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Show PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Tito recommendation, by Fiodideut t-lrant of uu amendmont to the fed eval coiwtitution, requiring each Btato of tho Uniou to support public schools, will not Attract igrave attention atten-tion in this country, whero the people nre almost unanimously in favor of such institutions, but it may bo regarded re-garded Abroad as an indication that there exists in tho United Statea a serious opposition to public education. educa-tion. Of course there is a great lack of schools in some of tho southern states and in tho new settlements of tho west; but there are few cotn-munititM cotn-munititM in any part of our domain who do not show a growing interest in this subject, and a disposition to extend the advantages of a nidi mental ment-al education to their youth. In some states an effort has beu made by a few Catholic priests to obtain a division divi-sion o:T;io local school funds, so that the church may control the education of children of Catholic parents, and there are also members of other denominations de-nominations who claim a similar right. Except in a few large cities, however, this claim has reeeircd very ltttW encouragement from tho voters generally, and iu most cities, notwithstanding not-withstanding the prohibition of the priests, a large number, perhaps th? majority, ot Catholics send their children to public schools, for the very good reason that the religious schools are either iusu3ieient to avcom:iioda;o those tor wnom they are designed, or are ineq.ul iu e:Ucieucy to the public schools. Our public system ot Iu-cation Iu-cation must rely mainly upon, its excellence and superior aptitude for , educating the youth, and so long as it ' is maintained in a state of etH-cieuey etH-cieuey eo high as to defy competition competi-tion with o:her systems both in the character of the wor's accomplished a:i I its economy, as it. does at present in a mavrity o: stales, it wiii , cheerfully tosterwl and richly t en lowed by the people. Otherwise it j w.ll hi tiio be discarvi-'J tor something some-thing cheaper and better. At present no const itutional ameuumeat isj necessary to maintain the popular, i.t.'reit in public schools. If there is any system which should j b.i subject to local e Sorts and laws it i is that of Ovirlpubiic schools. Under the caro of states and muaicipali:: , these institutions have flourished as they could do; have done if they had bxm under the control of the general government, and any interference I with the system seems to be uncalled tor, And a:"s: be regarded as icfricg-i ing upon local perog.uives and seif-Coverament. |