The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-06

with sufficient emphasis the steady widening
IS shown Sss g Sy The F oo%ns TABLE,
i isss tssssS j
a aSs Sss sS5 s stSssa 8 !.
This showing ought to arrest the. careful at
srse part II Hf This has been WISE
and the Commissions or Bureaus created have
sS ea sye s o0; Ssy aS
n al them has t se toward coH
The closest SCRUTINY should be applied to
fer the OF any
tive sanction until its. nOed is estabiished hc-
abolished. and in ali close economy should be
dangerous foe to pnblic morals and to official
administration. Tho affairs. Of tho Govern
csty. economy and zeal Ms characterize tho
management OF private business.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
In 1885 tho people Of the State voted en-
stitutiSn. The LegsatSre has ' vet failed to
provide for such convention l am not
aware that public opniSSnr, has changsd with
the Constitution. and / respectfully commend
the subject to the further consideration Of the
made in the Legislature to submit proposed
amendments to the, people and whilo that
meth sh0a 81 Of rs Sssnea a9s ss
and not yielding the hest results. A conven-
REPRESENTATIVE would ii Undoubtedly better sub.
serve the public interests and present for mp;
scheme Of IAN anendments. Thf The disineIination
81 ,adisisIy srt!ele recently p!opessd y A.
'nn or n nm &c nj
morn morn necessaSy than ever. and trust tho
Legislature at its present session will make
the proper provision for ono
EDUCATION AND THE STATE.
Reports received by the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction indicate that the lumber
iTsan W. 1 The As atseans
Hs S4 M oes0G tan in a he esyrsn~
school age. therefore. were either not in school
OF all. or received instruction elsewhere than
e taf eSdrsn In
about hfty-seven per Gent. OF the total nunlher
n s
in the State was s.o. 10. liz: e. the srastsf
part Of this amount was raised by State AID
Considered with other tatistics these flgi1res
ago per- Cent Of the
entire school population attended the public
schools. During those forty years the State
has done much to improve and strengthen its
common schools to Increase. their efficiency.
and to compel attendance. yet during all that
tendance In proportion to the school populA-
ton and nSsry twenty PEI cent chill
ts 81 dash psp
1891 It was s10.22-the increase being $50 per
II these figures are accurate. and they are
based upon official statements and reports.
they are startlinRly suggestive. II true they
creasing extrayaRance in management. Much
Of tho Increased cost per pita is undoubtedly
nk ssssr etes
commodations. and more attractive surround
gs But the ins IS h Se this
portion q children who avail Themselves Of
thesg nrsylIegss eut has been daeSSompanied BY
Of decrease in numbers and the same ratio 9t
increase in exneepse DO maintained. the state
Hen n,S many millions o. q doars each ysaremore
than Is needed now for all other, purposes Of
sioy,eernmresnt LtG supply an education to AMI
This Is neither democratic nor right; The
mon school education arc ofiored to its chit
dren. but IL will not DO justified In raising large
oss won nS hnon or s
amount OF good. II there. is waste in tSe
present lavish expenditure 1t should DO dis
eXlasnss g Sisar that 4 Is not; should rs
shs sals cannot AFFORD to pers
ae1sasa hs RsS cao&s
ssa AZ % III e WI Weapon
Nn on" believes mora thoroughly in our com.
MSpGer into which the upt rPI juvenile
S With Their heraditasy ideas apd tendsnsiss,
are tnm6led tpgctnesIr and shaken up to i2sTa
citizen. It Is to tho American ideas implanted
in our youth IN tho common SCHOOLS that',os1
SoE isr Ser
be made q stronghold Of deiense against the
No more worthy task therefore can be under.
taken By The Legisatare h than to strGTngsa
aeesssary, ;, however. to ASCERTAIN " the
sies Which Statistical assf semSsrisans ss@ea.
tS sb.t Ssbsh Is s ssnss Sy S ~
increase in sxpcndtu rs arise from the mod:TS
90 e hSS
Involve the State beyond its proper measure
ehsss at sts ss ssps Ct
State, even with liberal appToprlstlons. seems
ton. and thousands Of children arc growing
up without an education whatsoever. '''
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.
Within the.. past two years the movement
known as University Extension hRs as
considerable lmnuTtanra