The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-09-04
THE Thirty and Nine;;"
Or, Why Stop With One?
BY JOHN b. r1'FERRAN. Chairman Education
Louisville Commercial Club

~ higher education / myself believer in higher educa
tion. by that the universities, colleges and high
schools and would Importance the least but
they already literally provided for far advance of
schools
We told by the United education hat
than twotd of boys the United States leave school before
the end of the eighth grade tha average length of boys
schooling less than six years and this school training before tho
twelve fourteen while the boy young appre
cate his loss " chat less than four completes the
grades and but eight goes further with his hoong
at only boy forty of those who the first year of high
school completes the in 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 the first grade only five the fifth grade only
tweneven left in the eighth grade the high school and
college, that only per of the males the nation
fitted by definite educational training for their occupations
cations
These facts given high authority remember
that they apply the country large and that Kentucky probably
below this average is it not amentabe2 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 NINEg
think present we following the old trend
of looking exclusively toward the higher education think
legislative bodies have illustrated this when ago they made
mandatory the build high school within
two There little mandatory concerning the poor small
schools scattered throughout the counties These y and nine"
devils will have little chance within sight of high school
at all, but plod along as best they may.
1t the legislature allowed the fiscal
tax of 90 cents the 800 for school purposes in each county 1t
also true that the counties evng this have used it
largely in establishing high school the county other
town. which unfair these % and nne who do get the
high school
UNDERSTOOD OPPOSING HIGH
SCHOOLS HIGHER EDUCATIONAL Am FAVOR
LiMiT-euT COMPLAINING
NJ
TENDED THIS SHOWS CLEARLY THE NEED
OF SCHOOLS, THAT ALL MAY HAVE A
There is think another mistake that ought be corrected
far possible and that relates the teachers by location
with reference location The cities and large and weaher
portions of the counties have the pick the teachers because they
higher salaries and the environment generally is attractive
Thus the back districts the where there generally
chn compelled along with the cheapest and poor
teachers These teachers have the minimum salaries.
Now hold that these hry and nine in the back districts for
good results need the best teachers good the best
This condition be by the county boards supple.
menng the salaries teachers the poor districts of 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
FICULTY PENDING IMPROVEMENT IN LEGISLATION
Think of the unfit given the citizens of another generation
by single of choong Is it little of fail
| to apply a remedy when it is within power?
If get funds enough for both high schools and Slow
Schools better sufficient the county fund in this
than put all the bulk of in city high school which
the hry and nne have but little hope Would
these hy and nine" by of their improved intelligence
through these teachers force the building high
for all
If VIM Wrioley to weei