The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-23

sons to reach The rich sub-soil
beneath. There is reed of great edu.
cational revolution in this State, and
the signs of the tines indicate that
such a revolution u surely and rapid
ly coming.
One of the most encouraging signs,
and a most invaluable factor in the
attainment of am great end or pro-
pagation of any great movement. is
the deep and active interest manifest
ed by the great BODY of citizen women.
in the educatinal situation in Ken.
lucky. In the Kentucky Federation
of Women's Cubs, the Kentucky Ed
ucational Association has an ally as
powerful for eood as It is itself. This
magnificent b)dy of great women
recognizing Tat the problem of the
education of Ter people is Kentucky's
greatest problem at the present time,
have thrown themselves, heart and
soul, into this fight. They have
magnanimously declared for "active
cooperation with the Kentucky Edu-
cational Association, whose purposes
are, first, to arouse interest in educa-
ton and to insist upon Importance of
every child being in school every day
of the school term; second, to unite
all the people Of each community for
the improvement of our public
schools"
Many of these Women will be at
Winchester, and will have CONSPICUOUS
places in the program. Let us con-
graduate ourselves that they have so
nobly come to our succor, and will
stand by us in this fight to the finish.
With such allies, we can not fail.
Now word to the educator of Ken
lucky, direct. Every interest of the
State is demanding educational re-
form. It necessarily devolves upon
the educator.to be the leaders in this
movement. The fpress, the pulpit, the
platformsand the bench, are solidly in
favor of better schools and of educa-
tional improvement. Greatest of all
the women, the mothers and fathers
of Kentucky, are enthusiastically and
earnestly In favor of reform. The peo-
pie are. recovering very rapidly from
their long paralysis of self-satisfac-
ton. Now nothing remains but the
leaders to lead. The long needeI
organization has been effected in the
Incorporation of the X. E. A., there
by making it permanent institution
with tremendous power and influence
for good in the future of this Com
monwealth. Let every teacher in
Kentucky put his shoulder to the
wheel and strengthen this organiza-
ton by enrolling a member. The
teacher, whether he be of the college
faculty, the private school, OF the pub
lie school, the rural school, or the city
school, who is crying for educational
reform in Kentucky, and does not
enter the organization as helper in
this great work, is insincere. Those
who are crying for better salaries,
better schoolhouses, better equipment
and longer terms, are insincere If they
do not enter the organization and do
their part in affecting these great
ends. If you can not attend the meet
ing at Winchester, send in your name
to the secretary, pay the fee of one
dollar and enroll as member and
try to get some other teacher in your
county to either attend or do as you
have done.
The railroads have given us the low
rate of one fare, plus twenty-five cents
for the round trip. Winchester, her
people, and her hotels are going to do
handsome things, in the way of enter
tanning. However, this assurance is
needless from any community in Ken
lucky to other Kentuckians.
Let the teachers from every county
in Kentucky begin right now to make
their plans to attend this meeting at
Winchester With all assurance of his
modesty the writer is ambitious that
this should be the greatest deliber-