Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-30

transfers further reduce the advantages
10 thoae children. who, on account Of
tho location OF their residence, cannot
trilnsinr Besides thu tendency 10 thus
bring inequality Of advantages to differ
ont children. il has been seen that ia
many cnses transfers are made upon the
most frvilous and unreasonable pre-
texts. thus offering d constant opporin-
nifty for the unreasonable citizens ~ In
hct nn injury upon the school ia his
own district, whom there is no corres-
bonding beneficial result IL Is my opin.
ion that the good Of the whole school
system demands tho nbrogatian Of the
whole transfer feature Of the present
school law. OF course the interests OF
those children VIA move from one dis
trict 10 another should be protected by
allowing them 10 attend u public school
quired residences The changes thus
made would usually equaliye each other,
az most any district would lose about
as many ms II would gain,
MUNICIPAL SCHOOL SYSTEM.
There is an imperative demand for
tie enactment Of uniform law for the
government of The school systems OF our
municipal interpretations. We have nt
present three distinct methods for the
control Of the schools In these incopora-
tiOns, which are organized under the
general incorporation acts, besides one
method for villages and towns that In
corporate for school purposes Only. We
also have almost az many methods of
controlling the schools In the cities with
special charters az we have cities so
chartered. In fact, believe that It
Is safe 10 say that no two of these cit
les have the same organization. We
have 10 many cities, towns and villages
that have already assumed control Of
their public schools, and the number
j. Increasing SO rapidly TINT the tine
has come whom We mist have a system
Of school organization tliut will apply
10 all the towns and cities that have
or may hereafter assume control Of their
schools within their limits. Such
system ghOuld vest the control in a board
Of trustees 10 be elected by the people
at time when thcrc is no other cleo
ton. The number Of trustees be 80 ar
ranged that ouc-tliird Of the board would
be changed each year by election, This
would leave majority Of the board
in power and would guarnntcet per-
munpnt organization and wound enable
the boHrd TO have and carry out some
fixed policy of school work. This board
GhDuld have full control Of all school
'lattcrs and should therefore be held ac-
cuuntHble 70 the people for the of
r.icicncy IF the systnm No Other bony
should be able to interfere with their
control Of the schools 10y refusing to levy
u school INK or refusing to nuke an nm
runl allowance for the schools. T'hii
board should have power TO make the
levy for school purposes, after a v1.r
OF the people rs to the propripty and
amount of the levy. The maximum rate
Of taxation allowed for school purposes
Should De fixed by law. aud this ryta
Should lcver be clrtailcd by lcyic- for
other purposes. The people through tho
school hplrl should have this school rate
of tuN-tiou perpetuully guaranteed to
them for educational purposes. This
board should also have fun control of
all school houses their repairs. location,
and erection. aud thn rate of taxation
for huildinr aud rquipping school houses
should be- protected aud reserved for
this purpose, and should never be nj
lowed to he absorbed Tor other purposes.
Our educational interests ore our grait
est intcrcst8, and II * time for d PEG
pie 10 see thut the schools ar. rot longer
rlade matters of secondary consideration
IN any portion or division OF the state.
Tho schools Of tho state have mada
cpmincndAhle progress in the past. bur
the demand for future improv amcnts
Is greater thnu II has ever been and
every citizen Of this great state should
give his hearty support TO every move
mont having its object the Improvement
of our educational gyetpui