The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-18

causes. 1t becomes your duty as teach CTS of the State to explain this ques ton to the people. and let them ente
 into 1t with thorough understandinI
 that in so doing they are pledging tn,
 State to change the policy laid dowi
 by the last Legislature in giving re
 newed facilities to education and re
 the policy of the state since I rscon n'
 struction days.
 l mention these things because i
 penses of the State % must ns first asSe' be ms, sa
 So. no matter what fund you take from the treasury. whether convict fund, oi any other fund. t all comes out of tho
 form of taxation. and I know of nt form left except direct taxation. and doubt If the State is at this time pre- tion of property, which Increase win be necessary unless you go hack ar { remove the constitutional limitation of that the provision for tSe old w ssts for schools. and for. good roads are three great propositions, and each is important to the well being of our best method of obtaining these bless inss- and cast their ballots with wisdom
 Taking up the subject of prohibit tion. the Governor repeated what he had said before, emphasizing more than ever his favoring State wide prohibi- from Ahsksy osSses shad tha the yesr | dropped from s22i. 900 approximately 10 VI 900 approximately, the Governor sta. said that next year the fund would another tendency to the defincit which he acknowledgsd threatens the state
 Later on in his speech, the Governor told of pathetic scenes that had taken place in his executive oh hamber and hts home. where weeping mothers and wives came for clemency:. In each of the instances narrated, the Governor asked what was the cause of the crime which threw sons and husbands into the g9snitsntisry; gsrntr |, i.,, Unifcrwiy it was the should satisfy any man that the tSSs'Iif eSif. dren of this land have their rights to a home with father and mother living
 Reviews High School Work.
 Kev.ewinG the work of the High School Commission, composed of him self, Hon. Harry c. Gunnels, State Su- Auditor W. ". Brandon. the Governor told of several propositions for the To- cations of high schools in the various 5nat rhs bsd ,nts.. Des made yst to the tween Enterprise and Elba. in Coffee County. was referred to. the one of- ferinE Ss0.0o0 and five acres to meet s2.ooo. and the other offerinf the lot and s25,0o0. The proffers of places in other towns were commented on.
 in the vicinity of Sand Mountain. the sneaker. told of how he saw mothers with babes in arms coming many miles to hear the subject of education dis cussed. He took this opportunity to talk of race suicide. He advised the young men of Alabama to join this kind of "ciubs" instead of the clubs which are engaged in violating the prohibition laws.
 :. At the conclusion of the Governors address the following resolution was
 whereas. The school year in Ala. hama is short In most places; and, whereas. owing to weather and. other ss sbSsn % cso ss ai much less during some months than sResoived. That the Department of Education be requested to compile from centaRe in attendance of those enrolled for each month of the yeari and, fur their. to get similar statistics from city systems. so that 1t may appear sch ool months. which vacation. Be 1t
 Resolved, That this report be pre- scented to the 1909 convention of the Alabama Educational Association and that the Executiye Committee make ampls s5s Ssoyitsion for It's discussion at
 Then Governor then in happy man ner, introduced Mir. Graves of Ohio State University who explained that he had agreed to come to address the O. Thompson. President of the insti- tuition. He spoke of tn ha many phases of college development as Instituted by President Elliot of Havard. At Inc nouncements. sdjournment was s taken until this morning at o'clock,