The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18
PROVISION FOR SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Carlisle Calls Atten-
tion to the New Law,
DISTRICTS MUST DO SOMETHING,
State VIII Only. Pay the Teachers
and the House ana Furniture
Must BE Provided.

has been issued BY the department Of eau-
cation:
e To School ofaoers and Teachers.
II is highly important to take early no.
tiee Q. the ACTS regulating expenditures
OF school funds passed by the legislature
at the recent SPECIAL session. This act
expressly prohibits the Use o. State ana
county funds EXCEPT for three special saT-
poses-the p4yinep; O: teachers salaries,
Tie payment Of super!n,sDdezis' salaries
and the payment o. fees sog taking tie
soAclas.io census
The people q Texas aro now confroated
with this important Qaestioa. how are 'ae
public schools 20 be provided with sehooi
houses. desks, fuel. water. orayon and
other supplies? NoI tar;h.ns @. The
Stale Or county funds can - used .og any
Q. these ruruoses. School houses car roi
be purchased. o. built OF rented. @. re-
paired a. the expense G. TIE Stats -
eouatv schoo, funds MOI q sCcs @; Wo93
os 4 uouud = coal ran Re purchased Ti Z
State and county sthco. g0las, acr ,s1
these funds He uscl % supply loot Of
blackboard. box o. rtayol, s oroom, .
buckle = d'pper. pzce O. eiass- Stove
CT supplies a S1y Kind. How are these
articles "a - supplied There caa De hut
one answer. The Act pV0vides that iocsi
funds derived from local schooi taxes, ,id-
sip1 fees Of Vaals -ol entitled 10 free a.
teudaa-e. zus olaer 81 sources may le
used Ter al THESE purposes.
II uiaet Worls, tte p1licg o. he act IS
to provide te4eneI- iur ali The schools at
State and cpE-iv o. .Enss. hl, 90 leave 10
each district tie tuE o. supplying 3;
laNsl fEDrrse trerrrdiue elss me SCHOOLS
heed surely this Is no; unreasonable:
when Tie STATE 4aqroprlstes yearly the
tnleualt s7lD q i''l soy la order ~ pro
vide teachers Tor schools IN every neigh
tpFtooa 'hc PaCr-s - each d.striet viii
b. wiling 70 provide houses. fuel. water
bl2ckboaEds ana other 4sofui arncles
Ths fact % iuat This IS return 20 the
OLD Texas u-icy Sdor e. IN 1854 except
that fbo .Ew 70 1854 provided that 10 lis
trict should receive any state funds I'll
suitable houses. properly furnished had
been secured for fEe distric' and accepted
by the couuts super iu-endeHt Our STATE
funds ara rct sufficient - provide teach
CT buid schco! houses. equip .hem prop
erly. suuulY 81 she aceds N the nools
snd maintain them for terms a sufficient
length 90 educate he children.
II Is impossible under the present con-
sttutlc1 70 sxua1d The State school funds
sufficiently 80 accomplish this end. II the
State could Do everything for the schools
and ,ssve nothing 20 be done FOR them
Ths people Of each district should do some
thing for their fchools Nklng the United
Stairs az large. about SIS per cent Of all
school funds Is raised hy local taxes In
Texas outside o. be cities and towns only
about : ucr cent ~ the school funds is
raised Nv loca! 'aTes, Yof tho people 81
Texas think as much q ,heir schools IS
do the people ci any other State VII u
they understand the necessity tina, is upon
hem 10 develop tAeir local tax funds. il
can net be doubted that 'hcy will respond
readily and heartily hy voting local taxes.
school tax shoull vote an that question
within The mex 'hr.r months
County slDern'cnfents and ex-7ficio
county sunerlntcndcnfs should mako a
speclsl point Of calling tho attention OF
trustees teachers aud leading citizens 81
everY district TO the emergency that exists
and urge Immediate action 20 securc the
Abortion n local taxes Trustees and
teachers should canvass their districts
from house 20 house, once. twice. dozen
times. n NeCcssarr. 10 arouse every c'ti-
zen 10 thorough appreciation 81 the sit
uatlon II the people become thoroughly
interested in time and thc local tex IA
voted quite generally throuEhou, ne S,nte.
We shall enter UPON an era - school FROG
Toss and prosperity such as he state has
never before experienced nlt 81 the mat
ter b. neglected wc shall ma onr schnol
be shiyerug in fhe winters cold for lack
OF fuel az school they wi, be without
desks. b'aabboaris and other appliances
many ~ then. VIII Dr. kepf out o. school;
those ths1 attend VII suffer discomfort
rendering hem Unahle to devote thcm-
selves 70 their studies and even enJanscf-
tnr their health. and We qhau and cur
nchoolS In the m!is; OF m.ssor,unes and
complaints
We must no, gylts these dls.rasses by
neglec'ing duties wwch stand out before
US In 50 pisin a Light bog that ~ pry
friend ~ education will arouse himself row
end begin work Tor be dcyclopm.n, OK
local school furds- There is fcal peril ~
DELAY II eyer there Wss a critical time
In the history ~ our public school IS stem
that time ID The present moment With
this critical period romcE q great oplor-
tuuiiy 10 every friend 81 education. II
every one will make the most " this cp-
uortuntY. the result VIII be rot only RELIEF
from present danger and emh0rgas,l.antR
but We shall wilnsBs Tho greatest forTart
movement ~ every department ~ Fchno
work that has ever ElaAdoDed ;ha HEARTS Of
Texas educators. Let Us not have mo-
menis delay. Let every man take fold
now and push the NOV tsncnt 70 develop
the local tsses. Let tho ua''sr be- iif-
cusscd before the summer lOtmals before
trustees meetings, before school mco'ingi
~ eysry kini arftclqa "a 81 tstt sf