The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-12
Public Ed ucutiou.

Tie wisdom. aaylsabiity and necessity
Of public education Is = matter unon which
public opinion needs no awakening. II Is
the one Subject above ali others upon sshsch
all true Americans are agreed. How best
at the present time 10 accomplish the pur-
pose Of education remains for this body 10
determine
Our state constitution provides. as fol-
lows. ATfseie tX.s
Section I. It tn tha paramount duty az
the state 10 make ample provision for the
education of all chAlren residing within
It's borders. without distinction Or prefer
encs on account Of race. color. caste or
sex.
See. 2. The legislature shall provide for
a general and uniform system Of public
schools The public school system shall
include common schools. and such high
schools. normal schools and technical
schools rs may hereafter be established.
But the entire revenue derived from the
common school fund. and the state tax
for common schools, shall be exclusively
applied 10 the supper, u the common
schools
In these provisions the American system
Of public education IN plainly set forth
thus: THE legislature shall provide for A
general ard uniform system Of public
schools. Clearly, then. all property should
be taxed alike for the equal benefit Of al
children. otherwise the system cannot be
uniform. There should he. there can he
no favorisiSn whereby a few here and
there shall receive large appropriations
and large benefits while the ma fority are
LETT without those educational advantages
American citizens. -Four years ago the
legislature bv the passage NJ what was
popularity known Al the time as 'tthe bare
foot sChoolh0Y iaR" made an atfau4pt TO
carry out the mandatory provision Of he
constitution. ''the leg stature saan Ytovttls
for IA general and unlfarua system n pub
lie schools" II must be aalf-evlicnt
proposition 10 all Ihat no general and uni-
form system 90 public education can be
&sfa hilahed fhfni gh93f This state exeep; hT
state tax ~ be- levied snd collected az
a. DOR Ia f.er
Il now stands taxes not - exceed 1 mills
90 the dollar ara levied and collected as
ether STATE taxes are. This aot producing
a s1Nscien. sum for the support Qf COM
mon schools Is heipTf ont N most In
stances by the proceeds ef local taxation.
/; f. the almost. II not quite. unanimous
opinion among educators Throughout sfa
state that the iaw should De anser*e,i and
the sum collected sor the support 80 COM
noa schools largely increased. and this
can he done WITHOUT increasing the limit
Of uTslls established I am Informed
from the off5ee II ne state surersnt esaeut
of schools that In iSsS a ievy % less than
@s mills onty vas required 10 produce s.
FOR each >hlfs ~ sehaal age At ~ same
rate , mills " NH rrodus. s. and So frlii,~
$40 II Is probable, however. thar a state
gnent even more favorable than fAfs conid
b. made. far fAU yess0A that the next fwa
years FROM 3oeai causes 8re likely - see
"a greater advanes IN tAs value - prop
t-ty than ~ tae number e children =
school aNe. TIE amount collected should
ha sio Tor cash sh31. This WogiI place
Washington At cnre n tNe frtsrt vank
among the stafrs IN educational natter.
onsv a sishf Increase ir the rate az tax
atom being required Fhs constitution
provides saat money So caiiseted srast oe
oSet fog ShS s8ppcFt nf tbs common
Schools. here rsne-tshtas af as4r enq.ssraa
Evf ala fhe education hey are enabled -
ethan, 4 rAan3t ne tszYys fpT she Support
- what = eatiezl higher sesiucsjs8n That
calSeEes and universities are Necessary
verify believe. ssQs / ia nat 0el,e1e hat
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