The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
THE Thirty and Nine"
Or, Why Stop With One?
BY JOHN B. rFERRAN Chairman Educational Committee,
Louisville Commercial Club


~ higher education myself believer in higher educa
ton 1 by that the universities, colleges and high
schools and would deac from their Importance the least but
they already literally provided for far advance of common
schools
We told by United education chat
than tos of boys the United leave school before
the end the eighth grade "at the average length of boys
schooling less than years. and this school training before the
of twelve fourteen years. while the boy young
cate his os chat less than boy in four completes the
grades and but boy eight further with his schoong
chat only boy in forty of those who enter the first high
school completes the high school, public private
higher Chat of all boys twelve fourteen years who should
certainly be in school less than go per there"
From the Sage Foundation funds reports told that of 100
boys who enter the first grade only the fifth grade only
twenty left in the eighth gad six in the high school and
to enter college, that only of the males in the nation
fitted by definite educational training for their occupations
cations
These facts given high authority
that they apply the country large and that Kentucky probably
below this average Is it lamentabe9 IF ONLY ONE BOY IN
FORTY COMPLETES THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IS 1T
NOT VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO MORE STRENU-
oUsLY AFTER THE OTHER THIRTY AND NINEw
think present following old trend
of looking exclusively the higher education think
legislative bodies have illustrated this when four years they made
mandatory every county the build high school within
two There little mandatory concerning the poor small
schools scattered throughout y
devils will have little chance get within sight of high school
at all, but must plod along as best they may.
1t the legislature allowed levy
of 20 the 800 for school purposes county
also that many of the evyng this used
largely in establishing high school the county other
which unfair these y and nne who do get
high school
UNDERSTOOD OPPOSING HIGH
SCHOOLS HIGHER EDUcAToN- BOTH TO
LiMiT-eUT AM COMPLAINING
NJ
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MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOLS 80 THAT ALL MAY HAVE
There think another mistake that ought be corrected
far possible and that relates the of teachers by location
with reference to location The cities and large and weaher
of the counties have the pick of the teachers because they
higher salaries and the environment generally attractive
the back districts in the counties here there generally
hdren compelled get along with the cheapest and poor
teachers These teachers rule have the minimum
Now hold that these ~ and nne the back districts for
good results need the best teachers least good the best
This condition be by the county boards supple
menn the Of teachers the poor districts the county
funds Such action would bring immediate relief WHY WAIT
ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
WHEN THERE is TEMPORARY WAY OUT OF THE DIFF
FIOULTY PENDING IMPROVEMENT IN LEGISLATION9
Think of the unfit given to the citizens of another generation
by single of schooling Is little short of criminal fail
to apply remedy when it within power
cannot funds enough for both high schools and Cow"
schools better sufficient of the county fund this
than put all the bulk of it in city high school which
the hry nne have but little hope enter2 Would
these thirty and nn by of their improved intelligence
through these better teachers time force the building high schools