Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-29

| cessfully conducted must anu
from the State, first, by a4l.ng ag-
ricultural departments to every NOT
NAL School in the State In which inc
future teacher may be taught now 10
teach primary agriculture, Grl thea
direction in the shape OF leaflets ana
| pamphlets must issue from the state
College of Agriculture, and be distrl0-
uted among the rural school teachers,
from time to time, to aid and guide
them in their. work. =,
Train the White Children to Meet
Life's s2onsibiIities.
long to see manual training intro
duced into the schools OF ti.e cities
and towns in the state. The great
educational work which Geor;- la should
do for her children Is not that taey
NAV be able to read and loaf, but
that they may be able to- think and
act We must train the boys and
girls of Georgia so that they can meet
| the RESPONSIBILITIES of life, so that
thew can use the resources which God
has given us, so that they can sur
round themselves with comfort and
build the state for themselves and
their children.
would have the boys and girls OF
Georgia furnished an opportunity TO
make useful men and women. Near
w every white child Of the tenant
farmer and nearly every white child
of the poorest day lobarer carries IN
his veins the blood of revolutionary
hero. He mas the foundation on
which to build manhood unsurpassed
in capacity and usefulness. We must
NOT permit this germ of GREATNESS" 20
be smothered by lack OF opportun y.
But you may ask, how Is the money
to be raised? l have no objection to
gifts from outside the state, but finally
we must depend upon ourselves. We
must not only willingly but joyfully
tax ourselves for this great work.
The cities and municipalities levy
a local tax for their schools. the
rural districts, when they really see
good schools can be obtained, vii
readily follow the same course.
The State, although 1t now contrib
utes literally to educational work.
can largely increase its present appro-
priation.
We must require the corporations
in Georgia to pay their just taxes. We
must equalize taxation among all the
people of Georgia. Who will object
to paying taxes when ne realizes that
the money is to be intelligently sp"nt
for the children of the State? In
stead of burden, 1t should be a
great privilege to nelp in so noble
cause. The State now raises from
direct arl indirect taxation, from rent
of the State Railroad, and from tae
lease of convicts 81, 500, 900 q year.
Of this amount, last year 81 coo. 900
went to pensions and to various CEN
tributions for the old soldiers; $780,
900 to eleemosynary Institutions;
$500 900 to interest and principal OF
the States debt; $500 900 went back
to the counties for the hire of convicts;
$3.50 900 to the general expenses OF
the State, and So 900 900 to educa-
tional work in the State. do not
give exact, but approximate figures.
| Georgia appropriates more money
for her cid soldiers than any State
in the South. The money is freely
contributed and is we'll spent,
| Our eleemosynary Institutions ought
not to require more money than they
| are now receiving. Our general ei-
puses need not be made larger. Prac-
tically all of our increase in the shape
of state revenue can be devoted to
tn children of the State. The prc5-
lem of hand ing our iduca .Cnal inter-
ests would be easy but for lie fact
that. the State is 81, $50, 900 behind in
Il paying it's appropriations to tne con-
mon schools It is further behind
now than ever before at this period Of
the year. But for this, would,
with enthusiasm, contemplate the i'm
mediate progress of our educational
institutions.
1 maintain that Georgia cannot af-
ford to leave her teachers without
that we can find way to accomplish
this prompt payment.
/ wish to see the business affairs Ut
the State brought t9 as accurate
standard As that of the best managed
financial institution in Georgia.
regret to say that the most ae:
curate information obtainabie from the
Office Of the State Treasurer indi=
Gates that after using all money col=
lected between this and January list.
next, we will lack over 5000, 900 of
meeting the appropriations required
to be paid this year, and besides this
we will owe $50 900 on the State
College of Agriculture, appropriated
last year, but payable next year.
| This S251 900 about represents t1o