As to the principle involved, we think
the denominations have quite a strong
case; but a principle is worthless un
less it can be made efrectuilly opera
tive. It Is manifestly unjust for a
State to provide high educational fa
cilities that can be taken advantage
of by only aew of its people, and fail
to provide facilities for, at least tie
rudiments of education, which may be
taken advantage of by main. But
while this would be unjust, it would
be simple folly to take way what the
few have and at the same time provide
nothing for the many.
rot.- . . . ..
a ue iweuij muusanu uonars now
annually given to the1 University does
aid perhaps as many as two hundred
or say one hundred young men to
procure a higher education who would
not otherwise get it. Certainly there
fore some good is done. Now take
the twenty thousand dollars from the
University and give it to the public
achool fund, and what, is the re.nlt?
liet' see.
There are 7,m7 school districts in
North Carolina. If the twenty thou
sand dollars now given the University
Should be dividtd among these dis
tricts, each one would receive 2 5G.
This amount alone would not result in
any increase of practical benefit in
each district, and the general result
would be this: The opportunity now
given one or two hundred jtuegmen
for securing a higher education would
be taken away, and no practical good
would accrue to the CUU.OUU children
Of school age in the various school
district.
