The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-11


This trust fund called and designated noaylss d5t
bat should be anderstoOd that large Interest drara
debt be remembered that fire per cent interest
on given sum has greater purchasing eapac5 tnan egn
per had 1867 twenty age -Four per cent United
States bonds worth large premiums three and one hall PEI
cent bonds commanding premium Mississippi Rnds ar
good either Of those mentioned though not he!
great premum the per bonds have been, and
selling learn hundred and eleven 1t beng trust
fund the State either the debt and invest the amount IN
satisfactory securities reduce the interest to such rate as
would be equitable and just The Chckasaw counties to whom
this interest semiannuannually distributed entitled to
whatever Of interest their money viii bring and no more
To the State it is certainly not worth more than
four i've per for the simple reason, that the State BY
raise the funds to pay the principal the reduced to
four per the annual saving would be $50 64 g. or to i've
per cent s2 9S47 possible that the wisdom Of lega
ton that viii people from twenty-five hirtytwo
thousand dollars per viii not be approved by those who
bear the burdens of government? Because this fund has been
conded the keeping of the State shall excessive rate of
interest be paid for a time Gomez Money very much
cheaper than thirty years and IFS purchasing capac
ty proporonaly greater than in 1856 1851 Alnss
every has awaited itself of the cheapnes of money and
thereby the Of its obligations reduced interest," thus
senng the burdens of those who support the government
The Governor of Connecticut his message
mended that bonds amounting something million of
aoa due in 1897 drawing hve cent interest," but redeema
ne the pleasure of the State after the first of last May should
be paid and the funds raised by the issuance of three per cent
money only worth four or five per cent inter
est to the State why should eight per be paid? submit
that TINS iund has been held in and safely the State
for more than geneaion that the interest fixed in 1856 and
continued IN force IN 1867 become because cheapness
of money excessive and that the debt should either be paid
the rate of interest reduced That the State provide funds
for the payment of the debt by issuance five per
bonds beyond question, fail thus discharge
obligation reduce the interest to disregard my udg
ment well established business principles to
transaction that is utterly indefensible.
From the State Superintendent Report it will be that
the average term of the
was six days longer in 1887 than SS5an increase Of nearly
per cent in time-whe the total expended
SS41 abo 81 600 90 less than IN 1887
If the schools had continued days onger 1885, the total
cost would have been s905 $780, nearly s64009O0
than expended in 1887.
The total amount collected for free school purposes the
year 1887 1867 increase of 10000 above the
1887 the expenditures were less than the
cep This will be carried forward in the various counties
and will be the of bringing the system cash basis
thereby Graduating the pernicous practice of specializing IN
school warrants which has initiated against the school interests
since the inception of the school system.
From the Comparison of Statistics in the Biennial Report
will be that compared with the years 1885 and 1885,
IA counties had in 1887 longer term for less IL
ties equal term for less money and that IN 20 counties the
month smaller Twelve of the remaining "A
ties show material changeas time and while the other
II show larger monthly expenditure though of them spent
less than collected.
The statistics for 1887 include reports every County
the beginning of the system, has
been the except for the year 1884, and the narrative
reports show that we have entered mere vigorous and
progressive in the work of public education.
said in my message of 1S86:-I led to believe that
the teaching force schools though improving
whole very Indifferent would better to reduce the
teachers"
The Legislature of 1886 made some radical changes in the
schooaws These changes the MAN, bear directly upon
the two great which in that pointed out
necessary the progress and usefulness of schools
The schools of most COUNTIES undergoing gradual dsnte
grafton from the establishment of many small schools and to
check the disastrous effects of this evil system of dscng
the counties was engrafed on law limiting number
schools fixed territorial and minimum scholastic
population for each district More than five hundred small
schools discontinued and the reports FROM all counties
except seventeen show that enough and
enough schools maintained and those
be accommodated by esfabs report that all children car
Gent time has not elapsed the nun
dstricting It will require time and possibly medifca
ton of the law establish districts wants
the educabe population.
To improve the corps of teachers uniform examinations ant
institutes established These have stimulated teachers
study and will inevitably elevate and strengthen the teaching
desire remain will be impeed to constant improvement
their scholarship and teaching power.
Many abuses and inequalities under the old salary
system based the per diem average attendance The Law
bases the salary the qualifications of the teache
the kind work he capable ofong and grade
maximum and minimum limit is fixed superintendent
required visit all the schools and inspect the of
teachers service which is invaluable.
These vigorous reforms all tend the improvement
systematic management of the free schools and WHILE like al
reforms they have created agitation and criticism, may m
be concluded from the results already shown that if athu
executed they will the better
longer terms of schools.
These results should not be expected at once Time is essen
ta the value of every Legislation h
school should constructive always tending toward
developing and systemaZng Some amendments needle
and perfect the law these should upon tn
broad basis of strengthening the system instead of weakenn
it, to the end that the children of the State receive tn
greatest educational advantages possible for the
The total attendance
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI,