Year: 1879



 Conformist says, ''The doings or misdoings of the teacher are altogether for. | eign to the question at issue" I grant that and ask, why have you sought to make it ap- pear that my convictions were biased by the | doings of the teacher? Conformist says, 1t is amusing to see how far out of the path it is nec- | essary for Reform to go for argument" What does he mean or who does he mean by this take it to mean nothing but sheer at me. Then Conformist says "Here is another ex- ample ofit:-T say the district had no right to pass such vote.'" (Yes, said that, so sup pose that Reform means me.) 'Very well" ]" says Conformist, i've know that you say so: I say it had. Now each knows what the oth- CT says, but have convinced you that the district had right, or vice versa? Suoh is the depth of the argument of modern Moses" Now is this a sheer at good old Moses2 But where does district get authority for it's legal action? I supposed it must come from the statute laws, and say there is no statute law that gives a district the right to say that scholars cannot have the benefit of'the public school money without themselves putting moro money with it. There is no statute law that gives district the power to demand tuition fee of scholars attending public schools, there fore l say this district had no right to vote an expulsion of scholars from a public school, unless they pay 25 cents week tuition. The laws of the State of Connecticut concerning education says: "Public schools shall be es- tablshed and maintained for at least thirty weeks in each year, and said schools shall be open to all; and no person shall be denied admittance to and instruction in said schools on account of race or color" The words Public Schoop as here used must mean to extend to the whole people, common to all, all classes, open to common use; as @ public road. Now when you say that, 8 schol- ar cannot be admitted to a school without pay. ing 25 cents week. then that is not a public school according to the laws of the State; it is not kept according to law and has no right to public money The public school law says "When the school in any school district shall not be kept according to law, the school visit- ors of the town to which such district belongs shall, in their certificate or certificates to the Controller for the year following state such fact, and shall draw an order for such part pn- ly of the moneys that would otherwise go tQ said town, as is proportioned to the number of children in the remaining districts thereip.H This is conclusive that public school money cannot legally go to private schools, or be used only as directed by law. Therefore the district vote IS illegal it is putting the district rights above State laws. Conformist says, Here is question the Dr. asks me: Do you want your neighbors children to pay 25 cents a week for your individual qualification P Now in the name of commo sense wherein is that question applicable to my stand 2" We'll, I will tell you. In my last communica. ton I showed tor attempted to show) that our school house was built with an express under. standing and agreement that the high school was to be established and maintained by the town. The towns committee recommended this and the town accepted it. Now'i looks to me as though if you had no private ends to be served, you would not so tenaciously and wrongfully hold the control of this school and keep it from the town, where it justly and properly belongs. This school should be free

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