The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-21

OF about $3oOsOgy.
At the cO1ored Institute It's large
Trades building Eas put up and Or
fhes Capitol Annex about $4,000 ad-l
dttional was expended.
Two new buildings at the Hunt
ington Asylum cost about $SOsOO0, p
power house was built and other I'M
provements made. In the years
1904 70 1sO5f 100000 was e2perelesSSlll
upon these buildings and improve
The Montgomery Preparatory
school was enlarged; the legislature
doubled the capacity of Marshall COLI
llege by law during Governor
Whites term. thus necessitating more
buildings: the school at West Liberty.
which was burned, was rebuilt: Inn
ipPovements were made to the cap
itol and additional public grounds
iacouired During Governor Whites
term great building was ercted at
Spencer and a number of additions
were made to the Weston asylum,
The large building at the Deaf Dumb
land Blind Asylum was erected during
I the same administration. Over 20
per cent of all state appropriations
during Governor Whites term went
to the buildings and Improvements
/ OF public Institutions. In the last
twelve years eover two millions OF
] dollars have been expended for per-
nanent improvements to public In
| stftutlonss almost rs, much as Govern
or AIacCorkIe claims We're appropri-
ated by the legislature for all pur-
poses during his term Of ONCE
/ SIN the Democrats in this cam
pafEn, Insincere and inaccurate as
| usual. claim that moro building was
done under MacCorISle's rule than in
the last twelve years. Tho truth IS.
more than four times as much build
ing. has been done in the last twelve
years, as in any preceding five years
Education Provided For.
The Republican party believes in
providing the means of education for
the people of the State. 1t establish
ed the great system of education Tor
the whole people. the public free
schools When 1t turned over the
reins to the Democratic party Il,
l18Tl, the free school system was well
esta blished There was quarter OF
a million dollars In the irreduclols
school fund. In quarter of a CEN
u fury the Democratic party increased
that fund from quarter of mill
\ lion to about 1884, 6S2.25. an increase
i OF 5000, 900. When the irreducible
school fund was limited by constitu-
t!onaI amendment, In 1902, the Re
4 publican party In q little over six
i years had added about $4,000 to
that tund, bringing II up 10 $4t4VE'1
412.69. Under the Republican party
nearly half as much was added in Ave
/ years as under the Democratic party
in a quarter of n century.
When the free school system was
] established under the Republican
4, party the minimum school term was
| fixed at four months. No increase In
that term was made by the Demo-
| Gratis in a quarter of a century. I'm
der the Republican party the mini
mum term has been increased fifty
/ per cent. to six months term. The
! independent and graded schools, is
actually nearly seven months.
The State for the first time during
the last fiscal year. acting under the
Legislation of 1907, provided that the
distrlbutable school fund, which
comes out of the revenues OF the
state. should not be less than three
quarters of n million dollars.
| This fund which is paid out annu-
ally to aid free schools, is doubled in
amount, or increased one hundred
| per cent; from $1,469.0OO in the four
| years of Governor MacCorkIe's adj
InInistration. to S2,7G6,OOo in the
four years of Governor Dawson's adj
rninistration.
The irreducible school fund has
/ been limited by constitutional amend
ment to one million dollars. The
population has Increased more than
I fifty per cent in twelve years. Not
withatandinE this tremendous
/ growth in population, the amount
distributed for the benefit of the chill
dren of the state for school purposes
has Increased from Sill per capita
to $1.9a per capita. gain of "A per
cent.
/ The attendance at the State Uni
versity has increased five fold. I'm
der the last year OF Governor Mae
Corl<lc, the attendance at the Univer-
sity was ga students. TIE last year
shows the attendance to be 1900 stu
dents. Marshall College had ego
students and seven graduates under
Governor MacCorkle. Last year Mar
shall College had 1000 students and
~ graduates.
The value OF school property In the
State under MacCorkle, as estimated
by him, was three million dollars.
The value of school property today.
as estimated by superintendent Miller
exceeds nine million dollars.
Under Governor MacCorkle for the
years 1S93-4-5-6, the total appropri-
alton for normal schools for all pur-
poses was $224,366. Under Governor
Dawson the appropriations for the
same purpose was 1914 56. The
annual expenses for teaching force
and maintenance under Governor
MacCorkle was $23, 900. Now $685.
900.
At the Weston Asylum for the same
years there was expended under Cow