Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-28
A FEARFUL INDICTMENT.


the 2S,h met. nae the fOlIOwinR inter.
estiDR faets regarding our public
school.:
The last iss1s q The jasper News
contains the letter oi resrguat'nn ~
Hen. NNhaniel Adams Ot W6i.-
SpTing-, F!a from the 4 ard OF CDn-
troll
The letter will n. found rerro.
dpced in TINS issu- ~ The News. some
~ she statements contained 80 N. ct.
TER gwen ny Mr. Adam. NJ h r-a.On.
for r"-iRnInH are pretty severe m
dictments against the state puhlic
school system ami .houli not be yer.
mittei TO 40 unchallengei
THE New. cO-s not qpes,iDn the
right Of Mr. Aisms ~ resign nor to
hold opinions OF his ,wn an tn. wisdom
Of the removal o. the | niv~rsity site
= the di..stab' i.h men; Of the differ.
snt safe colleges. rtc . but hi. r,s ssO0s
therefor, given tu n. Governor. are
public property and are sm-nabl- To-
criticism
Ia the published letter of re.isra.
tion Mr. Adams says
THE StA:e " Florids has thol.
sands upon thousand. ~ c1illrsn of
school age that are annually denied a
thorough common school education for
want Of funds and facilities
THE Nrws challenge the correct
De.s OF thi. s,atn-Hs We are sorry
Mr.. Adams did not take the trouble q
inform himself from the data fur
nished by the biennial reports Ot the
State School Superintendent aud iks
recovds NJ the BOARD ot Public Instruc-
tiOn IN HE o~n conn'y.
FLORIDA has a thoroughly organized
and efficient school system. II there
are thousands upon thou sands OF chill.
dren OF school age that are annually
denied q thOvough common school rdu-
cation IL 10 because their parents re.
fuse TO permit them TO attend school
and not for want Of tunds aud faclli.
ties
From the teport OF 1872. we find
the whole number Of children in Flor
ida Of school age to be l66. lab or this
number there were IL. .3ss enrolled on
the various school registers in the
state. That the balance of the lee. l43
were not denied q thorough common
schccl education Is cviSe need by in-
maintenance Of ?.4.o schools and IL.
employ ment Of 3 $50 teachers at Q co.t
of t5s9. 9.7s5 33
From the fact that the State has |
, gone to the trouble aud expens. ot
taking the census OF children Of schoOl
age 10 proof that she has provided for
their education. The estimates each
year and the appropriations made are
all based upon the greatest number OF
children to be taught II thousands
upon thousands Of children OF school
age fail or refuse TO come forward
and accept the education freely of.
tered them and provided for them by
the State, We fail to see wherein they
are denied 4 thorough common school |
ed ducstion for want OF funds and "a.
cilities.'
The refusal OF parents to require
their children to attend school in I
Florida has awakened so much concern |
among thinking peopI. that q very
strong sentiment is growing up de-
maDd nR a compulsory attendance
law.
From a careful perusal Of the data
on schools above referred to The News
feeIs free To assert wIthout fear Of sue.
cessful con, rad ictiOn that no child in !
Florida was dcnied the benefit II a
school because Of lack of fund. or IA /
cilities on the art OF the state.
In Brevsrd county the school law.
are most admirably admlni.trrcd aud
tie benefits ar:-ing ther from are ap-
parent. Tn" same may d1ub,i"-. be-
truthfuily -aIi of every other county
in th- state There are now about one
thousand children of school age in th'-
county, but the attendance i. far ls.s
Deafness Cannot be Cured