The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-11
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
FRIDAY. &C.: JANUARY IL. 1890
SON1HERN SCNOOLN

SOUTHERN SCHOOLS
Tho sarasHah Nets Of opinion that "a good |
public school systcm'-ln the l,uth-'must pro
ccde Immigration" M Nous proceeds to sy |
that
when Georgia. Cor instance, makes her public |
school gscm what uughttp be, snc viii not have
luadycrnsc her advantages 10 attract hnmigmnts
They viii come without being asked, aud ln such
numlsri that tho Increase in her taxable wealth |
will give her tint Gins, .ch"nls ai'houi increasing
her tax siulcu. Good schuls VIII hriug lnml |
gruiiun uf the boot iiui. aud immigration VIII |
solve the rIcr problem. hcrHusU u utl hwp tue |
white race 90 ,oniri "i ne h'hl,,, t'nnli' "tu |
cliirs, until The bllcs Nov 10y rt-ln nl ~. ~ |
unrnnrc. crasss 90 d. menace "a Ctcfrth'ug that /
4 cs.sntial 81 the ~ elcuy ahd hipPincs OF
people
This {, position N Caanda0DJn Ti1,ss has oc
cupicd iur many yvars andEiycn n such prumi-
hence a. our circulation and iuhucu'c made pus'i |
BILE We are glad u has hnally iakrn root IN tie |
public mind ~ n good degree, and We hope Il may !
bear fruit IA the near iulurs Dor ycnu me Tmu
aud Mrurnr ArrEAt were the uuly two paper, M
liz South that took all opportunities Offering 10
emphasize ih, Southern want nud I,oni out both
the duty We owe In ihai r,rnri 10 our own popnla
ton aud the pruht ~ the -sith that lies along the
line Of duty Nov that the Southern press fcnrf
ally has awakened io the Importance the ueccs
uly-oi better an1 mprr schools for the MASSES. we
shall snuu see the dir.i and mdreet benefits at
prostcs. Ia that dirriion II the rinl schools Of
the south wcrc mi.,, o the standard u excellence
their Importance "a. social. moral uror demand
they should attaia. We would within two decade.
hear the last oi the nice question Ia every state
that shsn maintain hntc class scliools inr the pco
pies chlldp'n the host available lands Of every
oounty will shortly be- ocrupod by thrifty. mtclli-
gcut independent taunen., except in the cotton
belt aud even thcru N" proportion oi white
tlillcd lnhorn would be- rrraiiy Increased. The
negro would b. in aminotity In all save the low
lands Oi the Mississippi delta nni sirius / ing the
CUT aud south Atlantic Coast and this would
speedily sand the uco Issue 10 ne limbo Of The
forgotten.
M Mas spcaks of Texas and Florida ~ the
ouly suites IN the south that have shown proper
Interest IN public education. nn unjust bit Of nni
tcy. Those states Wcfr presented With vast nrns
II public lands. and the lngomr inlm fraction oi
thr-' hls locn 80 apart or the support If schools
iof the people hat in i,,6 The total appropriation
by IrNns rf schools WIS only " ci. o.. when hrt
total enrolment ut children wns .n.slo in 300
tehoois The same ycar lcnue.rc save u,tp.Sp
~ the SUPPORT Of Gel' schools. iu which ieltp
pupils Vcfr enrolled Tyuncs-v gave tinl iur
each pupil cumllUl. TvNas save isl inr each ui
hers Texas provided i0np les uumhof oi schools
than Tennessee. though Texas cnr,llmcnt uas
iaUn greater than Tcnnsssccs cnmparisln
with Florida would BE- equally n favorable Ia
Tennessee A. uc hate lnumatci the srhn,l
tANflN ~ ANhNN NiIN Al'flNAA NNlN' W. NAA"ifN ~
taxation On the I-uplo nud in That they have
great advantage over the Older smtD, ~ the South
Nhosc tas taycrs have had 10 ru down deep iu
their Itstcis ipt those iunds-iniu packets that
vcfs turned mouih down boy che eitN vur whgrws
the INSULTS 81 the var puurnuus enriched both
she Lone Star aud rcnlusalH State
We bold IcnnC.r, thc hammer southern state in
educational nfhir, anil educational rnwrHe Her
srhuuls iuf the masses ore irf and i,fh higher in.
al. sN.sf.
oihcr .outhetn state
hut We must cx,u ourselves To mniutaln thn
position our uc ghhur hpuihWuid aud NJ thc
Southeast nrr waking up un ihy subject and Swing
a Intelligent end cnisirnt attention tennessee
should NJ once protidr ia month, term ct s.honl
fof every child Of school ace in bee jurisdiction.
this l. one q the nrsi thing io which the inrom
ing Legislature should Ei,c us attention. thrfrs
million In u iof our statc.-Ihc chat us.oin
gislss
In the above there Il history that Is
profitable for rcprooi o. well as ior con.
graduation. Tennessee V, us The 7HHa
RAYS, the banner state Of ihc South for
public schools, but she Is yet iar from
being in n condition 10 break down ut
terly the mountain 81 iliicracy that is
such a great, big. black mark against her
In all educational statistical tables. She
Il an example 10 tie other Southern
States, bui she Is away lar behind the
Western aud Northern States She hu,
many Gne colleges for men and women,
several universities, some 81 them \,
richly endowed ~ 10 bo equal to the de-
mands II the religious denominations the,
chiefly represent She has also some OK
ocllcnt and very prosperous pdya,,
schools bu, among them she has no prc
pamiory schools la connection with bel
colleges or universities, a. ,Los, Of mon
favored staicA A. 10 her publ
schools. outside OF Memphis, Nashyill
Chattanooga. Knoxville, Clarksyillc. Gu
lumbia aud some other large ioau., the
afford but a limited education and ilr b
few weeks in each year that there Is al
Ways a wide gap between the time Of clio,
Ing and opening, - that much that ha
been conncd, scanned or learned is ioi
gotten by the pupil IL Is al the best bu
adipshod system tina, Ia saved from hlui
by the persistency Of tho pupils anxior
for an education aud the consistency an
devotion Of the teachers and supcintcnt
cnts, and especially Of the enthusiasm
State Superintendent Smith. But ih
ought not any longer 10 be the case. III
ptcAent Legislature should mako II poir
10 provide six month"; schooling for n