The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-28


 If the South were as wealthy and area and density of population, which is not true by reason of the ravages Of war and the presence of the negro. 1t would require double the rate of taxa ton to give educational advantages to her children equal to those provided by other sections far theirs, because the South is confronted with the ire movable necessity of maintaining dual system of schools. To provide equal advantages under existing conditions would require a rate of taxation many times larger than that levied In any other section. Such rate would be oppressive, contiscatory, impoverishing, and practically the whole of the bur den would have to be borne by about one-half of the population.
 ''Then what is to be done? This, and nothing less than 'his: The National Government must come to the rescue. Congress must make an annual ap- propriation of from s100, 0,000,00 to $200, ,000, ,000 for purposes of general education, to be apportioned among the States upon the basis of ilhteracy. and to be expended by the States through the channels already established. Such apportionment would place most of the appropriation. where 1t Is most needed, and where 1t would accomplish most good.
 '"The educational problem peculiar to the South was created by the National Government, and that Government Is In duty bound to assume its share of the work of solving that problem. To create a burden and then neglect or refuse to assist in bearing that burden. is inexcusable, and. if deliberately done, Is not only wrong, but Is COW individuals-it is equally. true of Gov ernments. How long, oh! how lona will 1t require for the nation to awake to sense of It's duty to this section
 If the continued inaction of the Nd. tional Government renders 1t necessary for one of the races to receive meagre educational advantages. 1t Is best for all concerned that, for a season, the advantage should go to the dominant race. Why? Because the best way to secure universal education for the ne gro Is to give universal education to
 "The more you educate people in the right way. the more willing and anx- ious do they become to give educa- tion to others. Educate the white man cate the negro. Of course. 1t Is destr- able and necessary, where possible, that the education of the races should proceed under conditions equally ad- vantageous.
 Compulsory Education.
 "As a cure. then, for the evils of law lessness. would suggest for every . body compulsory education of the right | klnd-education of bodyr mind and conscience, with special emphasis upon would have the States to exert them selves to the utmost. To this end, also, I would have the nation to per- form it's long-neglected duty. | q would not have you to believe from what l have said. that am en- tirely pessimistic In my views as to the country's future. l am not. Be- yond the storm clouds, see sunshine ! Dangers, however threatening. have never permanently retarded the onward march of Anglo-Saxon civilization. ! The American spirit has never yet yielded to complete and continued | retro gression. Great crises are neces- sary for the development of that which
 Adequate leadership has never fail ed to materialize when the country 6 safety has been imperiled. Such lead ership is now preparing for action. 1 general awakening of the public con- science Is noticeable.
 we will meet and solve every per picking problem, and in that great work, the teacher will perform not the least important part"
 The College Woman.
 Miss Grace W. Landrum of Atlanta Ga, who. as President of the Southern Association of College Women. was to have made an address for that organi- zation, was unable to be in attendance. owing to Illness. Tn her place. First Vice President Lillian W. Johnston of Memphts, Tenn, made the annual re- sponse. She said she wished to talk 10 her auditors as friend to friend, as to how and why the people should edu- cate their children
 Culture Versus Efficiency" she said "are they two bones Of a dilemma?
 Modern education, Miss Johnston sald. is founded to large extent upon the medieval idea We are in no