The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-24

schools In a dark corner of the Statsf As likely as not the Southern Educa- tional Conference was behind the trip of the speaker who aroused such en- thusiasm in the interest Of good schools. Was there Q campaign on in one of the counties for local taxa ton for school purposes7 The men behind this movement put up the money for the iiterature which was written and printed fin the interest of good schools.
 Teachers were aroused. business men were interested. the politician was com. pelled for self-protection to climb on the band wagon and say that he had been there all the time.
 The propaganda has been successful The South has been aroused. The South, with her new educational laws working. is doing as much. according to its wealth and resources. as any other section of the country. There remains but little for Alabama to do. She is giving all the money she can well give to the schools and 1t is an enormous sum compared to her re- sources.
 The News from Arksnsas.
 What is true of Alabama, Is true or other States of the South. Arkansas came up strong this morning. It was Alabama at Pine Hurst last year that made the showing which astonished all the other States. The Legislature had done more for schools than had ever been done before; no one state at one session of the Legislature, had done as much as the Legislature or 1907 in the way of giving to schools and colleges. Alabama is resting tnis year upon her laurels and Is content that Arkansas should come in and show how nearly 1t has reached the standard raised by Alabama.
 made the showing for he State of Jen Davis. And he sprung surprise. It Is a surprise so unusual and so pc. crliar that 1t is set forth Tn iuii. " | is presented so that the half dozen can aidates for Governor of Alabama, who are running around looking for issues, can And one neat and ready-made. | Here 1t is: The school fund of Arkan- sas owns all the State debt. The fund l has bought up all the State bonds. | Whenever the State pays out money as | interest on It's bonds, IL pays p 'o ehe school fund.
 The State debt of Arkansas is $l.soo.- | 900. approximately the same as mat or | the State of Alabama, part or which | Governor Jelks was so anxious to re- | tire, but for which he got no oppor- | tunity.
 | Now here is the new issue that any | xubernatorial candidate can have ab- | solutely free of charge. hut if he takes | f. he will have to defend 1t from all | traspassers. Let the school fund buy | m all the Alabama bonds as they fall | due. If there must he mortgage on | the house let 1t be owned by a mem | Der of the family the fsyorite son. If interest has to be paid on State debt, | nav 1t to the schools where 1t will do | most good. That is neat. clear and | definite issue with a whole lot or pos | abilities to it. Somebody ought to bs
 very grateful for Its discovery. | The Alabama Delegation. l Alabama has a splendid delegation al | the Memphis conference. The State 1 delegation had its meeting at the Girls l High School this afternoon at S:3e l o'clock and there were seventeen per l sons present, with several prominent
 members of the delegation missing | state Senator Herbert F. Reynolds
 was called to preside by Superintendent l Gunnels and Hervey W Laird was se- lected as Secretary.
 Gathered In the school room were 1 President John W. Abercrombie of the | State University; President Thomas w l Palmer of the Girls Industrial School l al Montevallo, superintendent Gunnels
 Editor Erwin craighead of The Mobile
 Register, Miss Sara Clarke of the State l Roard of Examiners, Mrs. J. D. Mat
 lock. Mrs. Erwin CraiEhe heaAsn&J.seK K. Powers. George w. Duncan, Protes.
 ger D. Soter of the University and l several others.
 This afternoon's talk was on ednea, tional work that is as vet incompletee l in Alabama. The discussion was Siver
 largely to the work of the senool I'm
 provement League. as all the womer