The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-13

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PUBLIC EDUCATION Ann -;
/ TIoNAL rNsTrTuTi6t1 N
1t is a source Of sincere eratls
the general diffusion OF know. ~
the constitution declares IL sssrI,s
preservation Of the rights NJ N!
OF the people. has received ~ H.
and made that advancement A.!
commanding Importance dess,..,1 r.
the present administration 100 81
number of children attendirs = 9l
Tree schools was $685. the sSs.
capita apportionment was Il y D.
school term only four month
this there was deficit In ~ g.
school fund amounting to Ssl5 ~ r.
school warrants were at dis,H..s
deficit has been discharged ~! =
are on a cash basis, and for NM. r.
ending August 81, 1898. ths ~ ~
to the credit Of this fund wa 5Ss
Notwithstanding the payment n ],
heavy deficiency and the ~ t;1|
scholastic poulation increaae6 4 w.
752 In 1894 to 776,000 in 1SsS. = i #
capita apportionment is now III b.
school term should reach sly sccs;ks,
Instituted by me as ATTORNEY lz -
1894 against the Houston ana fsss:
trail Railroad company and ths esss]
Harrisburg and San Antonio Rsilss>2l
pany for $1,20o,000 due the srSs.'
on loans made under the act ~ ~ /
been ably ana successfullv ssss
through all the courts Of the ssnss "
present attorney general. ana n
pending In the supreme couy4
United States. The State. n n ~
should finally gain the suits. ~
this large sum will be added ia n. )
fund. Important laws were passsS h
last legislature to confine the arr
OF the school fund more stricfiy a p.
purposes and to prevent the u1SM.9
the scholastic census. Under ~ m
estimated that there Is sayinS N
per annum, and under the Secsss
scholastic census for the year e1iiss
gust 81, 1899, has been purred n
fraud and reduced $1,000.
The State has provided A man
and princely free school fund. vSI,S
aggregates approximately S4s.0o60H
sisting Of cash, land notes. h6sa
nnsold land. Annually 1t expends Y
Ing $4,000, 000-more than all our
ditures combined--to support ri
tain the schools. 1t is not m
titled to an efficient system, but Il
Lerest of the children, In the iniN,
enlightenment and growth, II shodi
peratiyely demand and exact 4
good, it should be steodily and a
improved and the grade and tcst
schools advanced and elevated.
,estly, the school term should b
sned, particularly in the rural dI
where they are shorter, for want I
axes, than in towns and elite.
presumed the law under whlch
'ent of the permanent fund Is ca,,j,
iually to the available fund Win
oealed and thus the annual ~
nent reduced about S16S,0O0 M
I local taxes are impracticabIs d
communities no question Of srt1ts
ic utility will claim your attsntiA
he expediency, in my judgment Il
Increasing the general schpI \
o cents; for after all else is de1li
III other energies are spent, III n
nd grandeur of the State must ~
ducation and intelligence.
Turning from the common IN
VIII be seen that the higher e1ld
Institutions have also made ~
rogress. The attendance Of 1ttdo
he Prairie View Norma. schocl Y
ared with the preceding four ~
een maintained, with substltl
rease in appropriations and
or the past two years an ~
ppropriation OF $4,000 was ~
he number OF students rose fron
% at the Sam Houston Norma
ute. Between 1894 and 1885 IN
rship students increased from
%. The number OF students q "
lcultural and Mechanical toll4
S94 was 313. and in 1898 Il "
aluable permanent Improvements
Jade at this college the PVT
insisting of residences for pfNl
nd a mess hall at cost Of t20,Nl
University is advancing toward ~ ul
lace as the educational glory 81 tlf
ere the student population. includl4
edical branch, grew from $50 IA
% In 1898. The east wing Of "
iifice has been constructed at an e
ire of $4,000 and adds much 2
ructure. Better than this, bslE
iditional students or material stv
lie present, is the solid foundAtlcl
htch Its character is building
rces OF culture and scholArtnll
Mich it's faculty is generally beins
THE RAILROAD COMAelSslos
Since 1894, when the constituloe
e law was established, the railfeoe
ission has fully and practlcall5
g wisdom of its creation. It y
ry to enter into details WITH 3
its work. 1t may be conipre
Q general statement that reasons
erc made on practically all CO..
cept lumber, the reduction y
impaired with those in operaIs
ately preceding the organizat'osst
was not less than
r the four years. all issues q
nds within that timo have Decn
and limited accorqlns
90 miles OF railroad have pee1
an honest and equitable bssn
bates have been publicly e3
nished. home industries and ~
We been fostered and enconsc
Just discrimination against 3
aces corrected and suspendea.
en- accomplished with due ~
ing conditions and without
Ilway companies or capital ~
sse properties. As shown.
GRAFTON OF the law 400 mile
We been constructed In the ey5,SS
IT years despite great nnanyaszt
N. Tonnage has increase
,ss earnings $6,915.366, ana ~
e20,542 That this increase
the building OF new road y
, fact that while the percenI
'ase of track mileage IN lN
only 4.22. the percs1ss
rease of tonnage for
riod is 1898, gross earnine.
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