The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle Makes a Strong Appeal
In Their Behalf.
He LAYS WIDE OPEN THE INJUSTICE
Ueaped Upon the Children of Garrett
County In the Distribution OF the
state school Fund.


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,,f..a ;,b,,,,o,i+1, 70 man. has
- -, ,,os+ s+ril,ing illustrations
- 49,, ,,,o,o,,+ ,ri+bboldino from Gar
.,.oI,,,+,.,s sol,ools that norton of |
49, l+o+o. rohooI frnd that if distrib
,,+o5 :, ,ooor5ance with RIGHT and |
;,s+ioo would olive Garrett county |
.,,,o, or airb+ months of school |
;,,.+,oa ,f +bo five months that we
,,o,,, ho,.o
u,i,.,+ +1,o ,,oorla of the coun+y NAV
ho led tn think and act in the matter
a.l. ,,o,.,,ission +o call attention to
+,,o foliowinr facts.
Mo f,nd, from which tbe public
..I,aala ~ o,,r st,+a ara eunported
Gonna from Two sources: first, the
Sro+o +ov fo,. schools. which is the
,,,,,a +bro,,obor+ the State, and is
,oI ao,+s ON tho &tOo The second
,onroe is +ba county tax for public
.ol,ooIs diffarin,r in each county. For
,,,.,,,,,,lo in 1900 tho county tax in
Cb,rlas coun+v was twelve cents on
etoo and in c4arra++ county il was 334
,,4,l,,, atoo No+a this nroDortiOn.
rrbie ,nona,. raised nv +he county is
.nnliod +o tho cause of education
,,r;+l,in its own bounds while the
f,r,as roisod NV +he state tax are by
+ho low rannirnd TO he alportioned bv
+bo G+o+a Co,nn+roller eouitably
.,,,o,,. +bn counties Of the State in
,,r,,,or+ior +o tho number of their
nonuIa+ion between the ages of five
and twenty wears.
Rrt the state has both white
and colored children that require
,o,,,ra+e s.hooIs There is therefore
low, +bo+ tive taxes collected from
colorad taX.payers shall be appropri-
.4o1 10 +l,o rr,,ning of coIored schools.
Hvban +avns arc collected if is difficult
"a l-oon white and colored separate
.nd 60 +ha finds all 90 tocetber. II
Los hoap +barofora the custom for the
S+o+o 10 mako on annronriation fOl
+ba r,,nnino of these colored schools
and this has led TO the following re
,,,I+ Whom +ba finds have beer
,.ol,o,.+,a fro,,, tho state those sum
dosi,,na+ad b,, law for the expenses O
+ho Eor,,ol S,chooIs and the Stat
Bo,r5 oe Education are first deducte,
from, +ba whole Next the sum al
,ro,r.i.+ad for +ha use of the colore
schools throughout the State is pre-
uor+;onad +o +ha number of colore
,,bildro,, i, ooob county between tn
ogos of five and twenty wears Th.
..o++1as +ba oras+ion of rolored schoo
a,d ,rovieion for them
. Tho Comntroller would then,
.ccordanca with the intention of tt
law, onnortion the remainder of IL
s+o+a fnnds tn the number of viii
.bildrar in zach connty between IL
,c.o, Of fi,,o and twenty wears BJT
HE D0ESN,T and there is the ri
ON Garrett countv He counts tt
,,aIorod .b;ldron in once more. nc
,vi+bs+anding +he fact that thev ha'
rooaivod +bair nroportion. and appc
.;ors tho remainder of the fun
.,,anc. +bo counties according to t
NrJBFR OF ROTH WHITE AN
rOT0pED RETWEEN THE AGI
DrpryE tND TWENTY ,'i bnt n
,u;+,, +ho in+op+ion of Giving the
aaro, An uof tho finds SO div
- to. no "a +ba white schools, q
;a. +hosn counties that have ma
.oIanoa ION months of school beca1
+ho,. ,.o+ more of +he State funds, a
- oonn+ios bovipo few colored. Ii
Conno++ fvo months, The law G,
4a,,,1o+oe no o,cb ministries 7
aInor of &c on,,1icatiop is to bla,
M, ,uI,oIo e+or1, ,robabIv is. 7
a,nanoo,n+ios ond Baltimore dem,
Ia,a - ona +bo Comp+roIlar did