The Delta independent., 1890-10-28
DICK AND THE SCHOOLS.

Az TIC hsSoty VI statC, CV"s
pares with the attempts that have been made
70 vilify the motives of supt. Dick.
II men will investigate the matter and net
take Newspaper garble 10 politics, they will
never be heard utterins one word sgaipst
Prof. Dick.
know Prot. Dick personally, know him
officially. I have satisfied myself beyond
a doubt of his official integrity and manhood.
His policy has been tn sell portion Of the
school lands at present value and thus help
At once the needy rural schools.
In his statements Of this he says: "In very
many Of our rural schools It 10 barely posi-.
Bile for them TO have 80 days of school during
the year, - required by law. In our own
county there srs7 schools that this appliss
10. The directors are scarcely able to man.
tain their respective schools in these districts.
"Thst the state being the prejector Of th.
public school system. having chosen the
public free schools - the means BY which
it is 10 advance 70 the highest and most
perfect condition Of statehood, should make
the burden Of support Of public schools by
taxation as light rs possible upoa the people
sad that assistance should be given when
most needed. Situated as We are " Colo.
there is no valid reason why our schools
shanid not be wholly msintainei without
one dollar being raised BY direct tax.
There wss received from the general gov.
erament 3,59s.o0o acres Of land. On the
frst Of April 1890. 64,7s0 scres have been
sold at an average Of 1882 per acre. The
interest rentals and royalties on this amount
ed to 81. 20 per head for each child OF school
age. If 100000 acres OF the 5000. 900
now left was ssid At "a average Of $500
less shan average Of all now sold, per scre and
the SIS ,OOo, 900 put on interest at per cent
each child Of school age would receive on an
average Of $40 or the average school Of so,
$50 instead Of $50 ~ now and yet have len
1000 900 acres Of school lands. This 10
fair business proposition aud wuss com mend
itself 70 every thinking mind. lis sss up
that thsss lands sssld b rsntsd snd h,iag
In an average Of 10 pr esst sod sAss double
fund. A sissls glance q this PPepesition il
enough.
Il would more reasonable - Argue that the
monsy could b loaned out * IS, IL, OF 20
per cent. Such hss besn dose In Colorado.
The sovsrnnsns has srisa rsusiss ~ lands
aud failed in every instases. Ass do mt
rent lands to improve u. They rest " got
all out OF h they can; few years rsa.ips
aud the lsad would be vslulsss II sold the
principal slwaSs remains and ws Aays pres.
ent sss Of the iatersst.
The real queasion IL Who 10 best fitted
toiudge Of the fitness Of school supsrintend.
ent. the school men OF the politicias. The poi.
ittcian may know mora eaasiux but from that
It does not follow that hs knavsa an educator.
The teacher ID in politics necaase he must see
the superiptendent elected through politics,
It seems hardly fair 70 aay that hscasss .
man has chosen the ploleasion oftssohias he
must say asd do nothing 70 influence elsetors
70 see the Truth "A Is appeass "a him. He
feels that he is man among men. Tho
teachers Of Colorado are ip politics u elect 4
man that they know .hey esa trust tbs
school interests with.
When supt Dick aAvancss tho schools -
hs has dons, he goes isAo every homs and
benefits the youth Of that homs.
Supt. Dick's vaius 70 tbs sshooi interests
il ipmessurable. Why will not the people
pauss and look At the man u be h and ~
he has been In his work.
Not long since read in one Of our most
searching educational Journals this; Among
the many progressive, noble, bardwerkiss.
scholarly Stats Sapestotsndents ofthis U. 8.
none take rank with supt. Draper, Of New
York; snpi. Edwards u Itlisois and Supt.
Dick Of Colorado" sapl. Drspss hAa been
In olsoe sbr several yesr. sspL Edwards
for 1t lsass four and supt. Disk hl,s t1o.
The people II Colorado stoaid - proud Vt
such aAa ssd pnt forth every s6ss4 70 sss
tAat b. ID rs-siecAed.
Respectfully.
p. n. corD1r.