The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-02-18
Ola Podrlda.

The incorporation question Is
on, and somehow one recalls
Thoreau's remark that here is be-
ing enacted oil history, and where
aoever we may dwell, our condl-
ton resembles that of somewhere
else. Mill sub sole now in tact.
Respecting our position IN the
school question, II parallel may
he found almost anywhere accord
ING to Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper IN
the January North American Re
view. Thus:
HOyer one-fOurth Of our entire
population now is composed OF
children of school age, and there
is not u large city in the United
States which has sufficient accom-
odations TO give u full days tut
ton to all those who wish 1t"
And deplorable as the situation
ia. il becomes almost comic when
one reads in Brentanos new and
excellent publication. Annals OF
Old Manhattan, that las early rs
1915. the youth of New Amster-
dam we're instructed by Arien Van
Offendom, whose terms OF tuition
were two dried beaver skins per
annum, but educational advant-
ages in the city suffered limita-
tions, for although the bowl had
been going round u long time Tor
the purpose of erecting a school
house. that structure had been
built with words only. In 1862
the West India Company wrote to
Stuyvesant. "A public school may
be established, for which one
schoolmaster will be sufficient,
and he may be engaged at 25O
horins annually. You may APP
propriate the city tavern (for
school purposes) if practicable
And if the school question
caused trouble then and here, so
did incorporation questions. Some
incipient Civic League so moved
matters and reused up the lazy
burghers that according to Mrs.
Julia NJ. Cotton an interesting
document was forwarded to the
authorities in which it was stated
that 1.-THE hogs" wandering mt
large on the streets did damage
the walls, and it was requested
that some one should give an or
der to prevent the pigs" From
all of which it would appear to be
a doubtful matter rs to how far
we have progressed on the high
road to civic welfare. TO be sure
we have telephones as aids to
small talk and gossip or good
Samaritanism. but we are some
what in line with a description of
certain towns in Europe III the
early part of the 18th century of
which it was said the "streets had
no sewers and they We're without
pavements or lamps" Indeed, |
have read somewhere that the
streets of Berlin were never swept
until the 18th century, and n
woman's society was instruments
al in enforcing law that every
countryman who came to market
with cart, should carry back a
load Of dirt"
Paul Pry, Mr.. Guthrie and
the Press Editor notwith-
standing, it seems to me ter
rible satire on our education,
civilization and religion: our
teachers and preachers and news
papers, to confess that we could
not elect some dozen good men
/ know | could write list of men
above price and boodle-hunting.
Men who would carry into their
work II spirit of devotion, II faith
in the high calling of the human
race, and helpful hand offered
to its weakest members. Talking
with n gentleman Il few days ago,
he causual'y mentioned rs poten'
tinl candidate for mayor II high
minded, conservative, democratic
eloquent citizen to whom one
could entrust all power. The
same mans name was in my
thoughts during the week,
heard no less than five honest
business men propose, casually
the same man. This is signiti'
cant fact, and shows that the
days have gone by when Monsieur
jacques M--was the one anc
only possible tigurehead, 1t evi
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