The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Grave Question of the Disposi.
tion Of the S'ehool Lands.
THE NEED OF a STATE MILITIA.
What the Flish Heritage Of she Ch1dren
Amounts so-Tlse Emportant Mat
ter or Text Beoks.


% scaoal saa1s hat IL Row the states ewn,
tsrowng areanG the vast fgud cerssin O. be ere
&se3 fFsn their lekse or sAsz safeguards thai vii
prcssTye & iufaes fss al sirze % eonse. TIE
problem e wISs se,aEol iextsiatsaa preseass
+ phsSeS tszt probably no convention OF l&w-
raskers hss ever hezstoiore had 20 raeSg and
solve at cns tine. In fllse it Is involyed 50 inss-
Snsfsiy with Fha laws iof the disposition ef shEs
I gFeat besy o. lands. These laws mHsf be enacted
Z not orlv fnr the pyesexit hzs with view te sae
needs og the fEt4rs. and The legislature e&a1cs
Z pEnsecc wiz too great Frudenes and c&Eticn in
( shsir preparation.
TIE bill. dsxEsing sfa elaborate sehcsg system.
a&s alreaIy hen psssenfst 80 fhe seglslainse-En
the House by Meade and II .ae Seasse oy Pax
sason Il Is modelled easSely after the laws oE
f. EnoiaRz-a sale that hiss one o. the largest
school funds sn5 one ef The best systems Of
school Laws o. any ~ the United states The
fand was reasiz~a Largely fcsm the iuaiesoas
{ sale of swamp or marsh Lands doaaied hY TIE
/ Eover8rnsas fer that purpose. Tais Is pns ne
only bill. h0wever thar VIA he presented.
There has h@eE Formulated system whseh, Il
I is nUGeTStoos, has the sanction az SgpeFiateni-
ent Of Public Iuserassioa Bryan. This hill
/ creates hoard 81 education consisting cf The
I governor. superintendent Of public instruction
and the attorney geuefal. and four others - as
+ appslases by she Euvcrror Amongst is other
Z duties the boarsl win have power 10 adopt rev
text books every fxe yessFs aud i can Eaake Ger.
Z ealamon schools. Il will bold annual teachers
& exsnslaations and grant state certificates and
diplomas. The EtEse superintendent, besides
+ having general suEeryIsioa Of she schools. shall
holdteaahers institutes In every judicial district
I each year. TIE rules for The management Of
schools are laid down Ia detail too Infinite 10 be
mentioned. 4 supplemental bill regulating
+ schools IN the lsIger cities wal also Be pre-
Sente6.
The territorial ;usslfuss held Iass spring sp-
( pointed committee on legislation, Eaembe OF
/ which are Professor Fallspsbee. Of this cify,
i Julia E Kennedy, city subcrinteadenf OF the
Seattle schools. and Professor O. s jones. Of
seattle These teachers haze heen in conference
in Olympia during shs past several days. sad
the resale of their deliberations viii probably be
] the recommendation TO the Legislature Of sys-
ten ot laws OF Ct correction OF defects in tie
/ present laws.
LEGISLATION on flae school system ITSELF and the
establishment cf the seaool fRnd o. the dispo-
sisioa of school lands win probably Re separate.
i The constitution directs specifically how these
lands shall be disposed as, out Il Is in fact. LETT
{ optional with the isgislstnre 20 sell or lease
them. If the former is determined upon. every
parcel sold shall be appraised. and shall not he
+ ssid ct less than tne appraised value. ard at
public suction. The article in tse constitution
seems to have beea foFrae6 with an expeetstlo
tbaf the legislature would sell fAe laHeE. fer no
! limitation whatever Il prescribed In case they
are leAxaa. Not more than one-foursn OF the
lands shall he sold pTicT 70 January l. fsaa and
not more thaa onehsls prior 70 JanHAry /. 1904
1 nor shan more than lfo acres OF land Be sold IN
one parcel
A sruPxSporE SCHOOL FrxD.
There shoaId b. sgfiieions legislation n re-
/ gard 10 the srhoei ialldss said Stale snpevia-
/ tendent Bryan YESTERDAY "a weald favor their
sale AID TIE nFxtnFH ~ - syreGatiple fNEzts
! whfeh AsafI ~ rnef<Fly invested sad she ~
teress devoted 70 she support OF che eemfHon
1 srhenIs / estimate thnf 81 the lands are right
/ friIy handled sAe stgts 81 Washington IN twenty
years VIII Rave an issonceiveely magnificent
1 schoal fund Of .Eaonlko. ! understand fFom
very good authority taat the valuable school
sacticas rs sesstie Tacoma spd Spokane Fails
viii aIana yield si0Glna0 AZ the present
time, ard ther are other Sec
tons throughout the ssste which arr
4 exceptionally valuable. thiuk thst
row "a 8 good IA sell At least the sections neAT
) the cities TIE money II needed for tae sehseis
and their sale woald probably realize falls As
+ much tvanfualIy 10 thA Slud as u the sections
& we're nos sold. bar ieft C. take the chanee@ Of
/ caassauaa glsa sn yalEe. Jas money, by the
safEns Of the constitutions, can be invested oaiF
in nsfioga1 state. epuufF or elpS3 BONDS.
I In ny erlaloa if wssRld have been wise - haTe
ENLARGED the scope uf loans. and advanced money
- private fnfiyi3a4lE on good gcal estate -
E esrify X Is probable, however, thsf per cent
Dc. annum can be realized On the wnoie aEsaEat
os the iuua and par cent cf 30 9skspo L ss1a,-
& 0ae-R sl3p@naeas lncsIric.
ssThn nzanewernans af these lands properly D.
longs 10 lhs eoTamisss3aseT % lsnds who ts yet
sa effect without Rslssrs or funetsons Is is is-
eneaaeut upon eaie Legislature 70 prescz ihe his
ssffisK IN d1tzfl kns il VIII. presaEse tnssraez
sz - sise raannaT Ia shith the stateas l&nAs are
+ 81 Be disposed a. Tea Asate treasurer sseus es
made fna eusssdian Of the school fnaa, ABd
should Be seaalras % give special sssud tos lts
1 .sfe ksspsne A eoraz iSz.oneY or the asSte
tsssra o. esfnestSau snsszlzd be empowered - N
{ vessggsse tssa eana5ti0a 81 Toe fund and iis
/ management b. the commissioners - stated
4 tz1e&
Il think thss pars Of TIE fuaa oaEat 50 =
evs.lable within a year 4 the iegisaEnre aess
prgmusly. The eeanntiss naeT can seA sofae OF
the lands st snee. ard 50 nas appFehens taaS ns
yxsFf have sglfaeusty ia making immediate apaBs
IA abe s1asA et rsssa RnfrsElvs rats oi Interest
rax rxpm GAsps AED rRc sWoeHs
ffshe 1sr5slAsass aessies 70 sell the tide isntss
II Is sltasesher pFetsAble that e VII
asrees Uas al ar nearly al tss
4.rsosess 70 - ths school fnaAk II -,
we kpeEs saSt PsofessBs Rgysn's t90.eea.ea9 -
( tfpnssea in .seasy yeAFs IS nss vNsilT ioo ieE2
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come devoted - tiss tuna Whaf a. snoEuzsas
srxrezzse Il weald attain wltasla veET ssw
THn TErF saGK GEkEgEoN-
me erss heard es es3acMfI0a wi1 Go1tfaess
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STATE fns TIA sEreeeaiaE ssw yeGrs-- FrosasssY y
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suss.ee fnss hs 8he serFisaYfAl board ci tsst sx.
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