The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-25
ALITTLE COMPARISON.

No farmer in Kansas can have his
children in the field when they should
be in school without violating the COM
pulsory education statute. In addition
to this general law. which applies to all
school districts, in most Of which the
school officers are farmers, there is .
statute requiring the education of
minor children and prohibiting their
being employed under pay until they
have attended school.
In Mr.. Folks state there is no COM
pulsory education law. The sentiment
of his people in this regard is well ex-
pressed by the superintendent of public
Instruction in his report for 1890:
There lie much opposition to public,
schools in the state and in the south
generally"
According to Official reports for 1890
the school population stood thus:
North Carolina ............... 1856, 6es
Kansas -5U9.6l4
BY the same reports it is shown that
! the children 60 to school like this: (.
Per cent
Enrolment in Kansas.
North Carolina. SIS
From these figures it would appear
that Mr.. Polk ought to go home and
| try to get his own children out of the
| field and into the school.
The total amounts received for school
purposes in 1890 show that the Kansas
child is not neglected, while the youth
of North Carolina is in hard row Of
stumps:"
Kansas. .-.so. 696. 659
In favor Of Kansas ,g74, 500
When it comes to providing for edu-
| cation, Mr.. Polk and his state are not
in il This fact is further illustrated
| by the amounts paid per capita for
school purposes:
Kansas. .--.-....-...,....... 50 81
North Carolina ...... "A
In this connection it may be re-
| marked that there is but one state in the
union paying less per capita than North
Carolina and that state is South Caro-
lima
With a smaller school population
than North Carolina has, Kansas yet
has 3,OlS more school houses.
Money was expended last year for
school purposes as follows:
KANSAS $3.50. .-..-.--..-.S4 ,Si2. goo
North Carolina .... us, 225
In favor OF Kansas 81, 254. al
y comparison of the length of school
terms shows this:
Days.
In Kansas Observation-Disclosures. l2S
In North Carolina . go
In none OF the state of documents of
North Carolina can evidence be found
that orphans, deaf, dumb and blind
children are cared for or that any state
school beyond a university is sup
ported.
Look at Kansas, with her orphans'
home, reform school, industrial school
for girls, institution for the education
of the deaf and dumb asylum for imbe-
Gle youths, institution for the educa-
ton OF the blind, state university. state
normal school, state agricultural col
lege and normal institutes held each
year in every county at cost OF nearly
$4,000.
II the children Of the Kansas farmer
have to work harr, this year it is be-
cause most of the farm help of the state
is in the reform" oratory business.
Up this way they use the children and
employees well. There have been Just
two strikes OF farm hands in the United
States and both Of these occurred in
the south.
From the fact set out above it seems
that Evangelist Polk is in the wrong
meeting. This state and the state he
comes from have nothing in common
except their demagogues who are now
at large, II Mr.. Polk has not sense
enough to come of" of his own &C.
count, some of his friends should take
him of.-kansas City Journal.