The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-27

mated ion the assembly nsplr' the be-
lief that IN Them We will find capah!,'
Legislators, VIII" WI work faithfully for
| the enaettn: of such Wholesome, laws as
will tend most towards the development
of our material ami educational mt =.
csts. Upon the whole, the ticket Is rN-
cell. mt, and fully merits and VII receive
the wa,m support uf eseiy tln ,i,,n.
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TIM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| In your issue of July III there al,
pearcd the letter OF Elder j. II. Moote,
ON the duty of the county officers "tu
collect ~ appropriate money for school
building purposes" He Invites discus.
sion in TnE NEwS. Approaching the
commcn,lable zeal OF MIR. Moore, IN h..
| half Of our school interests, We " i'll rn.
deavor to explain some Portions Of tl"
organic law ON the subject AS prcre,i,
uisite to the granting Of IA free public
| school to the citizens Of a neighborhood,
they are required by the Hoa'i of pub
lie Instruction To have "made suitable
arrangements fot Tia" accommodation Of
the school. School Law, see. -. The
School Hoard are earnestly required To
''usea great discretion and u wise Tot-
| omy to avoid excessive taxation; to tise
every means tn secure material assistance
before starting each school, rs in the gltt
of "A lot 1T land. contributions IF money,
materials or lat " in construction OF ~
pair OF school building. or in the usa OF
| 80 y Il
| |, =, !.
THE Board ol Public Instruction Of
each county shall, On or lgfOlc the l,s,
Monday in June Of each year. prepare
AN itemzrd statement showing tho
amount Of money required for the main.
tenancc of tho necessary common schools
Of their county for the next ensuing
scholastic year " Page 10, section 20,
clause II.
| Maintenance means the employing and
pawn III tho teacher. The term can.
not mean tho construction If sent u
buildings. II IA ncightorhooi or town
with II school located by our Board there
ought certainly exist sufficient public
sentiment 1a,oftng educational facil.
tiles, to enable its patrons to build and
furnish u suitable house o. arrunmo-
date tho school. II they are not suil
ciently Interested t. construct a house
then they would not sustain the school
even il the Board presented them with Il
costly school lH'i,lng. II the liontl
weic to erect "A school building at the
expense ut the count, school fund, af-
t.rwaids no community, however able
financially. would construct it, own
HOUSE. Each school community would
await it, tulnnt the public mill To have
its school house erected tor them
1T Is IA poor rule that will not VOL.
both ways, would he the trlte adage
with ont lrlharElt patron. The pttcr.
dent once adopted would prove rtinou-
tu our school Interests. buiS IL Il sparse
/, settled country. with a lalgt ptr cent
age Ut poor peisunn who cannot afford /;
tan heavier than thct now pay II TIN,
ioard adopt the advanced idea of built
lnl :, honl houses ii would urcrsSitatr a
rnlnou- tax upon the taN payers that
would rtartUaIIv amount To- coniisra.
tlpn. Funds nov used III paying trs,t,
cra would h. otherwise expended. Can
II man perform a piece ut ordinary han
dictitt At les, cost, t. dn the work hlt"
self than tu give It ont To- others at paN
INK figures to- them. Then cannot +;
neig hbofhooi construct it, school huti4t
at less cost than the county could have II
done hy contract The principle will moi
do. The Board should "avold "Nctsslv,
taxation as they would Il dangerous rurl
in navigating Il ship At sea. Srhuu
Law, pag. 81, i.marh j.
| IT l'a'atka wishes "A new school build
ing 1t certainly cN,nces "A cunini"ndahl,
spirit. The city ar town council shal
have power Ia establish public school
and To provide for their maintenance.
Met lcllan's Digest. chap. -, see. .,
lage -. No one can object to the cit
liens Of paatka constructing building
however handsome AMI costly. TIA,
more so the greater will I've our pride il
her achievement. Hut let ralatka do n
kcuka and lnterlachru have done, nnt
construct hel own school ediiirc.
TtlE II ArIlEEs' lNsTIrt n.
our worth, superintendent uf school
has begun early ~ secure cntnprtrn
teachers for the scltuols. In his faithful
: effort to render the schools more eli
Client. he has called n Teachers instl
,ute to r. held at paiatka conmrncin,
on the 3lst. He writes me- he he's Sc
+ cured retut III rat of travel for H.
: teachers IN attendant. We are please,
t. lcarn We Will enjoy the honor ot ha,
, ing Major Russell with lis. We hope T.
) meet at the mItitutc large number &
: teachers of Putnam and adln'rng cour
. ties. More anon.
y. H. PATTERSON.
. Oregon indians Fishing FROM Canoe,
At Nmpiina lux, tr", the fishing Is don
> Nv lmlu,ns from cnuHS They fish IN nhol
~, tut ui water, u mile anl II hiatt OF
> from the shore, They tt,c no latt, tut hay
the shank ot their hu,k~ covered with tho
tin, thu, CLUTTER It which attracts the fish. NJ,
= the hs,k dn,s MT reach the bottom until II
.,d,,aI l., a fish Ihrr,, are two Indians