The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-20

No intelligent or patriotic citizen Of
Waco but is proud Of the magnificent
stand the city has taken in all matters
relating 10 the educational interests of
the people. Indeed, the showing we
make is a grand one. We have here,
and the fnct Is broadly acknowledged,
the very best local system of public
schools in the state. The progress
made in this interest during the scho-
lasiic year just closed has beon as
| wonderful as Il has been both salts
factory aud complimentary. With an
average attendance of over seventeen
hundred pupils. we have a corps OF
teachers equal IL not superio. TO any,
not in Texas alone, but in any of the
states Of the union. We have five
public school buildings ofnew and
improved construction and fitted with
ali the best modern means and modes
OF teaching. The fact Is, Waco is by
very far, ahead of any other city OF
Texas in regard to the means and Ia
cilities she enjoys In the public and
free education of the masses OF the
people. She has at the head of this
interest young gentleman who, for
one ofhis years, possesses remarkable
fitness for the discharge of the duties
of conductor and leader Of the public
education of tho children of Waco
| Ills administration of the schools has
been wise, liberal, conscientious, ell
Gent and fully up To the full require
ments of an exatting constituency
| His reports exhibit the RECORD
of vast amount of efficient
work well and faithfully done
We challenge any other schoo
community in the state t.
show up with him in al
the essentials of progress made AM
the outlook for the future conduct o
interests so important to the publ
> growth. No child is so poor in Wac
but that If it will avail itself of tb
! facilities and advantages offered b,
the system, 1t may have liberal edu
: cation, sufficient TO enable IL to ente
! with even chances any walk, rank o
pursuit of life. The citizens OF Wac
are Justly very proud OF this progress
indeed they may well be, because les
than decade since there was not an
g such thing as free school here, br
q instead there was decided hostilit
= to the system, and much active as we
= as latent opposition to any idea
20 utilizing tie resources furnished
: lavishly by tho wisdom and INTEL
n. gent foresight Of the fathers of Il
: state. The contrast between u
4. bright and hopeful present and Il
then unpromising future, Is vel
great, and IL is very complimentary
ia the city.
~ II the present rate OF progress
maintained for ten years, as II u
. doubted will be, we may safely pred
that the public schools of Waco W
not be excclled by any school comm
nifty in America, not excepting I
most progressive community In M
England, where the idea OF public Al
free education was frat utilized a
made successful. AS city, we ha
no dearer or more important int
W. ests than those bound up
and represented by our excelle
free school enterprise The city COT
Gil and the people themselves in tn
TO private capacities cannot do bet
than watch with Jealous eye eve
turn in public sentiment on this SEQ
." and be prepared at all times to sta
by the principle which has been Of
ok much practical utility to the grow
out and adornmeut of the city.
In graded aud other schools ofhil
err range Waco IL peculiarly fortl
pr ate, having the Waco University,
In venerable and useful institution, ,
dor the care of one of the most d
,va tinguished educators ofthe day.
ms Immense ro!. OF s.uacu.s saii.s ga
uating class during the session j
closed amply attest its usefulness. I
In Waco female college, another exc
The lent school, under the auspices
no the Methodist denomination, 10 SIM
above praise, and 1t Is filling apli
"a, In our educational economy of
nor importance and great usefulness. Z
yer convent OF the Sacred Heart is
hind none other of the schools mi
toned, and is rapidly mounting fr,
of one excellence TO another, so that W
wn soon il will stand in q numbers q
in general usefulness fully abreast of a
The other. All these circumstances co
biDe 10 make Waco what we ella
for her, the educational centeroi Tea
~ and we don't consider the claim
'' forced one either in any respect.