Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-10-23

I Official Figures Which Prove That the
Republican Party Has Made the
Public Schools of Pennsylvania the
Finest In the Land-Statement of
What Each County Receives.
Every parent in the state is interest
! ed directly or indirectly in the public
| schools. In this connection the fact
should not be overlooked that the Re
publican party has by its liberal policy
made the public schools of the state
what they are-the greatest in the ma
ton.
1t has made liberal provision for the
education and training of teachers in
the state normal schools. The mini
mum school term has been wisely in
creased by legislation and provision
has been maue for establishing schools
of higher grades in the townships.
The party has never faltered in its
devotion to the interests of the COM
monwealth in legislating for the bene-
fit OF the children in the public schools.
It's policy has been earnest fearless
and progressive in opposition to con-
servatism which is productive OF ig-
norance and illiteracy wherever it is
permitted to assert itself unrestrained
by the helpful influence of good public
schools.
The achievements of the past, in the
state and nation, are safe index TO
the future under the wise and vigilant
control of the Republican party.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DID.
The highest amount ever appropri-
ated by the Democratic party for the
public schools of Pennsylvania was
$3.50 900 per annum from 1867 to 1860.
Compare this with the splendid show
ing of the Republican party.
In 1870 there was appropriated for
educational purposes by the legislature
of Pennsylvania the sum OF S5OO,OOO;
in 1872 this amount was Increased TO
500 900 This was the largest amount
appropriated in support OF pop
ular education prior to the adoption OF
the new constitution. The trainers OF
our fundamental law provided that the
minimum amount to be appropriated
annually to the support OF the common
schools should be $1,000, 900. From
1874 to 1887 inclusive, the minimum
amount named in the new constitution
was the maximum of legislative gen
erosity. the entire amount approprl-
ated for all educational purposes dur
ing this period OF thirteen years was
SIG. .599. 900. In 1887 the annual appro-
priation was increased to $l,5OO,OOO.
In 1889 another half million was added,
making the annual appropriation at
that time $2,000,000. In 1891 the
amount appropriated was swelled to
the princely sum of $5,OOO,OOO annually.
In 1893 another half million dollars
was added making the appropriation
IS, SOC, 900 annually. ais does not IN
clude the appropriations made for the
support of the Orphans schools, the
county superintendants, department OF
public instruction, or all OF those made
to the normal schools. Adding the
amounts appropriated for these pur-
poses Io lhe dpplopllal4oAN Ai "
common schools proper, the aggregate
is the magnificent sum of s6,OOO,OOO in
round numbers This is monument
of tne wise and beneficent leadership
of the Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania.
A WONDERFUL SHOWING.
So that every reader may have the
opportunity of seeing what the Re
publican party of our state has done
for the cause of popular education dur
ing the last quarter of century we ap-
pend hereto a statement of all the ap-
propriations made to common schools
cinca 1854 IN wit.