Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-17

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snucl1nions e various - ~ dlaDoai-
ffena a. mnn. u Is universally agreed
h0wavss. thAg t1a schoois mass Be raad'
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ED . sisIfs alena Gush lines mus e.
says sssslt n izapreyemsnts - - ~
snls and ~ melAods.
Few times - tha kistory q TIE ha-
tlon has ths pabiis mind bsan turned
with more inssns upon tie oontEoi q
ear schools thar during tie pressni
ysar. Tuo kisis hsys besu psnssassa
eoranaoimani b sha Dnited States ssn'
e.. u either shouid beaome isu ~
sondenay woald Be % asniFaliss ne
eavarnmsns ~ schools sad transfer t6a
exercise of ell % shs matlsf from che
knpds q rs psepis % he ofiaes q Z
Sew psIIlislans e the party h peasr
Honoxsr unvlaasAnt this may Be, Is b
faei nsyosthslsss and Is - posssassd d
al aha more infaEsst when Il y rsmsm
borsd thnt one 81 tie measures has beeE
pnkusd b Ne Bsnass.
Tbs fan0na. o. FatheT infamoas Blail
Kdaoatisnal Bin, sesds baf q favsEabl'
suts Ia Ne Houss Of Representative
and the Prenidsai's signature 10 makl
. somplets rsselutien IN ths mefheds d
eollsoting and diabnraina Ne pablil
school moDeys. Il provides fos taxinI
shs people Of Ne Nation 81 100000 20
Sc onDpoEt Of shs coamon schools Il
ihe States and Territories. The mons.
wouid. b divided % Ma ratio u iillts
sasy. tha idsa bsina 10 oampsl ths Iits
rate NORTH "a bsas good shaEs 81 %
hardana Of Ne nlitsrats souih. ThsE
i littis pIobahilifY Of he bill bssomin
aIau, bat tie pFezsea thst q hes 4
ready made i aufdslsat 10 opsn The sys
~ he pablis q he possibility Of
ehanae ID even thls safeguard - q
nepablis. Ths aouth d rapidly Faisln
ths standards q lhsir sobools, and viii
oat iaisrfeEsnss from their NoEtheE
hsosherTthsy can solve thla QFsat pFat
Ism o. illiisfsoy. a pfohism thas "
thrust upon them b. ths solution Of
stlll aroatss p1oblam, Ne fFeedom Of
aaea
The ssoond bill, aiming ~ "a intsl
ference 10 The present school sysssm,
thaa iniFodaosd b. senator Ingalls,. (
Kansas. Il provides for 3 great Nj
tlonal Univesaity. whose degrees shoul
eompEins ths standard Of al lltaraI
asd solsstiae ominsnoo thrsuahoat d
Naiionf saeh : university Weuld b.
osms lhe natural scatter Of eli the hial
est aosdemio Influence In the land.
UniveEnlty 20 grand, % comprehensive
would certainly be 3 source Of Nationa
pEids. but q woald also be q seures o
great evil. uinos Il would Of neesssii
come under direct National oontrol an
w0ald tend strongly teaArd = Eapil
eantEaliEaiion Of The control Of oe
eommon schools. No greater evil ooall
bsfail our pablio Schools than this sam
esniFallEstion o. control. Thea 81
government Of the schools would Be q
Ne domination Of any political part
and ths people uould be stiil farther n
moved from the expression Of their wil
d the matter Of how tbey desire thsi
children 10 be edueAtsd.
Mary people zee In another diEestiol
what thsy deem 10 BE- the Rrsalesi dan
RsF 70 the State system Of esnmol
schools. The Pienary Council, that ne
during last year In Baltimore, decree,
anone ether thinRs thai each Catholi
Church must arrange within The per
I've years 70 sustain paFoohial soAool
Then She command viii Be given tia
each child Of Catholic paFentaRs ahal
Be taken from ths public schools an,
placed IN the school Of the parish Il
which be lives. Noe emily do ths Gath
olioa propose 10 educate their ohildrel
"a religion - veil - IN grammar ana
arithmetie, bat ths EpisoopAliAns srl
also gushing the idea Of \ eommal
school attached b., and controlled b
each Episcopal Church In The land.
These plans Of educating The younl
b ell branches q knowledge under III
Supervision Of the church are sxoellent
and ought only 10 produce Roed. Piesl
soald Be increased. Respect and low,
fer home and The ohuFeh shoala b
taught from she be0lnnsnG, aud n,
tsadeaoy shoald b 70 produce a. slsva
~ manhesd aud ~ inisllisenl mind
Hat. IL such plans shonld b carried .,
thair ldeioal eoneiasiona, the Fesui
~unla be that eli churches would inati
tate eommon schools for the ohildren q
tAalr oongsaaation.a and econ The patsoni
- then schools Weala revolt saainsi
paying tuios fer she edacailon Of thsll
children, and The troabls would hagin Il
an sndaavOs shoald BE made 10 divide
ne muneys Of The pahlio schools.