The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-29
SUPT. COOK
WRITES TO THE
STATE SUPT
Continued From First Paae.)

| bers enrolled, and more marked in
/ average attendance as will be seen by
| the figures representing the school
| year of 1867 and 1908 Total num-
/ Der enrolled in 1867. $40. with
| daily attendance of 1867, and for the
| school year of 1907-S, the total enroll
| ment was 1913, with the daily attend
| ance of 1850.
| Double enrolment have been rigidIy
/ eliminated, and the reports for daily
/ attendance have been kept under
| rigid surveillance
/ Owing to lack Of money. with only
| one exception our board OF public in
| stTuctlOn has refused TO erect nov
/ buildings for this school year 1889
/ and this exception is because a new
| building for the school at Nuscogee
/ was sadly needed, and because the
! Southern States Lumber Co. at that
| point offered TO erect h five-TOom build
/ ing on very liberal terms which were
| accepted by the board and the build
| ing * now in course of construction.
| and will be ready for occupancy by
/ the middle Of October
| We now have school buildings for
| the whites In every section Of the
| county where there are children
enough TO organize and support
school, said buildings in every in
stance with one single exception being
/ the property of the Schno! board
/ While said buildings are not fine and
expensive. the school rooms are large.
well lighted, and ventilated. and seat
! ed with patent desks. and are fairly
wei equipped with black boards. etc.
ana on the whole are comfortable and
| wei adapted for school purposes.
FOR the negroes. VIC are not so we'll
stppIled with buildings belonging to
the board being forced to utilize
churches for school rooms for which
a small rent Is paid annually: but for
the large negro schools in the CITY
We have fairly comfortable and well
equipped school buildings.
The old axiom Rome was not. buiIt
IN day applies equally as well to
the building up of d we'll equipped
school system.
Time and Money
It takes time, money. q al a deal of
hard thinking aud much active work
To evolve from nothing a. complete.
we'll organized, and equipped a system
or pubic schools for aur community
as that now in operation in this coun-
", and while freely admitting that II
Is Tar from perfect. and will perhaDs
never be II now far exceeds ANYTHING
IN the line of school buildings. e0uip-
ment, and in the thorough work done,
IN said school BUILDINGS that WAS ever
before offered to the youth of this
county
We believe in and admire fine build
ngs. public or private, and if the
ways and means were i'm our posses
sion. or under our control. We certain
~ would like 10 see number OF fine
school buildings erected in this conn
y; stu, We must not loose sight OF
the TACT that il is not brick. stone nor
marble that makes the good school
put IL Is the brains behind the school
desk that Is the great motor mower.
Finances.
At the risk of being considered a
= VIII se@t1I -crff attention 10 the fact
that we have never had revenue hin
uFaIIed and passed that WAS based on
business methods
Inc business OF the stale shoUyd nv !
All means be conducted on strict busi- !
ness principles: indeed. the state in |
us business methods should be sucb
an example Of perfection and system /
III an OF us business transactions thar
same might safely be coined h. +bo
CI'l]enS OF the state in both n1-bIic
ana private enterprises: bat how dos
me present or former revenue hills
VI inns stare conform to strict business
IuStHodS, when each and every sucb |
Dill passed within the last fv-enty
J ears mas virtually offered a proniTIn, !
LOT delinquency in the payment OF
taxes III vi
The reverse of this is the method
- e'SIY corporation or private bust
ness interest in the state. and for thar
matter in the United States RHsj1oe, b
men and business corporations ofer a
premium for prompt payment of ohIi-
salIohS- ana the state would find that |
WIN the same methods its trp7 s11rv ,
I ouid NOT De IN its present empty con
''ioh TOR several of its funds.
Suggests Remedy. i
VIII again suggest that the taxes {
Dc as they now are, made due and
ldN doIc on November LIST with dis
'o.iut OF per cent for every one who L
'did ms taxes in November; a dis
ouHt OF J per cent. for everyone who | /
ID lu IN december, and require those
'ho waited until The month of Ian I
dIH 20 pay the full amount of their I
eAsS' ana one2half of one per cent.
interest ne added for each and every (
lonth after Jenuary until same IS
aid mt u
ne state can afford to Je generous
VI II should never by any act opDress &,
= INDIVIDUAL citizens 50 it would HI, I
Sht tor the state to offer a discount
one per cent per month for DromD. -
aS iHenL OF taxes but its penalty foiI =
prepayment should not exceed a rsx.
moro than per cent. pe- aUnum
'f me adding of interest after A cor.
iIu date should only be ~ call the at
htIoh OF tax payer to the fact thar g.
le longer ne delayed the paving of his y
-Nea- the greater the amount xo,,I, |
y
! ne present revenue law does offer
discount for payments IN NoyPuoor j.
~ DecelnOcr- but attaches no non d.
" IOT those who hold back in M