The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-04-27
Education IN the South.

Every school teacher In Kentucky
Is directly interested in the coming
Conference FOR Education In the
South which meets in Lexington,
May 2-S-4, 1906. The teachers In the
rural districts are more especially
interested because what benefit
may be derived from the Conference
will inure to them,
The object Of the Conference is V.
grouse a public sentiment IN fav5r Of
better Common School Education for
Children Of the Southern Common
wealths, including Kentucky The
methods BY which this object IS TO
be attained Is by bringing together,
In Conference, eminent and enllght-
ened men and womenthose engaged
In the profession Of educating and
those engaged in other professions,
as wen rs business men and states
men to discuss the educational prab-
lem and disclose the weaknesses in
the systems that obtain In the South
ern States When This is done the
next thing is to suggest a remedy.
Eight conferences have been held
since ibis educational movement first
began, three at Capon Springs Va,
which may be said 10 have been
tentative gatherings, when The Con
ferees were cropping their way To-
ward the light and gradually eyoly-
Ing the present practical plan Of
campaign for education.
Beginning with winston Salem, The
Conferences have been held at those
places in the South whose people
invited them on account Of the bene-
fits that we're expected TO accrue 20
the cause Of education generally and
thereby and as consequence, en-
nance the welfare Of the state and
It's people
In every state whore such a meet
Ing has been neld, good results have
followed in all Of them the Common
schools have been the gamer Either
che per capita for children Of school
axe has been Increased, the number
Of schools multiplied. Of the school
term heightened, with corresponding
advantage to the poorly paid school
teacher. In cities in Kentucky teach
ers in the public school term is but
six months and the salary Of The
school teachers IS coTe5pondingly
short and invariably low. What Is
needed In Kentucky IS at least a ten
months school term for the rural dis
tricts. THIS can only he had by an
aroused public sentiment In favor Of
bctter Common School facilities ioI
the children.
The purpose Of these conferences
for education Is 70 do this very
thing-to arouse public sentiment ii
! favor Of better common school educa.
tion, by laying bare the defects Of tbs
system as II now exists The ppu'
liar mlnd must be influenced BY in'
discussions OF the Conference, by th'
facts laid before the world Of Ken
lucky's Intnracy. by the enthusiasm
of those dislnterested friends OF edu
cation which viii communicate i'sel
10 others and thus inaugurate In Nh
| state a propaganda FOR education.
| At the last Conference held In Col
umba. S. C.. an invitation TO holt
I. the next meeting at Lexington wa
rendered and accepted
Many able men viii be present
mainly from the South. with a con
siderable number from the East
lCN Bcckham win deliver the addres
Of welcome which will be responds
10 by President Ogden Of the Confer
ence GOV. Jos. W. Folk, OF Missouri
will deliver the principal address o.
, 1.-The first evening The attendance J
expected to he very large, and thi
Conference is looked forward TO a
the most Important in the history 9
the movement
Lexington will be at her best whe
thu conference convenes,-it viii b
Z spring In the Blue Grass the Cor
ference viii be entertained in Len
ingtun's best style. All railroad
will sell tickets at one fore for III
round "trip. 1t will be the chance
i, the Kentucky teachers life TO Sc
e and hear the great men and teacher
I Of the United States.
How Il Is Done.