The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-07-21
A Comparison.

ping the people on their backs,
and telling them what a great
state we have, how much money
IS being spent on education of
their children, what fine salaries
are paid teachers. We have heard
this so often until we believe that
they are doing as we'll if not bet
ter by us in educational lines as
any other states. We are ready
to say let well enough alone.
| do believe that the boys and
girls of Mississippi are as good as
there are to be found anywhere.
In all vacations of life you will
find few Mississir plans to be
leaders. The only reason we do
not have more is because the bows
and girls have not had an equal
chance with boys and girls from
ther,A states. Every loyal Mis-
sissippian feels proud of the rec
ord Of her great men. Those who
know the educational condition of
Of the state compared to others,
blush with shame.
Once year merchants take an
inventory of their stock to see
what they have done. We on the
eve of of an election. From a
business standpoint we should
take an inventory of our educa-
ticnal stock. To do this intelli-
gently you should know what is
being done in other states. Let
us examine the U S Commission
er's report on Secondary Educa-
ton. Now you must understand
the figures we quote are not what
the leading states are doing, but
they are based on an average
the best, the good, the medium
and the poor are all counted.
The average days attended by
each pupil enrolled inthe U S 1O6,
in Miss 70, in 1ishom ngo Coun-
ty ~. Number of days schools
schools RE taught in the u S Isl
in Miss 119, in Tishomingo Coun-
ty 81: What does this mean?
That the average boy and girl Of
Mississippi loses yearly 80 of
school; i'll Tishomingo county they
lose SO days more than the aver
age Miss boy and girl, and Il days
more than average boy and girl in
the U S. The time required for
the average boy and girl to com
plete the Public School Course is
10 years. In that time the aver
age pupil in Mississippi will be de-
prived of 800 days or 2 sessions Of
s months. Tie Tisf ON ngo boy
will be deprived of SEQ Gays or 2
sessions and 81 months of an 8
months term more than average
Mississippi pupil, and 40 days or
4 sessions and 81 months of an
s month S term more than the av-
erage boy in the U S.
Are the good people of Tisho-
mingo county willing for their
children to he deprived of nearly
~ years of schooling more than
tie average 10y or girl in the U S
just TO save a few cents taxation?
Some may say that if we do not
lave as long school terms as oil :
er states we make it up in paying
the teachers. I am glad that you
suggest that point. We will in
vestigate the salaries of the teach
err and number of pupils they have
to teach. Average number of pu-
pills per teacher in the U S 10, in
Miss 40, in Tishomingo county As.
The average salaries per teacher
in the rural schools of the u S per
year 1878, in Miss $l85, in fish
cmineo county $50. The aver
age teacher in the United States
has only 40 as many pupils to
teach as in Miss and gets more
than twice as much for her work,
or for the same work she receives
AZ times the pay the Mississippi
teachers receives. Why such a
difference? Just simply because
we are receiving what we are pay
mo for An averaoe adult nave