Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-09
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VuluillonS now prescribed, and Il wise
policy demands that these funds
should be thus utilized If this policy
had been pursued years ago. every
section of Virginia would now be
blessed with fine commodious school
houses.
The present appropriation for
travelling school Libraries should be
continued, but they should be placed
under the control of the Department
of Education. The facilities of this
Department for handling and distrl-
buting them are far greater than
those possessed by the State Library.
The State should aid in forming pcr.
manent libraries in suitable schools
and recommend limited aid from
the State to them upon proper. nre-
scrlbed conditions.
Another educational need is in.
creased facilities for institutions on.
Gagged in normal work, so that the
schools may be provided with more
teachers who are efficient and capable
ana purpose to make teaching their
life profession. These institutions
arc Indispensable To our educational
system and should he sufficiently
numerous to provide the schools with
wcll-tained and well-equipped teach
ors. Our revenues are sufficient to
Justify us in providing at this time
lor AT least one new normal school
Tor The women. This school should
be large one. having Il complete
ana thorough course. Its physical and
educational limitations and nropor-
IONS should be decided upon by com
petont authority before its growt be-
ems. so that moi n thought or dollar
expended upon ii may be wasted in
bringing II to its ultimate Ideal Ii
u waste of money 10 have a large
number OF inferior normal schools.
Many of the present high schools can
al much less expense he cquipped to
do certain amount of normal work
rs well rs small normal schools. The
nigh schools have eliminated any ne
cesaity that might ever have existed
Tor the small weak normal school.
transmit with this message the
reports from the State University. and
the State colleges and institutions.
which show that they are in n flour
fishing condition and performing great
educational service. All of them are
in need of additional appropriations
Tor improvements and increased facil-
tiles.
Board of Health.
The present Board OF Health of the
state has done very creditable work
considering the very limited funds AT
lis disposal and the small authority
given 1t under the law. | wish ear
nestly to urge you TO enact proper
legislation and to provide sufficient
funds to form In this State an eff.
Gent Board of Health suited to our
needs and present conditions. This
can be accomplished only by confer
ring on the Board full powers and
providing it with ample appropria.
tons. II should be given authority
to require the registration of deaths:
TO prevent the pollution of all streams
and drinking water; to restrict and
prevent the spread of dangerous COM
municable diseases: to inspect and ap-
prove the plans and specifications for
the construction of our public school
buildings in so far as sanitary mat
tors are concerned ana to correct the
rnsafe and unsanitary condition of
those already erected. 1t should he
provided with funds to enable 1t TO
fight. and to aid in the extermina-
ton of, tuberculosis. the greatest
scourge of modern life. 1t should be
"uihOilIeu anu enabled 10 employ
competent persons to teach the peo
pie sanitation and the prevention of
disease and to instruct the teachers
in the laws Of hygiene and thus ena-
lHc them properly to care for the
health of their pupils. Our popula
ton is becoming denser each year
by the rapid growth OF towns and
cities: large mining and manufacture
inr nnfCrnrtGa- axict IN oil
of the State and are rapidly increas-
ing. These facts make it urgent that
these preventative and corrective
methods should be inaugurated at an
carly date, else great detriment will
result to the health of the people, and
10 the best interest of the State.
Pensions to Confederate Soldiers.
Each year the surviving heroes of
The Confederacy become fewer. and
their necessities greater The brave
service and patriotic sacrifices rem
derod TO the Commonwealth entitle
them to our undying gratitude and
generous support.
Our increased revenues should
make lis extend to the Confederate
soldiers and their widows more lib.
oral aid. in order TO do this, it is
necessary to amend the present pen
sion laws Under The present law
fixing pensions there was surplus
unused on October 1, 1906, of $3,991-
TO- and on October 1. 1907. S10,3S264.
AS tho pensioners will become fewer
each year, this surplus will increase.
To appropriate more money under ex-
listing laws will result in no benefit to
any class of pensioners.
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