The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-21
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Recomme ndations Are Made That Will Advance the
Industrial and Com nlercial Interests of
This Great Commonwealth in Which We Live.
10 the General Assemhlr /:


% the people OF Arkansas that 1 assume the
duties of their Chief Executive Especially do
5 feel the more honOred when l consider that
i am not lawyer have l had previous
service in political life practice But to
the contrary, my experience since manhood
has been only that of farmer, laborer. crafts
man, and business man; my fitness for
Governor Of the State in which | have lived
% long must come from rugged association
with human affairs
However, in my past life of work, my
practice has been to do the things l had
10 do with whatever l had to do them with.
By personal experience, l have often found
the rejected stone the best material; of my
own knowledge, l know that he who contin-
usly quarrels with his tools is poor work
men. have seen men with sense and energy
literally move mountains. All these things
TO me in a practical way and having
seen what efficiency accomplish in indus
trial and business affairs, l now pre-
pared to believe, after all, that even i'm
portant work as state-craft is only an In
tensely practical matter. Believing that hon
esty of purpose. energy and common sense. will
hid me to overcome the many difficulties l
shall meet, l enter upon my task with the de
termination to do something in material way
for the advancement of Arkansas In speak
ing, thus, l to attempt only the work
imposed upon me by the duties of the office
to which l am elected; those things promised
by me and expected of me- by the people
whose servant l
In the cooperative work of the Executive
and Legislative departments required by the
Constitution l will at all times endeavor to
monious action and the best results l shall
take great pleasure in giving prompt con-
ference to the members of this General AS
tembly. l congratulate you gentlemen, on
the fact that you are entering upon your
work for the State at time when the pub
lie conscience everywhere is peculiarly alive
to the work of public servants at a time
when an aroused and awakened public CON
science is quick to reward the faithful and
oisown the unfaithful. Surely there could
be greater incentive to noble actions than
IN he w 81
ready to appreciate and recognize the labors
Of all who are faithful in their service. AS
the representatives of a great people ambi-
dous to move onward and upward, your oppor-
tunities to do good are boundless.
UNIVERSITY.
The first department of the State Govern
ment which Governor Donaghey discusses, is
education. The University of Arkansas. its
origin history, purpose and progress is extern
sivsly treated and Mr.. Donaghey finds grati1-
cation in the fact that 1t will enroll
than 1900 students for this scholastic year.
The governor opposes its proposed removal.
The message lays particular stress upon the
agricultural department of the University which
the Governor declares has for some unknown
cause, other than a lack of funds, been seri-
ously neglected 1t has not far accom-
plished the purpose for which it was intended.
is lacking in efficiency to the farmers of the
State and should be greatly strength to
DO extension work and get into a more
intimate and helpful relationship with all
classes of farmers. The Legislature is re-
Quested to make diligent inquiries into this i'm
portant department and correct such errors as
may exist Continuing the message says
The State Democratic Convention when last
In session declared in favor of the establish
ment of four additional Agricultural Schools
in the state. but located one of them at Fay
etteville. The Board Of Trustees and faculty
of the University, however. are of the opin-
ion that the Agricultural Educational fea lures
of the University better be conserved by
putting the additional appropriation and
pense which would be required for a secondary
school of this nature at that place into the
one now In operation there. am of the same
opinion and / recommend that you put suffi-
cient additional strength in the Agricultural
Department of the State University to make
good all the intentions of the State Demo
cratic Convention when 1t declared in favor
of secondary Agricultural School at Fayette-
VILE
Other recommendations are made. and con-
tinuing the governor suggests that at the
earliest moment practicable the preparatory de-
partmsnt of the University be abolished in Its
entirety because there too many students
there doing nothing by common and High School
work and its necessity decreases as the eff
cheney In work and organization of the Com
mon and High Schools of the State increases
New buildings are recommended as follows:
Library building, an Auditorium, building for
Geology and Mining, larger and more substan-
tial than those recently erected the cam
pus. Continuing the message says:
I recommend the passage of law fixing the
tenure Of office Of the University Boards mem
bses and allow the Governor, by proclamation,
% designate three of the present members of
the Board to serve eight years from this date,
and allow him to appoint two new members
70 s,rvc for six years and two members TO
serve for four years. All subsequent appoint
nsnts to be for eight years.
STATE NORMAL.
The Governor here discusses the brief history
and lauds the purpose of the State Normal
School and declares that 1t should properly
rank among the highest of all institutions in
either State or Nation. Referring TO the rec
ommendation of the last Democratic COnven-
eion for agricultural department in
nection with this Normal School, the Governor
says It Is in accordance with what is consid-
cred the best practice In other states. lie
reproduces a letter from the Peabody Educa-
tional Board with headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn. which recognizing the Importance of
such a proposes that II Arkansas will
adequately provide for the Agricultural train
snE OF teachers 1t will contribute the sum of
100000 towards the erection Of $780,
600. 90 building for the purpose. Commenting
on the letter. the message says:
This particular school obviously, is different
In scope and purpose to those community
SCHOOLS for training boys and girls now TO
farm and do housekeeping" spoken of in an
other department Of this address. They are
intended TO teach elementary agriculture and
domestic science to boys and girls OF their re
speetiye communities while the High School
Agricultural d. partment at the Normal would
equip all teachers for instruction In that science
TO the boys and girls wherever they taught in
the whole State. !. therefore, earnestly rec
ommend. that you make appropriation Of
$40, 600. 90 10 carry out this purpose, and that
may also avail ourselves of the great bene-
Mt and assistance offered by the Peabody Board
which assistance, l believe, If accepted by us
now will be augmented In the future by yari-
Gus sums from time to time as that body sees
the Institution continue 1t certainly viii,
20 develop into school giving instruction TO
more than thousand at time of the
present number of seven thousand white teach
ere In the State
SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING BOYS AND GIRLS
HOW TO FARM AND DO HOUSE
KEEPING.
The Governor then compliments the present
State Normal Board on Its conduct of the In
stitution and solicits of the Legislature the
MAXIMUM amount of help for this institution
and the State University. He then takes up
the question OF schools for teaching boys and
girls how TO farm and do housekeeping, de-
claring that more attention should be paid
to the training Of boys and girls to do the
practical things of life. He goes on TO show
that there five hundred and sixty thousand
persons between six and twenty four years of
age IN Arkansas, less than one hundred or
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