Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-01


and which will be voted on Nov. 6. In
letter To the Jackson correspondent
OF the Commercial Appeal he says:
The problem Of distributing the
school fund. ~ as 10 give equal ju.,ie.
10 all the children Of the state. has
been difficult one. and every state su.
perintendent % education sinc. the
adoption Of the present eons,itution
has urged . change OF section eos 10
that fairer and more jus, distribution
may be made.
The densely and thielsiy settled por-
tions Of the state draw more than sat-
hcient money to run their schools he.
yond the required period Of four
months; but the sparSely settled coun-
ties can searceiy maintain their schools
the constitutional period. buriening
themselves with an extra heavy tax.
which h added to the fund drawn from
the State. That you may see the exact
status Of the workings % the present
system. l will give a comparison made
by State Superintendent J. l. Preston
in his report iu 1876. Of ten white coun-
ties and ten black counties. to-vit: The
white counties have "a schools. tor the
support Of which they receive from the
state distribution e.isS. or ste0 for
each school. The mean average Of
schools in these counties il eighty-n nine
DAYS for county schools and the averax ~
salary per month for teachers Is sst.5a
The average salary in nine Of these
counties is less than So. and in ronto-
toe s.S.is. ~hich j. the highest. The
black counties have So schools. receive
for each ESQ. have a term of III aays.
and pay in country schools an average
salary of 1905. the highest being s8I.
in Bolivar county.
The black countie. have ~ per cent.
longer terms. and pay 57is per cent.
average salaries. but they enrolled only
sixty-fonr pupils to each school. while
the white counties enrolled hfty-tour
pupils
1t takes no argument To show that
Il Is unjust ana unfair TO give the black
counties 30 per cent. longer terms than
the white counties aud nay their teach
ers ssls per cent. better salaries. and
that. too. when i1nss Of them are Of in
ferio- ability 20 those Of the write
counties And yet. according To the
last enumeration Of the educable chill
drcn. 4 greater proportion % the school
fund will 20 TO abe black counties this
year than ever before.
The principle that was intended TO
permeate this great system Of fire.. pub
lie schools was that each child Of the
State should have the same right aud
the same chance before the law. aud in
the distribution of this common charity
among her children no distinctions
should be madr. In this section Of the
State we do not feel the need Of the
change As they do IN other portions,
because we get Chickasaw fund.
which. added to the state fund. enables
us TO run our schools with -iore ease.
But many white counties do not get
this fund and they are burdened with
extra taxation to run their schools.
The demanded change is just and
righteous ooe. aud we hope the people
of the State will turn ont 10 the elcc-
,ion and vote for the amendment
Twelve OF tn. Mast Notable Events In the
Iiistsry Of Mississippi
The Daughters of the Confedcracy in
Richmond have in hand n patriotic en-
terprise, to perfect which the desire 10
get statement of twelve of the most
notable events in the history Of each
Southern State Having been called
upon through our friend. Miss Mary u.
Harrison, OF Columbus. we ventured
the following:
Admission to the Federal Union,
Deceinbcr 10. isis.
s-constitutional convention of isss
constitution a. revised abolished Offices
of -lieutenant-g governor. all State and
county officers elective by the people
life tenure % Sssce forbidden: property
qualification for suffrage or Office re
moved: ministers OF the gospel made
eligible To all public Offices, superior
and probate courts created
s-Married women enabled TO ae
quire or dispose Of property. real OF
personal, in their owu name. act Feb
ruary II, isss; code iss9, sections i.lss
and LILO.
4-Systems of common schools estab
| lisAed 1876. ISIS and 1856
-Seeessiou convention and ordi
nance Withdrawing from the Fedora
| Union. January. 1851.
6-S.ige of vicksburg. May, JUNE
and July, issS5-
.-ge-admi>sion to the Union. Feb
ruary 81 is.o
| s-Riddanee of alien aud restoration
of home rule. 1875.
establishment of an industria
Institute and College fer the whit
girls Of the State. Act March Il, isss
Ic-convcntion and the constitution
Of 1890.
ii-Appropriaiion for million dollal
capitol.
is-Appropriation tor textile school
indicating industrial Development ans
progress
always Eneiose . stamp
Abraham Lincoln sent this respons'
IL