Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-11-20
WHAT ARE We TO EXPECT?
University is a Rich Mans College and
Rsbs The Poor Of An Equal Chance.

The election has come and gone.
the ballots have been counted
and tho reports have been made.
! From these reports We learn that
the Democrats take charge of the
n ,tic ma, as we'll as retain the
Stats Affairs.
In thu State we expect no i'm
provements i'll the way of legis-
laslop. Our State laws are not re
spected, in facs we think they
we're not made 50 be kept. II all
of them we're kept, there would
be- much trouble, for in many
cases there are conflicting laws.
The truth of the matter is, about
every time law is tlnkered with
it ia msd9 worse. Our puhlic
school law r instance is nothing
but q bundle of contradictions. A
concrete example of this is, who're
the law says in regard TO the for
mstion of new school districts, no
district shall be made with less
than IS scholars, nor another left
with less than that number. Now
in one county, we know of three
i; stances where the law has been
violated The la Y sslpulates that
all shall have equal advantages
There is not citizen to be found
W th a sane mind, who will de-
nv the fact that there Is dls.
crlmiuation in the disbursement
OF school funds. In the way Of
giving teachers certificates there
is discrimination. In, paying of
teschers salaries there is discriml
nation. For instance, a Superin.
t ldeat's OF school boardman's
daughter should nos have better
paJ than the daughter with equal
or superior Qualifications OF the
mum olest. CITIZEN of the county.
The establishment of State
high schools. paying fancy
amounts to certain advanced c1m'
u1nities instead of going into
hose districts where the schools
are the poorest. an.i :,eiping them
up, is the order OF Che day. This
is not "equal rights to all, end
special privlleg to ncne,' this
ia not giving "fquare deal" to
every mai. This is net encourag.
ing universal popular education.
Appropriating large sums TO the
State University, ard maintain
irg there an ms tuition at public
expense, doing college work, in
direct opposition to the Charch
schools of the State is a menace
30 the denominational i stitutions.
We are not opposed to the State
maintaining a University ip the
strict sense Of the term, to do
University work, but we are un-
alserably opposed to taking
the children's money and giving g
5000 per annum to oDe who can
attend the University and only
ST. 50 to the child who must be
satisfied with the very poor free
school.
Again, an extra tax is laid Oh
the citizens of the rural districts
to purchase an almost new set of
books selected by individuals
whom we believe to be prompt
I'D in their ch oice of books not by
the .x,ellent qualities Of those
selected, but for some other reas-
N. New books? Yes We believe
that We must keep up with she
mes in books, as we'll as improv'
I'd machii cry, but we wanS TO
got them as we get machluery,
the vary best for the least price.
Now 20 to she books, we desire
to say further. that while the
Ssase educational Department. has
presumed to select the books,
tiley have failed to make proper
ARRANGEMENTS for the satisfactory
distribution of them. Many peo
p;e think that the local booksel-
Ter is mabipg a big profit on the
books. He makes 10 per cent on
what money he takes IN, nothing
when he exchanges for the ex-
chsnge, Now this 10 per cont but
little more than pays the freight
or express. These books mu4t be
ordered from six or eight differ
ent publishing houses. When one
of the kinds of hooks exhausts
there is nothing to do but send ii
a rush order by express for the