The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-22
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1906
democracy and the Schools

Democracy and the oeiloo1o'
oo,.,,ic party Of Virginia held
,vent,on this year and there was
10 onportunlty OF adopting e'"'e !'t.'
CORN hut platform was aaop.cs' -
~ convention of 1904 ana stahus
d,v and will stand until changed 10 ."o
,,,,form of Virginia Democracy eNe
,rnc;nal blanks in that platform
reads as follows:
npeso,ved. THAT the hope OF Delnoc-
r,,v lies in the diffusion OF ih'ei''se'ieo
among the masses and TO ms Gnu Wy
1,arocratic party pledges itscil 70 u'e
rolicy Of giving the children ''' OF ms oo'n
,nonwealth better facilities for primary
oancation. and favors the increase "
mo state appropriations for 'hae p"'-
pose" ~
,r,, Domocratic party has proven IL
,,,, he the friend of popular educa-
lion and it would be reckless lor '''ose
,,.ho have children to educate: 70 1u'n
from, Democracy 10 Repnhlicah'sh' anu
fntr,,st the welfare of the puDilc sc''oo'
s,,sten 10 the Republican party IN
,ssa when the Republicans were IN pow
ar the amount appropriated Wy wy
STATE 10 the public schools was 3Wi'-
,us 90: in 1904, under DemocFauc. az
ministrat!on, al,e state Appropriations
amounted to 81 o60, $3.50. The argument
- ~ Republicans Is that this comes
from natural increase In the sud
iccts of taxation. That is only mar
truth Taxable values have increased
Under Democratic administration ana me
rovonues OF the State have Increased,
hr, under Democratic rule the state mas
for years appropriated 100000 anhual'S
Ia public education In addition 10 ths
regular school tax of 10 cents on the
hundred. !, But, besides all this Demo no.
cracv has encouraged local taxation Tor
school purposes, thus creating 'oc'i'
pride and local interest IN the pup'c
schools of the various counties ana
cities, and the amounts thus derived nre
greater III the aggregate than tho eh'lro
slate appropriation. Nc are ",onh-
dent that this has done moro than oil
other Observation-Disclosures 10 tdu wy S"oso
Of popular education In Virginia
Under Democratic rule tthe Female
Normal school at Farmville was es-
,ahllshcd in 1854 and with Democratic
appropriations has been made one OF mo mo
best equipped normal schools IN mo
country. New buildings have recently
been erected and everything done to
make the school comfortable una elli-
Client. For The maintenance Of TINS
school, the state ppproprintes ANNUALLY
$1,000 Until that school was estap'
,lshed there was no public institution u
Virginia for the higher education OF "o'
men. Everybody knows that IN ORDER
TO have good schools we must nave gooc
teachers, and everybody knows that the
public schools Of Virginia are taught II
The main by women, The Female Nor
mai school at Farmvllc has for Its OBJ
1cct the education of teachers for lh'
public schools Every pupil OF that IN
sti,ution is given good education ant
IN addition Is thoroughly trained N IN
ar, Of teaching, In return for free tuition
ryery graduate IS Occurred 20 teacl
at least two years in the public schools
The State of Virginia also appropriate
under Democratic rule $4,000 for IN
support OF the Agricultural and Nc
chanical Institute At Blackshurg. an
gives free tuition to Virginia students
This splendid institution, now ono of IN
raost fourshng in the Stale, Is trar
ing boys In the mechanical arts and
agriculture and preparing them Tor II,
practical affairs OF life.
The State contributes $4,000 TO WI
liam and Mary College. which trair
men 10 be teachers, IT contributes Sc
CO To the University of Virginia upc
condition that Virginia students recei,
Instructions free OF charge, II Apr
PIRATES $4,000 towards the support al
education Of the deaf. dumb and bill
In the Staunton Institution. II apr
pirates $500 annually TO The VI
ginia Military Institute. IT apr
+ e,u,SiIh oul OF 6llpnuue dOo'sIs ss,pk
Normal and Collegite school In Peter
burg for the practical education Of Il