The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-11
MARY ESTHER.


Mar5 Esther. TIA. fprsi 10. 1918
Editor Pensacola Journal.
The time has arrived fsr cur lesssla-
ture and state senate 90 meet and en-
act some new laws. Some Of them have
promised some srea, things. now let
as see them come out with nying col
or. In my judgment they all ought
% try and set the school ayssem ln
better shape. a compulsory educational
law is one OF the NEST rsedfun things
this or any other state needs. n IL
shame that the parents ~ So many
children are allowed N keep than
away from school. and surne m gross
ignorance as they Rre Here IN this
neiEhborhood there Is about one third
e children kept out o. the public
school every term. Aa a rule they will
commence going AZ tbs commence
ment Or school, but invaFfhiy IL never
rails but some 81 the patrons VII com
mence 20 find fault with the teacher
Tor one thing or the other. sone Of
them have the nerve { :. say that the
teacher don't know enough 10 teach
their children. when in a lot of cases
the children don't know from bulls
foot, and lot Of times the parents
can't sign their own name themselves.
Therefore, Mt L.egissaturemen you
need not pay any attention 20 what
might be said BY sucr people. am
sure that you VIII inset with the
hearty approval Of the better thinking
people 81 the different counties Of our
state
Il seems that most OF our repre-
sentatives worry themselves a good
deal about the fee sy.stem I have
never seen wee where khe fee system
puts any hardshlps on anyone except
the law breaker, or thFse who mingle
more than they ought 20 in the
courts. II IL were no FOR the law
breakers. the sheriff. ..xould have 10
give up office. and go AZ work az some
other trade, when q pe son IN arrested
and taken before TIE court. and found
guilty the Judge sitting in the case
always says 4 fine you 50 much and
cost. where does this cost 70. u nav
the expenses % the court. sheriff and
! other officers % course Under the
/ Zee system the officers have to get
/ out and hustle around. and hunt up
I the Law breakers hut on the other
aand II the county paid them a sal
| airy they might not be 50 watchfuI a.
/ they are while working under the Zee
/ system. III my opinion there Ia A lot
| ~ other things more attention ought
20 be paid 20 instead ~ the fee avs
tenn. for n we keep out 81 the courts
I We are not out any money.
There II another proposition that
some People are advocating and that
/ ~ a division of santa Rosa ard wal
| ton counties. so as 20 create a neW
county. II such thing could be done
! J can't see where IL would be ANYTHING
/ but burden upon the people 81 the
] county for ali time 10 come, you might
I say that there Is absolutely nothing for
| the county % build a foundation unon
I The lands 81 which the neN county
Y WOULD be composed 81. largely =
national forest. and therefore cant be
\ taxed. And on the other hand there
are no large towns. or corporations "a
/ help support the county there vii
/ have e. be a court house. ian and
many other things. which viii demand
sum q money and where is n
i coming from, and when would IL ever
be PAID ! don't see where any fair
minded person could advocate such a
thing. some of the advocates ought
90 be az work on some plan 10 rid
Walton and santa Rosa ~ their i'm.
bursements. instead ~ trying q place
them IN q worse condition. there n ~
use ~ trying 20 bankrupt the counties
guess that II the new county 4
formed, the question then viii 81 4
find an appropriate name for a. I don't
know bat what bankrupt count,
would be good one for 4. but I hope
that We viii not have 10 20 to ths
trouble % looking for the name.
Yours very respectfully.
r. e. BROOKS.