Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-01-24

Editor KOOnee of The S0mteF Times
gives th- following aDt d,seOnrse nu
the RuskmAn hill. which, coming from
one who is only interested as u good
ciliz-p, Ne deem worthy % cousii"ra-
tion:
1--WE thought when tn. Buckman bill
had been decided by thu Supr-n.-
Court 10 be constitutional il would
atop the Discussion for awhile Bar il
seems not The very peculiar thing -
that some Of those Who were .Ich
strong fighter for il before the Lsgi--
latUre now discover (WheB the Univ-r-
si,y vas not lorsted At Lake City) that
u is such an aatul had hill and RIBS
III. people ~ 80 much money W. have
never been disposed To dI.'Jas the
m~rits ~ dement's ~ This m-a.urr 4.
Q rule ". do not favor sud Zen ard raj.
i'al change, but We 10 not see the
great injustice 10 the common p-"rs
which the erstwhile supporters OF the
measure now see IN il. We Do
not see where /; interferes wi'h
or breaks up the country school.
On the contrary We believe the
plan 10 IN encouragement To the coun-
try free school. ard We believe thu.
fact 10 being demonstrated every day
By the improvements IN the county
high schools and the increasing num-
Der OF them. After sll, isn't i, better
TO have these high schools in each
county. right as the poor mans door,
than TO have several sO-called colleges
scattered shout over the State which
are in reality but litsle II any better
than the county schools? And all thi.
talk about graft Ia there more op.
portunity for Two institutions 20 graft
than six? One would have 90 think go
to find any reasoning in some Ct the
articles printed. Mind, We do not cay
that the ak institutions we're up to
that game We like TO think we'll OF
all people and IL ne think that the su-
thoriti-s in charge Of six we're honest
we don't zee why those In charge Of
two may not likewise be honest. All
these general charges OF graft plum
der aud sxtravsgance sound fearful.
but in this age We like to have some-
thing definite and specific. We dis-
like TO zee this q uestiOn dragged into
politics; We want to see the educA-
tionsl AFFAIRS OF the state cond ucted
and discussed in q more dignified and
becoming manner. The chsLge was
sudden il 10 true. Mice Florida was
probably hke the Did maid who nsd her
tirst oHer Of marriage. She ssid
'this 10 90 sudden Al the same time
che rscognized that change wouldn's
be much worse and it might be lots
bette TO try new plan awhile any
how.
"Will those who are go stSenuOus.y
abusing the law. now that the UDiver.
city was not located at Lake City land
who favored il when IL was up for con-
sideraIion by the LeRislature). on the
Rr0ands OF expense, tell us something
about she appropriations asked for by
the various state schools lass session.
how much has been appropriated dur
ing the last ten ysars? And during al
shas slime what standing in the educa.
sional world did q degree or diploma
from either one the State schools give:
How did they compare with other
state universities? Nov that ne have
only one for boys and one for girls let
nc pot up the standard and make them
rank with any in she Union. and not be
mere preparatory schools. Let's get
together on this and have our prepa-
ra.ory school at home