The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-28
OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Acdrsss By TIE State Ssps,is-
kntsst 10 Tie CsrsrAl
Ai,.nbly.
NEEDS OF TIE SCHOOLS.

re- g. r.~.a@- $500 s-.tNs s-ssa.
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ps~s.s- Ars-.' 80 s.Asas "a es..s..>
Tue f0!losirg sadrs.. 10 tie ssm
ests 20 tho L.si,lsisss in general
aud tho sdscs,iotsl esn nsit... ~
particular. hss bssn ps.para b,
Hon. ChaTl~. II N.l.n.. STAT. =.
psrin'snds fasiio Iss,rzetlos
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sie"r.S. &c, "Iiy b the bosor.6!.
ssH;lsmen - whom nn .Aas..~s.
os' slso by every oro .Lo la. n.
welfare o: the risiSlS g.asr.,.os q,
hear
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Gsnicn.n: ] most rrsy.o,isll,
ss5ut Tor y0Er oon,id.ratiou The
following re com peseai ions nd com
m.Iis IN regard TO osr psblie sc1ool
systsm.
fr,t. recon mend ,Asi the .-a
sral Assembly ~,ll gIv. a. ,h. 90
snintionAi nlEin q n Of p1blie school
tern, narsly. four months. s.k
that the G-r.ral Assembly, BY o..
cisl act, appropriate ore haudr.d
thousand d,liAr. annually for IN.
support, "a liPm. nt ADD .riension OF
our public tchoals-;hi. sppropii.-
tion TO b. distributed by IA. sa.
Board ci Eiacaiion 90 o.. 60 .aaal.
iIe a. fsr as possible the school tern.
81 the resp. ctise oounti.s In the
STATE. Why not an aprrnpriAiion
OF our public schoohs Every pub
lac school ia Sorh car.lIna 10 .
Sihte Institution. W. have appro-
pri.tIops for other State irsiitutlop,
.hy not for these Safe institutions,
Second. i recommend that the
direct tex on propsrty be raised
from IS c.nis ON In. ore hundred
dollars 10 20 cents. Then sbai.ver
thus AID the appropriation ssG.d
Tor, the tex on polls, hnes, forfeit
ur.s aud liquor hc-is- msy lack go
mh ke every school have four months
school, let the G-rersl Assembly
pass an act requiring 'h- County
Com mis-. ons rs to levy rrhool tax.
TO make up what is needed fJr four
mouths seho 81 before they provid.
for other county mst,.rs IL Tho
Constitution, see. ., ART. 5. would
prevent such . levy, then let ihsrs
De a special act of the General As
sembly TO meet the Other sXp.n,es
Of the county after tho putlie
. schools have b-sn provided for.
Third. | rsccommsd that SO,
1854 and 1855. as amended hy Laws
7 1883 and lSy5. be- made 10 spy 30
. all the counties in the Stat, s d
that these elections be held on n Q
",f years" so that our public schools
may not be- forgotten on account of
heated Presidential campaigns.
>, Fourth. l recommend that tho
General Assembly pass an act that
shall forbid County Commissioners.
under any circumstance, 10 use
|. school funds other than for school
!. purposes.
Fifth. i recommend that the
/, Coiored Normal Schools be kept o.
they now are. ! think this much
better than 10 consolidate them into
/, ono or two schools. They nov reach
about one thousand pupils ard. IL
!. consolidated, not even ore half this
number could toe reached. MANY
,lored boys and girls can attend
these schools where now located,
wbo could not go away from home.
|, pay board and other peces.ary si
J. penses. / further recommend tha,
The appropriations be made sqss
. for these schools. ] fnd no goot
reasops Why any one az the Coloret
Normal Schools should receive NOR,
!, funds from The State than another.
=, SiI'h. recommend that the &C
!, OF 1895 TO appoint q Local Is ard O
= Trustees for the Colored Norms
" School at Fayetteville be amende,
= 90 as TO d. fine the term Of once
: duties Of its members, how vscsn
ci-s are TO be flied. and that the re
:, iation OF the Local Board 90 th
State Board OF Educa'ion be elesrl
- def aed. Sd as TO avoid any fricfio
y .s to the authority OF the two Il Dsrd
- l also ask that the same amend
=. mepts toe made TO apply TO ell th
y Local Boards OF Colored Normi
!. Schools. / call your special after
tion 20 chap. S57, Acts of 1895. Her
- is an appropriation Of one thoussu
" dollars for "the State Colored Morn
al"
The fact il, there il no one Sta
Colored Normal, Int there are se,
ersl Of these schools.
Seventh recommend that som.
"A thing be done 80 that the childrs
AZ may and shall attend our publ
re schools, unless educated elsevher,
vt There are fathers Who ait aroun,
vel whitfls on goods boxes and talk {
ng the salvation of our country. Viii
their own children are not sllows
~ to attend even what short schools z
,s nov have. Tns % children are key
n. at work. summer and " inter The
/, grow up into manhood With all Oh
ed burdens that ignorance can brin
.w upon them.
nt Eighth. recommend that the.
p. be established . thorough system /,
Pm, supervision for our public school
ey We must hsve some means BY vhis
q. to preserve in full vigor the loe
he interest Ia our public schools. Th
'ad interest is nov represented by o,
District School Committeemen, N
ne any supervision that overrides the
10" men and removes the Rovsroiu
- po~er Of the schools from the dire
In. 10 q renee Of the people will. 4
en- doubt, fail TO comm nd iss IL
md some Of oEr people. On the 9th
out hand, when State supports . seho
ne- system BY general tsxs'i,n, il b
re the right to insist on . Axsd qaali
~" o cation in teachers, IN oversight
~" ~ methods and the general msnag
rcn ment Of the methods. bee sus0
it, meets the expense Of the systsm.
but Why have our country people b
aekiDg 70 our towns, esoseislly