Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05
TRUSTEES TALK SEMI
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INTERESTS HELD urs' '''''
Judge Parker Discuss.
ana Method Of reaeA,ss-,sss'''
should lie Taught nj. 80
Orphans Home Case DI.,.....

Inc regular meeting Of m.
County Trustees assocIat,or ~
Yesterday in the Beiknap ss,,',I
ing in this city. A large s..'.
trustees. teachers and otAtr,
ed in education were in atts., Il
The meeting was highly 'l ;S,'..'
throughout. and there wa, S'..''
OF Important educational ,ns...
free interchange Of oplnIo,.
those present. =
Judge T. l.. Nugentwbo -.
delivered the opening adde's. Z,
the association. was absen,
Defects of the Public H.,
tenn was the subject Of as,,,',
w. NJ. Mckinney. trustee T.,
N. j. Clancy. Both gentl.n..
died the subject wei, an !.
wherein the efficiency Of X.
system of education might & 4.
creased.
Following the addresses Va, !.
formal discussion Of the sub,.., !. |
members. Prof. w. II. pnnS ', Ky
an able and instructive addrs.. Y
was wen received. I.
trustee. and Prof. w. NJ Trl,.R'9
cussed the question, "How Il 4,
Euucational interest in Our h t.
Schools" Hon. w. il. Parker 4. n
Worth addressed the meetlnr \.
subject, what Should be Tsss.
Our Schools. In the course I, y,
marks Mr.. Parker said:
we should teach our chllar., .
duty as citizens ana imprr,,
their minds the fact that inv :
take part in the admlnlstration 4
affairs of our government,
In this country we, the p.c,.
the power supreme. Each on 4 :
ballot.
To-day Americans groan uusr
Just laws and iniqultous trusts n Il
over this beautiful country 4 j.
can be heard the cries OF the opf,,' I
for relief.
There is but one remedy fof III
and that is an Intelligent aid n
ballot,
our children shall be 50 es,r
that they would thereby he Nd,
to draw line of distinction Nj r.
the statesman and the poiltlci,s Il
proficiency as a politician ID
calls in question the purity Of u
man. The former, emhodying
high type of civilization which ID Is
sacrifices personal ambition az, r.
dividual interests for the pfeNnl r.
Of the public good: the latter ehi
Ing a lower type OF Citizenship u
resorts TO tricks and schemfs al
kinds OF questionable practices
der to win.
These things should be taugAi
schools, We should educaia on
drcn to vote II Is the duty Il u :
citizen to vote He lives in II,
est country ON the globe and
the freedom and the rights I'll
institutions furnished by the M
our forefathers. and handed a.:
us as priceless legacy, with lnia1
to keep and preserve them ruH
untgrnished.
"rhese things come to US IS
inheritance, and must and can
served only by the honest lnpl
ballot.
1.-THE remedy for She evils q
lies with the people, and nowhsa
If we vote consistently and y
fraudulent and Illegal voting " 2
II we demand and see to u "a
get an honest vote and a falf
If we vote for none but pure al
men for office. II we plant 'g
and stnnd steadfastly upon ~
Of eternal right and Justice 2.
OF which we have SO much fll
will disappear.
"As long as people put a pff1
corruption in politics cortuput
exist. ~
Let us teach our ohllden =
to be statesmen, and not poiln1
The speaker also discussed Y.
cd and manner of impariing ~
to children. and condemnsa II
measured terms the brutal ~
corporal punishment
He granted that many chaN.
bad. but did not believe
of the cowhlde was always y
means OF making them god &
He had heard the fefunQW
recent Orphans Homo cAse
tales of brutality and lnhumn
ment of defenseless little cen1
made his soul sick. Suea
could not result in good sno 2,
the day would soon come W.
practices would no longeI s,-' \.