The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-11
Public school Building


This everlasting twaddle about Falatka'
want OF educational pride. ] ne ci,izen
OF tbs City have been slandered lDnl
enough. have waited for some time
hoping that some one, " no had tie pride
Of his city at heart, would come to lhe
rescue, and make an effort 10 end thi.
disreputable advertisement OF our Ieo'
pie. l can not forbear 10 express the
gravest surprise ut the amount of igno-
rance there is on this subject among our
b,st informed citizers. For the informa-
tion of one and all 1 will submit TIA, Sc
facts in explanation of the reasons why
II suitable public school building has not
been long since erected
First. large proportion of the popu-
iatIon of this city is Roman Catholic
Their opposition to the entire public
school system is a well-est lblished fact.
sides, they have IA school OF their
own which is more or Ies patroniZed
10y Protestant pupils. Should a first class
public school lie established in Palatka
&C would very materially conflict with
the policy and interest of the R1mish
church.
Second. Another large part of our
population are Episcopaiians While il
cannot De SAID that there Is as much open,
ARMED opposition 10 the fre school sys-
tenn, among them, Yet il will not he de
hied that a. class they are Indifferent
70 the inauguration and successful estab-
!ishnent OF such schools in any comnu-
hity where they hope and expect to Sc
cure denomlnational supremacy. In this
citv the EPiscopalIsns have, at considera-
tIie expense, established "A school and ar,
liboring hard to induce liberal patron
tge by our people. As IN the case. of the
RomIsh church, the establishment of a
iirSt- class public school here would very
materially interfere with their plans and
their interest
Third. MethOdists, Baptists and Pres
~ terians constitute "A very large per cent
nf our remaining population. Neither OF
these denomInatiOnS Is opposed, directly
nor indirectly, To the establishment of !.
tTst-class tree school in PaIatka N,ifher
of them has Il private school of its own.
Fer the most part the public school la,
been pttrnnizrd 10y these denominations. (
Tor "nat REASONS we shall presently see.
Fourth. The remaining portion of |
iiiatkas people are members of no |
church Like tn" Methodisis, Bapt .sts |
ami l'rrsbytcrians they have no private
axe to grind, but patrOnize the. FREE, school |
Taught here, and for the same reasons
falaiki ought to have "A public school |
u'''.'i'S' &C sung, when completed and !
t.,'i.' u,,',9''ei' hot less tlin 10000. Such "a /
htiiIuinR could accommodate. at least aJu /
pupils. 10 teach 81 many would r,uutra
at letist eight pErCrptUrS. To .uluIoy
tISht ilTSt class educators would nrcrssI-
tate an anru1t expenditure of at least |
Tlo.UOC-tle prii cipal of such a school |
being IA 4 $1,000. and each of his a,,l,t-
htS ahtS f,"' t. t"au ; 1000. the ~ pcp~, of
N'iS ~ lu'~ g bang very grJtt.
Ot the sum at th,rtv Gy. tu,u-..,,,j
u"liars u establish >ucn "a SD, ll - .rr
city ought tn have. wunuu p,.,,.,y ~,
lay of ton Thousand dgi.at,. =, tuftrh
money 4H Hcc"ttd. Now, now cY1 ~,.r,, :.
,l'h' '-' i'.i@'.i Iis Fttva, ~ut .-tlpilr.ut
-N"h-''" I"r '.-'ndr taIhr1t, are. =
very "tI lH5 r.I,.un a. ti,-,t.t.. W,,.fJ
'H''S '.Hi ''u' one cent? Iur- w.rtj
not .'ii We h1Nt -"en Why. Iue E,r--
80 II ~ another c.">1 WITH cons a.
', ~ -'''- ''''.i. Would tr.X Csur bat
N't on" trti o., aud Tor reasons ,.,,N
sta ed. Method. Is. Elpt.>., ard T,.5-
"s t'r'anS niaa.' up ',EuJnrr rrItJun oi our
Ispihe. """ii they CONT but: Nc-;
nut Htl 10 ihat extent, ami for the Nrt,
G"'d reason tn1t they hlve not tii.
money ~ IS Well known rhrt c1ch ur
TIE above denomIuatIuu- lS V.t, v,.tk
financially. Take the I;apti,.S fer IN
stance and, tut for the ht--r:,i,tv OF tHr
,..-.-st .i'.zehs oi 4 ne CHI. ring village, the
HirmbeISh I, could not vffI,nuf -, :, ]
convenience, RAISE the money "a ,l,,,,,.
tHtlT pastor. The preacher in cIarv. or
the McthodI-t Church gets but n i,tu.t.d
support from ms Teople. | am urt ad
Vis1d a. To how the Presbyterian h. .trrr
Is supported, but doubt If he - cn,,r.I,
supported by his charge. Wh,t 49,,
81 these denominations. i~. To a large ex-
Ieft' Tue o. those of our pope that be-
From this statement of f,r,. :,
evident why suitable. nrI.iic sch.cI
building has not been .rert.d anJ :.
competent corps OF Teachers a,,,,in,'..,i