Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-30
'ATIoNAL ISSUES.
superintendents Lay Them
|u,,h a Sharp Dissecting
Knife.
LOG PAGER From superintend-
on the Subject of Com
promises.

z row on tue H"''eN'
promises.
davis session Of the State
VA Ssnts' association was inaugu-
untavorable skies, which,
.vsr daunt the heart of the
l.ooqnc. BY noon sunshine
1tshadow, aud in the afternoon
Tendance OF the session was
~ The day was devoted TO
,oo Of interesting educational
,~nort OF which appeara below.
% mays PROGRAMME;
y Rev. II. NJ. Tinnon. Report
IA on resolutions as follows;
ersity OF Texas.
"a Blair bill,
3 ,catiou OF addresses delivered
d meeting.
q reading circle,
Isl Dol isir
.dsg session.
"a Il committee on constitution
& q committee on finance and
&pn
Z "a Of next place of meeting,
d Of officers.
nmcnt,
,,n>y,N-,, crscurr,N-
$uyention was called to order at
Hn, with the president in the
r. Mcknight, pastor of the
4 church, opened the proceedings
tyer.
4 cot. 4. J. CHAMBERS
E.odueed to deliver an address on
Iuueryislon. He said he felt like 1t
IN better for some OF those old
NM veterans In the cause OF
TO do the talking, but
4 been intimately connected with
.bllshment OF the present school
M would try to explain why a
&eudent was omitted. 1t was his
1 I'd drop the subject OF the school
4. discuss the schools themselves.
<.mpers rehearsed in brief the his
{.he public school system in Texas
IA beginning of its career as a
H Dwelling upon the extrava-
\ a, the so-called DeGress sys-
\ showed how it had Disguised the
Mud driven them to the extreme of
Had economy. The arbitrary levy
IN taxes without consultation Of
: ais had outraged their sense of
4 and the rebellion which followed
il natural. Here was species of
Uson that aroused the Indignation
|people. This feeling extended to
and constitutional
|iIons which came after the
low OF the radical regime and pre-
the adoption of a liberal school
He would not say that it was
1t was n conservative position.
! become too enthusiastic at times
ne to 90 too fast. How are we
come these prejudices or objec-
The people must do 1t themselves
Texas is rapidly adopting the
system. All over this
districts are voting local taxation
benefit OF their schools. Just as
"a general disposition is mani
0 extend local aid TO the public
the legislature will not hesitate
you Il county supervisor. You
the head Of the educational sys-
Texas Il man whose soul, whose
whose thoughts and whose i'm
are enlisted in the schools,
nan In every county TO watch him,
llcian, or one who has his mind
i Occupations, is fitted for such q
Let us consolidate the manage
u the schools and not scatter il
With every branch Of the govern
The men who framed the system
TODD and honest men; their
had been burned, and
ade them cautious. Let
pie work up to more efficient
sion under the district plan, and
ie would then be willing TO do its
Let them come to understand that
1 100000 children and only 500,
oiled; that the public fund is in
Mt, and the schools must have local
he question of a superintendent
l. not one to be considered here.
1t the superintendent first, let him
moderate salary TO begin with ;
lly we can work up to perfected
We have much reason TO hope,
NO years since the present system
and ! firmly believe that
ltion advanced the state ten years.
Chambers oontrasted Texas
other states greatly 70
advantage of the former,
dag, he said we must
! local taxation. We will need
ten millions annually, and IL is
Ible to raise 1t from the permanent
fund, AS the revenue from that
es the number OF children to edu'
Ill increase. The people thea
must come up and assist il they
have u perfect system. lap
lotlon of Superintendent Carlisle
ual address of the president was
10 the committee on resolutions
'rERINTENDENT W. NJ. GROW
eston followed with a paper OF
tlonal Compromises" He pre-.
lat subject with the remark thai
not get here in time TO hear the ad
welcome, but judging by his owl
IN a formal address was unneces
He complimented Fort Worth;
lily in the highest terms. The FOL
Is a full text Of his very interest
valuable thesis;
worlds best progress has beer
be line of the resultant OF extreme
g forces. The great conflicts an(
Il the past have all ultimately re
either directly or indirectly, In
god series of mutual concessions
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