Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-24
HOT REPLY TO
OPPONENTS
BY GLENN
DENIES THAT $1,000 IS USED IN
pIsaURsINe SCHOOL FUND
i AND $4,000 IN POS
~ TAeE.

state school Commissioner G. r Glenn.
a. an interview says that the state
ments which have been made BY other
candidates for school commissioner 10 the
eject that $1,000 a year is used IN dis
burSlnE the school fund and $1,000 IS
spent for stamps IS absolutely untrue. He
shows where the money is disbursed. and
touches upon the school question In gen
eral. When seen last week and asked
about the statement by Mark Johnston
that SO GO q year was spent for postage,
he said:
so many misleading statements have
been made IN recent announcements and
speeches BY candidates for school COM
missioner that the school officers OF the
state insist that some OF these erroneous
statements should be corrected.
-One candidate states that the school
enroiluent has losr ? per cent betwees
the year 1898 and the year 800 Inis
statement IS entirely without foundation
In order 10 secure such a result the au-
tAnr OF the statement had 70 assume a
dleisor found nowhere in the school rec
ords As matter or fact. the record
SHOW that from 1Ss5. 10 1910 the school en-
EwolIment increased about 1900 pupils per
ear. which Is about equal. 70 the net In
cremse in children Of school age for this
y period in the state In no. other period OF
school history IN the state has there been
such an Increase, 10. the school enrolment
date may jugEle with Per cents between
any two years. but he cannot rub out the
faets
The same candidate. states. that the
average pay q teachers has decreased
This Is true. but whye Additional teach
ers OF course had TO De employed for the
Increase OF more than 50.Ooo children with
II the period named, With the number
Of teachers increasing every year and the
school fund not Increasing in proportion.
q course the average pay Of the teacher
Is bound 70 diminish Would any sane
,.Anofoer earSseate states that the
rfarn- account. OF the counties for one
YEAR Is gfaCc0.- This Is Ehcily untrue. Tie
etsrrp account for any one years Tor Isl
counties does not reach sea TIE ITEM
x16.oca covers. not -ors5r the, stamp account
ror al countess But printing stationery,
Al Incidental oEce expenses. Including
~ose of examinations, ceuding out blanks
and receiving xre2o-rs from teachers,
shiuh Is about SO 70 the county. show
Ing favorable economy on the part OF
school boards. The stamp account OF my
txrn once last year was si75-
-.rnIs candidate also states that the
exDendfture OF Eco.ooo Tor school furniture
ana for aiding in the building OF school
houses 6 = lax he proposes 10 stop
Calling this expenditure q 'leak is a Fs-
ucation. but also on every grand jury IN
The state. Let e. be remembered that the
law not only authorizes such an expenut-
fure but conditions require It Every
account for the expenditure OF school
money r. audited and approved BY the
r0unty board OF education before Il Is sent
E - N. -stafs treasurer for payment. In al
dItfon 70 this every county grand jury. az
fna Eprfng term OF the court. IS required
80 examine and approve or disapprove
these expenditures So far as know not
a single grand Jury in the state has failed
Is approve these accounts year BY year.
wne starrnnent. therefore, that there are
1eaks n either of the above items Is a
n2arde<s rot only pfqevery school officer
81 fhs stsfe. but o. every member OF the
er1na tGrT IS well NOBODY but a man
.ssttnrfv sznoraut OF the administration OF
sf1ta-.ert-
sErualiv Enthusiastically Is the statement
tat &c Jack OF uniformity OF textbooks
II Georgia puts the state behind and be-
.ow al otder southern states IN school en-
rolinent- Dr. Harrss' iast report just re-
southern states. this side Of the Potomac.
are sizghtiy ahead Of Georgia in the school
enrollnert- Only one OF these has state
unlforr1fty Of textbooks. / have letters
from most OF the leading county superin-
fendents in that state saying that the
Nu1L1FLA4Ny NCAAlVpA. law - a NcAA1AOM anu
q STARE They further allege that the
books patrons are forced 10 buy TO supple
meut the state list make the books cost
the people n great deal more money than
before the adoption Of the uniformity law.
To put a uniformity law in force in
Ceorwfa would cost the people at least
$4,000 70 start with IN Wiping. out all the
hooks now IN use. However this Is a mat
ter that belongs exclusively to the legis-
.1afure- The school commissioner has moth
Inr 70 do with this. The legislatures Of
Georxia. Alabazna and. RIoFida defeated
uniformity laws. bye overwhelming major
flies.
his statement that there IS lack OF
harmony between myself and other school
officers has no foundation in fact. No
man has ever had a more loyal and I'M
narxfng support tkan, have received
IRON. both city and county superinten-
dents.
Il have no fearfks The people OF Geor-
ria wlll fail 10 answer these ISLANDERS OF
fhe school system and school officers in
the right way az the proper time.