Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

PROF. ALEX HoGG, CITY SUPERINTENDENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In 1873 the Masonic fraternity estab-
llshed ut Grapevine
THE MASONIC INSTITUTE,
and placed at its head Prof. w. p. Bish-
op. He was succeeded by that veteran
whose influence has been salutary upon
the rising generation OF the state tlarge.
BEDFORD COLLEGE
was inaugurated under the management
of Prof. Heinbaugh. There have been
this institution. AT present it Is under
the control Of Prof. j. Il. Clark, young
man of energy and ability.
THE WESLEYAN COLLEGE
in the city of Fort Worth has Just closed
its first year In its new building. The
purposes Of this Institution are liberal
education and Christian training. The
faculty, while not very large, Is OF such a
character and number as to guarantee
thorough instruction. Girls and boys are
admitted equally, and pursue the same
branches of study. Rev. A. A. Johnson
is president, Prof. p. NJ White, dean. The
school Is under the direction aud uspices
THE BUSINESS COLLEGE,
founded by and still under the manage
ment OF Prof. i. Z. Preuitt. has just
closed its seventh annual session.
Here young men and women, too, are
taught the principles, theoretically and
practically, OF business life. This insti-
tuition presents at home, to those pre-
pared to profit by its instructions, first
class business education, thus saving eX-
pensive board and travel at a distance.
THE WARREN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
especially for young women projected
and inaugurated In 1883 by Mrs. Ed. +
Warren, fills heretofore unoccupied
ground, viz, the higher education OF oul
daughters, and at home. Mrs. Warren IL
lady of large experiences IN teaching
specially the branches which pertain tC
finishing or giving grace and ease oil man
ner to her students, the highest educa
ton OF the teachers art.
There are still other private schools, al
doing well and contributing their part u
the education Of the children OF For
! Worth.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
1851 the Republicans while In powe
attempted to establish a system OF public
/ kEU0Olh
| school purposes, teachers, etc, and 81 OF
| the 300 for school-houses, There wer'
neither schOol-houses built nor pupil
| taught.
In the "White settlement" teache
from Matagorda county opened a schoo
| In which he had three pupils for the ful
term and received Sl25 per month for hi
compensatlon This system or scheme
| ..,.., n =. To- auu faiiura
THE DEGREES SCHEME
was next tried. The principal feature
OF this werei
| A HOARD or DIRECTORS
\ for the county, president and fon
members elected by the people
These directors divided the county int
school districts, and they appointed tire
school trustees IN each district Tn
| trustees were authorized 10 make con
tracts with teachers at any rat
and for sny time they saw proper
| The school directors had power 70 lev
o tax upon the district sufficient 10 pa.
all school expenses; and the director
made these so bnrdensome, taxing II
high as 90 30 aud even O. per 500, tina
the people repudiated the whole, 80 tina
many OF the claims are still unpaid.
/ IN 1875, the system known as 9th
community system,v was established
The state school fund apportloncd b
the state to each county, upon the basl
OF the scholastic population between III
ages Of eight and fourteen, es reporte
4 by the assessor. School-houses could b
built out Of the superintendent provide
one-half the expense was borne by prlyat
/ subscriptions; when this was done u
schools were sought for that year 10 tbs
community The trustees In this systeI