The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02

time rolls on will drift farther and farther
apart until their common origin and aim
Is lost 1t will thus become impossible TO
raise the poorer schools TO the standard
of the best Since the State supervises.
licenses, dictates and controls, 1t should
not think of cutting down its financial sup
port
"The force and power In the schools Of
Indiana due TO the State being the
unit. Whenever the schools or Indiana are
divided into townships or counties as
units. for the purpose OF raising all the
system will fail and fall. We prefer see
ing the State unit in everything pertain
ing to public schools. To provide by law
for a general and uniform system OF COM
mon schools evidently should be taken 10
mean that the State should controi ana IL
so should levy, collect and distribute the
tuition money.
and see how soon some cities and couhtss
Will call for State assistance. Let strlke
occur and see how soon State aid is want
co. Why? Because such mobs and eploem
les or strikes affect the peace, health ana
dignity of the entire State. Would not an
iliiterate township, town, city or county
be felt throughout the State? 1t certainly
would. Avoid such by rendering necessary
State aid for educational purposes.
We might continue to discuss this ques,
ton pro and con almost without end, ana
after all ii resolves itself TO this: Does
education conduce to good citizenship? lis
1t not of general public utility? is good
citizenship desired? If SO, the entire State
should IN measure at least assist
IF dollars and cents are the measure
or countys usefulness or greatness, local
tuition levy alone will prevail. If the ques-
ton OF a uniform system of common schools
shall prevail in this State the great State
or Indiana must continue its State tuition
levy or devise some other means whereby
IL. as State, levies. collects and dis
tributes the tuition money.
In summing up the magnificent school
system OF Indiana, her rapidly increasing
wealth and population. the enterprise, pub
lie spirit and liberality of our people in
the support Of high schools, colleges and
universities. together with her care of the
states unfortunates in prisons, reform
schools and asylums, and what is not least,
the marked improvement within few
years in the proficiency and professional
ability of her teachers, we have reasons TO
hope that the needy. poor school corpora
tiens may not be forgotten.
therefore, let us borrow thought from
Mitchell and say: Our little boys should
not be forced into the mines and breakers
SO early in life; our little girls should not
be compelled to work In the mills and fac
tories at an age when they should be in
school: These children are the future citi,
zens of our State and Nation. They should
nave at least, common school education
so as to equip them to bear the grave re-
sponsibiities that will ultimately devolye
upon them The wealth and the future of
the Nation are not to be secured by the
education of a fortunate few alone, but
rather by the enlightened contentment and
prosperity Oh It's mlluOnS Oh Cltl-
Gems who constitute the bone and
sinew Of our land. 1t is not the bril-
| liant meteor that sheds the most useful
| light in the night, but the million of or
binary common stars. Will the great State
| of Indiana, for a moment, refuse to give
| the common stars in the most remote dis
tricts of the State an opportunity to shine
Certainly not"
OTHER PAPERS READ.
| Papers were read yesterday afternoon by
| Superintendent Deputy, of Jennings coun-
| ty, on us the Year Idea or the Time Idea
| in the Course of Study Wrong?" and by
Superintendent Van Matre. of Delaware
county, on docs the State Normal To-
| gether with Private Formula Furnish
Adequate Facilities for Our Teachers?'
The discussion was participated in by State
| Observation-Disclosures Fassett A Cotton;
Superintendent Marks, of Marshall coun-
| ty; Superintendent Ellis. of Elkhart coun-
| ty; Superintendent Weaver, of Harrison
| county; Superintendent Hills, of Cass
| county; Superintendent Hutchins, of Ham
| ilton county, and Superintendent Tapy, OF
| Whitley county.
The annual meeting of the superntend-
| ents will close to-day with two sessions
| held in the Supreme Court room in the
| Statehouse No officers will be elected a,
| this meeting.