The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-02-26
The School Problem.



In fact all that is great and noble and iuteliec-
tua III this country among the common people
must be traced to the common school. Ii is
this, and this alone, that give. the worker 4
chance to rise III the world and fits him to fill
almost any office in the gift of the govern
ment; but when read two weeks later that a
bill had been presented TO the legislature which,
if passed, would make our common schools a
thing of the past cried, Why: Oh Why:
- near As | can make out the agitator> Of
this scheme say the school money is not laid
out TO the best advantage; that some !, >quan-
dered and that the common peol IL do not know
how to run school Systematically, but if they
delegate to them The control of this fund the
evils will he remetied and every dollar 90
where it should They would put it h charge
of those who would give their whole time and
attention to the subject, and of course coUl 10
| better thar those who were engaged in other
affairs. All very plausible; but we must re-
member that where system and arbitrary rules
cannot be carried out conditions must rule.
| Again, they say the child IN the rural districts
does not have equal schooling with he town
child. This they would remedy; but how: If
at all it must be done hy consolidating districts.
| Already a move has hecu made in ibis ,Iiror-
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schools, and each town raises from one to TWO
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same purpose making 'he 'aI4's' iHHd In enc
purpose raised by taA, beileNe. \ u Nl>c-
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