The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-13
scheol comm.ssioner Bradwell.

By appointing ex-senator Bradwel, o.
Liberty county, state school commissioned
. Gov. Northern has shown that he aims
to do what Is for the best interests 4 the
people. 1t is entirely safe 10 predict that
Capt Braawen will make one Of the best
school commissioners the state ever had.
| de is man Of ability. culture ami excellent
Judgment, and, besides, lie is Drofuadiy
Interested in educational work lie is him
SELF a school teacher, and is IN hearty SYM
pathy with the public school system.
There IS an immense amount OF work for
Capt. Bradwell to do in order to make the
public schools anywhere near what they
should be. This fact the governor under
stands, and, doubtless, il was because he
has confidence ia Capt. Brad Wells fitness for
this work that he appointed him. The
legislature is showing q disposition 70 deal
literally with the public schools, ana Capt.
bradweu Is just the man 10 encour-
age 1t. II he is given the support
to which he is entitled, and the school ap-
Preparations are as liberal as they should
be, there Will be vsstimprovemeati in the
public school system within few years
80 - - NfAt-N+AS tIht lA4E se1~C . tsb-uN ~
enter upon new era in educational matters.
the first thing Capt Bradwell should do is to
make thorough study of the public school
system and decide upon plan for its i'm
provement At present there is no unifor-
nifty IN it, In one county the schools are
managed one way and ia another county
another way. Ia a great many counties
there : 81 N almost vf rF int in,
the schools In not few counties a great
deal more school money Is drawn from
the state than the taxpayers Of these
counties contribute. There is evidently
d wide Held for reform, and II CAPT Bradweu
will enter heart and soul into the work he
has been appointed to do--and there is no
doubt that he wiil-rhere will soon be ap-
parent stronger sentiment in favor Of
schools, and IN ali the counties in which the
public schools are now in great measure
better school houses win be built,
better teachers employed, and tho schools
will be kept open much longer during the
year.
Those members Of the legislature are
right who insist that the public schools shall
be provided fer before anything is given to
what are called the branch colleges The
State university at Athens and the tech
biological school at Atlanta must be taken
care of. but there is no good reason why |
The state should support branch colleges
which are really nothing more than high |
chools-in different parts of the state. Let |
-hese branch schools be made self |
or let the towns in |
Thich they are located, and which sire
chiefly benefited by them, support them.
And it is noticeable that Atlanta is getting
he lions share OF the benefits OF the techno- |
ogical school, and hence the prejudice |
against it that is cropping out in the legisla-
ure. Atlanta should have her fair snare of |
he benefits of the school, and no more. If |
'ther parts of the state, however, do not |
wall themselves of the advantages of the
chool they ought not 10 complain OF those
parts that do.
But before everything elsa let US have |
public school system. Commits |
iioner Bradwen has chance to make a
name for himself-to link his name with |
.he public school system--and If he fails TO |
10 SO ne will not meet the expectations Of |
MS friends.