Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-10
OUR SCHOOLS.
what Superintendent Carlisle
Has to Say About Them.
The PEOPLE SHOULD CONTROL
Tho Schools IN an Giles Directly Through
Trustees Elected by Them and Not
~ City Council -Whail The
Teachers Ask

Austin, Tex. Jan. Especial 1.-THE
Eighth biennial report Of tho state sn
penntendeut Of public instruction has
been made by superintendent Carlisle
20 the governor nnd viii b. sent 10 the
legislature, Among other things, Su-
perntoudent Carlisle says.
COUNTY SUPERVISION.
The law should be- 10 amended as 10 re-
Quire a county superintendent Of public
Instruction ln every populJus county.
There "a no Interest ~ greater import
hnce 20 the people Of any county than
IT, school interests. The laws Of the
state make no provision for ex-oiiicic
fhcifia ex-ohicio county treasurers ex-
oficO county surveyors, but these or
hcors are considered necessary in every
county. Each Of Those officers has iu-
poHant duties 90 perform, bus none 0i
Them gre equal in significance tO the
duties of Che chief school officer of The
county. These duties reach and affect
the lntprests Of every child in the county.
aud that they should be- considered 0f
such small import that they may Dc az.
tached 20 un office created aud sustained
FOR purposes of nn entirely different
line of Legitimate reasoning.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Each county in the state should be
divided into permanent school districts
The sO-cullsd community syatpm should
De- abolished Undor this system. there
is no chance for substantial progress Ia
school matters The organizations are
for bot one year. and the whole plan
~ o. constant iuduccmpnt 60 petty quar-
rels and disserfionF H. furnishes no
basis upon which "a local school system
can be perfected. The records OF the
department Oi education have for years
shown The Disadvantages of this plan of
attempting to operate the schools Of
county without any continuous orrani.
zatiuu.
IN order % "m1intnIu system of
public free gchoolg,' ns required by tho
constitution. the district system should
be extended over ull thc COMMITTEES uf the
state There is mo- conflict iu The pducn-
tiouu interests of the different sections
OF the state, hence thorc is no demand
Tor diversity of school organizations
SCHOOL HOUSES
F0riy coanIiT- oh i6c eirf@ i1J,Gi, mn
random have expended St.1~SGTTUS ur
court houses aud SGgJGiN for i1ils. en- Ia
total for court houses aud iails OF So
lNh,82D,OS These Same counties have
eypaudcd S1.1lO.OOi for school houses ns
shown by official reports our schools
win never achieve thc surccgs that rs de-
sired until We take enough interest in
them With comfortable and wcll-cQulpped
school 20 provide ihrm houses Such
houses wuuld add au .uDainublr iOcnl en-
irrost 90 school Affairs,
TRUSTEES.
The law in regard 60 trustees should
o. ] %
.trflrr three years instead ut one us at
lrofout When There arc thrpr mcmbcrs
pm a school bulrd bot one change would
lN made pIeI year Tho uprmuuout
prosperity of the schools requires aud
ilmhLus q moro permanent management.
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tho rapid uowlh nud wide develop
mrut " public schools in tho mrortioI-
ntnu cities and towns of this state. the
h'Fh character ot ihr work tliaap schn1ls
pre- doing mud The vast interests involved
lh thef .uocrsatul management unite
Do demanding i1r them thr most cnN.ul
Sure.
We nrc upon un crn of constructive
'tptr'mauship bon tds slate. Tho shirt
" Inquiry le abroad no uu ndmmistr.
Ron rrndY tO respond GOO wise. GONE
sfrFuuyr manner Zoo this spirit of pusi.
I'VE progress, surely tho schools cam
~, uponl Toe vain lur Uurcful pausidsrH.
.'gn and generous treatment
Tao state constitution. article II. sec.
uoh li says. "tir legislature max
oOnrli.ui" any city ur town 90 sDpnrnto |
and independent school district "
lH,nud oi providing hy law for or
'Hhi1uf ihc ciurH aud towns into 'sepl.
.iIr ulh independent school districts |
7 hns provided thW "any dty or town |
h lhle HlNle may acquire ihr exclusive |
control oi the public lrpp schools within |
i UNITS tArtA ul lNlu page 1O
tWH " altogether dilercAt thing. II |
y Y.p an eAt,nflun ol thc powers nf tho |
'NlAiluH municipal authorities Tho div |
lr town As not mndn into n dia |
nct Tor school purposes. The lnuuugye |
ised simply takes tho schools located |
~ me city on town out of the CENTRAL /
y iln usual school authorities md plnoes |
hen nnder the control of the municlnnl !
'uth2r,tles Such seems the general Dol, |
ih pursuance Of this policy the stntuto |
nenuVih above proeeois tn lrn,.;i' |
w uh hlrrllon 90 be hold upon The pe |
illph OF hiiy or moro voters to dctorntnp |
NnrMor The city ar town shall acuuiro /
,h'lpslNe control uf the public arhools |
~ me Same election tho vofors utnsi |
llh9 derplo whether tho schools shnil bo /
,uNyl sue management ut board of /
luslrcH iQ he crrDtcd for that purpo,e I
'r under Tue control of the council an |
le,nid of aldermen of such civ on to,yn
ny spirit nf the constitution vntij /
tpute that Che questions subuitfej |
'houil he Slnu lho town ON ciy Le or,
y, Nltru into ID parntc school dst,lcfq
NV question being determined hi tbe I
ll,nfinauve, the law, to be I'M hnrpopv |
WIN lhe muguagr OF the constitution
'nu}ld provide in an eases for tbe cv
MslYe control OF the schools by n bonrl
u trustees ln NO cuse should fhat ones'
lop he euhmtted to a VOTE. The consti
y, rightly interpreted settles h
mat iftlrumcnt With SURPRISING Wisdom
lW provided for the separation az I'M
'hools "a their organization ana control
rom other public interests nut tbe
lAlelN makes u an open question 40 ~
'et'urd hy popular vote whether tbo
'hgols shall haye q separate ma nl,,-
'endeh mnnagcnnt or ho un,iav ,,,, .sn,.
tpl 81 inc board Of aldermen. tHis laa
esulted sometimes In bourd Of trnators,
lut y y sasy 70 see that II the nllern,e,,
\ any case desired 20 have control ~
~ schools they womb most likelv ha
'ple 70 secure the vote IN their favor
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