Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-24
svckMAN ANSWERS cRITics.

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In The Jacksonville Sun Of Saturday
the author OF the Buchanan school
law has the following In answer to the
papers which have criticised the meas
ore:
Editor Sun:
Dear Siy-I notice m Article cut
from The JaspeF Newa, entitled The
Buchanan Law In q Nutshell, IN attack
upon that messure, which Is entirely
misleading ~ to It's statements, and Is
evidently 80 endesvoV to prejudice the
public mind against the law which, -
10 has became more thoroughly under
stood and the effect of its operation
more apparent. 10 being accepted gen.
orally throughout the State even by
most Of the counties which opposed it's
passage, ~ most salutory measure
and one which must tend TO the LAST
ing benefit OF the States educational
system.
This article styles the law 10 Q
means Of Oppression and robbery
claiming that it's sole object 10 TO lay
burdens on the. industrial classes for
the benefit Of the rich, and o system
whereby millionaires' sons may be edu-
Gated at the expense OF thepoor Such
q statement ne the above must have
emapsted from Q very warped jodg-
ment. ss IL could hardly have been
reached from q perusal Of the law it.
'elf or an understanding Of the con.
ditions which existed before I've enact
mPnt.
"In the flrSt place, the act did NOT
abolish any HIGH schools In the State.
TIE aSticle states that, but It 10 not
fact. The high schools are a part OF
the com on school system Of ed ucation
which the State established, and which
belong 20 each county. The. institu.
tions which we're abolished we're a. set
OF so-called colleges which did not be-
long to any county, but which were
supported by the state at an enormous
expense. II there 10 any 0PPRES.
SION In an EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,
II was under the old system, aS there
WAS no equality OF taxation for their
support for the reason that many OF
the counties Ia which these colleges
happened to be located paid no tar,
had no high schools Of their own, as
they could send their shildresto these
Institutions while the other countieS
paid for their Sppport.
THE article further states that the
object OF the old Agricultural College
wAS to promote the liberal aud pTSc.
tical education Of the industFisl classes
In the several pursuits Of liie.'
This Language 10 copied verbatim
into the Buckman Law, yet. the writer
probably never read that Law, ~ he
seeks to infer that that provision and
purpose was AbTogated with the aboll.
ton Of the Agricultural College. Itb
true, however, that the Buchanan Law
intended to create Q university and h
girls college, aud 20 prohibit she on.
trance into these institutions Of chill.
dren 10 the kindergarten departments
who had not properly fitted themselves
by previous study 70 enter upon q col.
leRiate or university eouPhe. and this.
inslsAd OF being 90 I'M usilce, 10 an I'D.
vantage. The State already has q eye.
TEN oi public schools which consists
OF the primary department and the
high school, The high school teaches
20 the sweliIh grade, After that pc.
pile may enter the university. aud after
going through the eleventh grade, pu.
pile may enter the RiPls' college. IL
would be Just ~ reasonable TO a,sert
that . child who 10 learning lie A b C'S
was entitled 70 enter the high school 90
ID would be 10 claim tha, . boy Who we
not prepared BY pFsvious course OF
studies should enter the higher
branches which the unlveFsity 10 In.
tended TO teach, There would be no
necessity for . university. . girls coll
leRe, nor vas there any necessity for
the insIitutio which were abolished
II 10 YES not intended 20 make them
installations OF HIGHER learning, II