The Bourbon news., 1912-08-27
"The Thirty and Nine;;"
Or, Why Stop With One
By JOHN B. M'FERRAN, Chairman Educational
Louisville Commercial Club

~ higher education am myself believer in higher educa
tion. by that the universities colleges and high
schools and would deact from their Importance in the least but
they already literally provided for far advance of
schools.
We told by the United of education that
than wod of boys the United States leave school before
the end of the eighth grade hat the average length of boys
schooling less than years. and this school training before the
of twelve to fourteen years. while the boy young
cae his loss hat less than four completes the
grades and but boy eight goes further with his schoong
tha only boy in forty those who the first year high
school completes the high school, public private
hhe h of all boys twelve years who should
certainly be in school less than 60 per cent there"
From the Sage Foundation funds reports told that of 100
boys who the first grade only fifth grade only
left in the eighth grade the high school and
enter college, that only per 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 it not lamenabe? IF ONLY ONE
FORTY COMPLETES THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE rs IT
NOT VERY IMPORTANT FOR Us TO GO MORE sTRENU-
OUSLY AFTER THE OTHER "THIRTY AND NINEY'
think present educators and following trend
of looking too exclusively toward the higher education
legislative bodies have illustrated this when four they
mandatory the build within
two There little mandatory concerning poor small
schools scattered throughout the counties These h
devils will have little chance sight of high school
at all, but pod along best they may
1t true the legislature allowed the fiscal court to lew
also true that of the counties vyng this
largely establishing high school county or some other
town. which unfair these ~ the
high school,
DO NOT WISH TO BE UNDERSTOOD OPPOSING HIGH
SCHOOLS OR HIGHER EDUcATIoN- AM FAVOR BOTH TO
THE LIMIT-BUT AM COMPLAINING ONLY ONE BOY IN
FORTY SHOULD HAVE THE IN
TENDED FOR ALL THINK THE NEED
OF MORE MONEY OUR SCHOOLS HAVE
There think, another mistake that ought be
far possible and that relates the of teachers by location
with reference to location The cities and large weaher
portions of the counties have the pick of the teachers
higher salaries and the environment generally
Thus the back districts the counties here generally
chdren compelled along cheapest poor
est teachers These teachers rule have the salaries
Now hold that these y and nne the back
good results need the best teachers least good the best
This condition be met by the county boards supple
mentng the salaries teachers the poor districts county
funds Such action would bring immediate relief WHY WAIT
ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION |
WHEN THERE is A TEMPORARY WAY OUT OF THE DIFF
FICULTY PENDING IMPROVEMENT IN LEGISLATION?
Think of the unfit the citizens of another generation
by single of schooling! little criminal to fail
to apply remedy when it is within power?
If funds enough for both high and "low
schools not better sufficient of the way
than to put all the bulk of in city high school
the thrty and nne have but little hope enter
these rty and nine" by their improved intelligence
through these better teachers force the building
for ali?