribute to
n Smiths efforts in behalf OF our
&oOls.
n MAYOR.J. Z. SMITH
Substance: A greater part of the
D. Of this association are strangers
but knowing that you are
n In the cause of public edu-
i take great pride in welcoming
Hort Worth. What Fort Worth
eem behalf of public schools is
In our school-houses and their
OF one thing rest as
5you arc among people who have
prs enlisted in behalf Of public
sand whose hands are In their
II 10 pay for them. Two great
Rsarise in the discussion of edu.
n issues; how shall the. money
4 the schools be raised2 and
Mail ii be expended? The
8nt Of the first devolves
BIZ legislative and executive
b Of government; the last must
~ regulated by the local school
4 Our fathers in their wisdom
N large landed interests to the
n ana different legislatures fol-
&eir example until finally the per-
*school fund reached over 0,000,-
fs The last constitutional con
occupied with these appropriations
sections that the lands should be
The Legislature and executive
N OF government seem not
a been vested as wisely as the
9tonal powers, but In violation OF
8ilonal restrictions had been tam
Riih system OF leasing. Gradu-
! people are coming to understand
Is an utter failure and by lS90,at
n may nope to see the government
nthe hands of those who will
constitution. Until that day
Jog schools must be the sufferers
penny wise and pound foolish
y Discussing the conditions OF the
4efe the school lands were located
3nlth said the time was
when it would build
n compare with our
fosperous and beautiful sec
II would be settled with people
~ cattle. AS TO the management
plic schools, he had no advice to
NAV Is for you. gentlemen, said
.scuss, and | hope your delibera-
8'hls respect will be profitable to
a The school interests of Texas
3ndent upon her teachers. Col.
onoated vigorously the practice
lg abroad for educational
a We have plenty of II
~, said he, and should
"A encouragement. | have
e1hing to do with our own city
Hna ieel that ii is no fiattery to
NNe have "A corps Of teachers that
pare faS orably with that of any
n y a mistaken idea that talent Is
q iound away from home. You,
q should use your influence to
*liyersity with men known TO the
n the state and in whom they have
thorough confidence.
q smith closed his remarks by re-
ne welcome he had expressed at
4 and sat down amid liberal APP
II dbDGE SAM FuRMAN
n 'aueed TO the convention by the
He said that he came expect
a mere listener, and was not
lor a speech. The minds OF the
lust naturally recur to the Fort
'he past, and the marked con-
Z w In its present condition. He
oriety the history OF Fort Worth
schools, showing perhaps the
s'aiAahle progress IN all respects
a ey a city in the South. That in
tnWorth takes her greatest pride,
4 peaker, Is her public school
II | could erect banner vita
Fned interests Inscribed thereon,
"A schools would head the list
4 yas Of every sort, have assembled
n vrth, but | believe that the most
4 meeting ever held here has
Maugurated. You gentlemen
llng the future legislation Of
[9i In a Republican govern
ours, in proportion 10 tho