The Green Forest tribune., 1912-08-16
THE STARS EXPLANATION" t"

In the distribution of the money ap- propriated for state aid to high schools, the educational board gives Green For est S400 this year, an increase of S50 over last year; Berryville gets $500 this year, a decrease of SI00 over last year. Eureka Springs gets S700 of the ap- propriation for normal schools. -Green Forest Tribune.
 So far so good, but Bro. Russell fail ed to tell the whole story. There are three classes of county high schools in the state In the first class there are 28 which received $500 state aid each, in the second class there are 36 which received $400 state aid each and there are A in the third class which received $500 each. The Green Forest school IS ranked in the second grade No other county high school in the state received more than the Berryville State High School and 2S received $I00 more than the Green Forest High School. So the decrease of SfO0 is not so bad after all. The fourteen normal high schools re- ceived $200 more each than Berryville.
 We would suggest that the secretary of the State Board of Education visit the different state high schools and be his own judge as to what schools are most nearly complying with the con- Gitions as to libraries, apparatus, etc. If he should do this there might be some changes at the next meeting of the State Board. -Berryville Star.
 The above statement of 6 fact from The Tribune pr9voltes very wonder ful s'explanatioa" from the Star.
 If the Star had been So exceedingly anxious that the whole truth be told, why did it not tell how first and second class schools are determined? The as sessed valuation and the enumeration are the basls and nos the char acter Of the work aone. If the latter had been the hypothesis upon which the state board based it's findings, the re- suit of the distribution of aid would have been radically different.
 Since the editor (?) of the Star de- lights to explain things with reference to these two schools, we submit the following points which we insist that he deal with in his answer,
 Green Forest school was required to spend &25 last year for books. We spent $39. Berryville was required Gas . frst-class school to spent $50. How much did she spend?
 Green Forest was required to give one teachers entire time to the high school. We gave more than that. As a frst-class school Berryville was re- quired to give the time of three teach CTS to the high school. How nearly did Berryyille comply with this re- quirement?
 Green Forest enrolled z7 high school pupils, r of them from country dis tricts. How many high school non resident pupils did Berryville enroll?
 Green Forest had 60 nonresident pupils in the grades, representing 8 school districts. How many had Berry vile?
 In the June examination Green For est had A applicants fer license. Berryville had 3. Green Forest got three first grade licenses; Berryville got O. Green Forest got second grades; Berryville got 0. Green Forest got 6 third grades; Berryville got 0.
 Green Forest furnished 48 per cent Of the licensed teachers of the Eastern district this year. What per cent did Berryvilla furnish?
 Some one has said comparison are nvid;ous. The Tribune would not have