Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10

pOIuihuon greater than AIaseachusoffe ~
- oniy oVv,OUO, has territory seven timss
a. ~ treat rendering educnilon Of the chr.
Is URN 10 .he country next 70 Impossible
!, Iexasr tae most favored cannot do
/ "Ine fathers Of Texasn laid tho
2 loundetlop, aud now upon their broad
r patl1ouc, wise and humane forcthoueht
e = lesreu otate university, m equip
4 niehts ana appliances second to none in
4 our country. This institution. ,,Nc eesa
! OF the public school system OF the ses,e
, II for liberal and professional tral,,ns'
! The Agricultural college--The rrru7i
OF the lsnd grant 10 1862 FOR no.
|, chanical ana Industrial training Ia
the several states aisd terrltnr,as
has given the Industrial classes of Tevas
an institution devoted to the interests ~
the Industrial classes particularly. rh,s
Institution owes IT'S origin 20 the norton
of the vi00, 00o,0 900 (wiRe nicosurc' Al
though perhaps a violation OF the constl.
tutionl set apart for Texas, bot supple.
mented ~ the state, as was reluired.
Inc sam Houston normal school Tor the
INSTRUCTION OF teachers--profsssi
eachers~-hpt its origin IN the phllan
snfopic, benevolent and CArlstan Pea
| pouy, the state again supplement,pQ Tho
ghts Of the Peabody education fund.
Texas IS wen equipped III higher instI.
tuions, controlled AND supported by the
stase. me sake Hmay be said ot her
numerous deneminat;onal COLLEGES an5
private schools, but these are an for all
vanced instruction. Tho need Of aly OF
these Is students prepared and able
10 pfoht by these rare opportunities.
10 the common schools, tine education
Tor the masses, the snhstratum, the boys
aud girls, who Ia torn are 60 mi 40 those
higher educational ranks; Texas ri this n
far behind, lss4-6--The pupils enrcDod
white and colored between the ages then
OF eight aud fourteen, were 40G 5g4.
There was also apportioneA for their IN
struction 80 each by the state.
lssb-6--There have been enrolled BE-
tween ages eight aud sixteen, 452,6Tg
ana there has been apportioned for their
instruction $500; Of these n per orrt
only belong TO the cities Some of these
cities but nothing like a majority, sun.
plcment the state and county apportlon.
inents by local taxation, some as high "a
ilye mills as Ia the case OF Fort Worth,
Others as low as two mills, In the ease of
Galveston. Even these city schools
those not supplementary the state an
portionmcnt, do not continue over Ave
months. The county schools do not
average over four months. But this Is
not the point. II Is conceded that not
| over % per cent. OF the children
even OF this short scholastic aye are on.
rolled. Add TO this number and the en-
rollment would become COY, $40. Again
to this add the fact that the school age
should be between seven and eighteen
aud you would have an aggregate school
populationEof s29,gOG Agalnitis safely
estimated that our population has reached
2,bOO,O00-make IL 2,250,000, and then
you have 100000 of the school ago--or
your portionment, $780, becomes S2.35
per pupil
In oil this nothing has been said about
school-houses, furniture and nxtures,
just as important as tuition and teachers
| Local taxation is a success whore tried
but can only be levied In deusely settled
counties and cities. What can be done
for that portion OF the state where the
acres are a thousand times the
number Of pupils, But granting
that Texas can educate her own
for this reason alone. She should
sid Virginia the Carollnas and the South
geuerally-they cannot. IL comes with
little taste---lacks sympathy to say Texas
can take care OF herself and therefore
she Is ''solid against this measure"
Consistency is jewel. While Texas
wishes none OF this from the public .reas
ury, yet with great satisfaction does she
receive annually over $780, 900 In the way
of deficiency TO send letters, (and con
gresslonal documents 20 constituency that
cannot road them), This Is defended
because the constitution Says Coon
gress shall have the power TO establish
postoices and post-roads. Whereby
means that cheap postage 10 merchants
and business men shall be defrayed
by the general government, 10y the gen
eral revenues, taxes, etc.
"This measure tends 30 centraliza-
tion," "a precedent will be
set for the paternity Of government that
VIII turn TO torment its Inventors and
advocates Oh, yes "the government
Is to take charge OF our schools and TO
place their teachers in our Schools
In addition TO tho clause that has been
in every bill, delegatiug the entire man
agement OF the funds To the states and
territories, the following amendment
offered by Senator George, viz; 1.-THE
sections setting forth that the design OF
the act was not TO establish an indie.
pendent school system In the state, but
only TO extend aid 10 the state govern
ments, was restored unanimously.n
House proceedings,
This feature "Thc Taking Charge OF
Our Schools.p Sectional prejudice has
been worked for allit would avail. Poll
ticlans may entertain such opinions OF
each other, Pm sure statesmen do not.
Were | associated with men for whom
entertained so despicable an opinion,
would quit them aud quit the country
they represented. For my part, I'm an
American citizen, and, believe, iIoar, OF
Massachusetts,, and Colquitt Of Georgia,
Eyarts OF New York, and Pugh OF Ala
bama believe the thirty SIX who voted
for the Blair bin are as true men, as true
patriots and as great states
men as the eleven who voted
against it. That 'rrhe Common
School Masters as an ex-governor
used TO term them before public schools
became popular the city superintend-
ents' meeting last December In Fort
Worth, are as pure aud az true men, and
In this matter are as sincere as those who
assert that they do not represent tho
sentiment OF the people OF Texas.r