The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

the institution oil hlSher eQucatlon 10
be located west of the Suwannee
river, This institute is located at
Tallahassee, and for the instruction OF
the young women of the. state and is
| known as the Florida Female College.
This institution. aside from the one
half of the seminary institute fund
amounting to two thousand dollars, is
| wholly dependent for support upon
state appropriations.
Wholly Dependent Upon State.
The Institute for the Blind, Deaf
and Dumb is located at St. Augustine
and IS also wholly dependent upon
state appropriations. Section one of
Article thirteen of the constitution pro.
vides this institution shall be foster
ed and supported by the state.
OF course argument is unnecessary
in behalf of these unfortunate class
eS whose claims to consideration ev-
erybody recognizes. at present they
that should be fireproof buildings.
! IL is presumed that NOBODY would
question the justice of making ap9ro-
| priations for them.
The Colored Normal School is the
beneficiary of the Morrill, and Nelson
| funds, heretofore referred to, and
j these appropriations are subject to the
| limitations already pointed out.
l know the prejudices existing in
the minds Of many people as to the
education of the negroes. but / be-
lieve it can be truthfully said that
the appropriations made by the state
for this institution accompanies the
| negro population as cheaply as is done
in the public schools. The instruction
there given is with the view of max
ing the students farmers, mechanics,
| wheelwrights, etc. The Board of
Education will always be composed
of white men, as will the board o.
control, and surely the white people
of the state can depend upon these
boards to see that no Partially is
shown this Institution over the other
three institutions for white children.
Committed TO Education.
This country has long been commit
ted to the cause of public education.
Washington. Jefferson. Madison and
other founders of the republic were
It's champions, and in the last nun
dreG years the system has become i'm
bedded in the very heart of our public
life and policy. Moreover the system
has developed to a very femaFha be
degree along the lines laid down by
Jefferson. He proposed I system or
eleentaTy schools for the education
of all the people. A system of higher
SCHOOLS for those whose capacity or
inclination prompted them to farther
study, and state uniyersity--ins WI ,ich
shol.lG be taught all the branches of
science. theoretical and practical, and |
all other professions and cultural
studies.
The Jeffersonian system, with some |
local notifications, generally prevails |
throughout the United States TODAY.
Every state has its lower public |
schools leading up TO and eliminating |
in one or more higher institutions
The same duty rests upon the state 10 |
complete the education of her fucuce
citizens. as to begin IL; and the reas !
en- in both cases is that an educaIed !
man makes a better cit zen than al /
uneducated or ignorant man.
''AiI political power IS inherent in !
the people," this country is governed |
by the will of the people. and in order !
TO nave good government We must |
have intelligent wills, trained minds |
and educated int cllects. What power !
can be more concerned in the exit
ence and maintenance of this condi- |
ton but of the. government Itself
the state. There should be 2 place II
every state where every citizen, ac-
cording to his capacity AMI needs !
without becoming the recipient Of
private charity This pla re is provid- |
Ell II the public school system and
nowhere else Hence the public
school system in al its branches is
growing steadily In popular favor.
Along Excellent Lines.
n Florida orr =yST2 n. Is laid out
alpng excellent lines. end has already |
done excellent NO * but needs
strengthening and support. Our low
or pnhlic schools are lfili1reI with
the higher institutions so that the
whole enternrise con:tituf as an adu- |
age in other states in piln ana scope
and giving premise OF the highest eff
hciency and service.
There is emploa>.J ct the IIniIcrsi-
t. a professor ii secondary educa-
,icn whose main object l. to help
build up. new hie-1 2,h;-,i.; aud foster
those already established. with 4 view
to increasing tho efficiency OF the
state as whole NJ. one IL III ac-
quainted with the facts can doubt
that the university and che c1lieSc a =
doing good ser nee a'rd a.s w1Ithy q
iae loyal support OF the peoplc. hey
are irving To-4iye the. nss- ant most
practical education in all lines 10 the
youth OF the - tr9. They have Zone
much already lTT are nampcr91 ch'ei-
" by the uncertainty 0f .h.'ir Incomes.
1 take il then that it is no longer a
question of vae-ner these institutions
will be sppcrted and kept up by the
state. that much it seems ID me has
already been settled. The state of
Florida cannst afford TO ACCEPT money
from the United Sta-es for the Leneat
Of these insfita- DIS =pd fail 10 meet
IN good faith the conditions upon
which that nlcney is, con'v,bH;.7t by
the government Tha question then is
whether this sappo:t shall be con'in-
ned from tins 10 ZINE b. the iegis-
lature. or whether a definite amount
will be fixed by 4 constitutional
amendment There are many reasons
why a constitutional m.l.aes IS pei
cradle 70 legislative appropriation
L da no. bsl.sgs lle legislature