The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-11-29
The Thirty and Nine;"
Or, Why Stop With One?
BY JOHN B. r'FERRAN. Chairman Education
Louisville Commercial Club

point, have been turning much to what called
higher education myself believer in higher educa
ton. mean by that the universities colleges and high
schools and would not dtrac from their Importance the least but
they already literally provided for advance
schools
We told by United States education
than twothd of United school before
the end of the eighth grade chat the length of boys
schooling less than W years and this school training before the
of twelve fourteen while the boy
cae his loss "at less than boy in four completes the
grades and but boy eight further with his schoong
that only boy 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 cent there
From the Sage Foundation funds reports told that of 100
boys who the first grade only ve the fifth grade only
enter college, that only per of the males in the nation
fitted by definite educational training
cations.
given on high authority and when we remember
they apply to the large and that Kentucky probably
below this is mentabe' IF ONLY ONE BOY IN
FORTY COMPLETES THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE is 1T
NOT VERY IMPORTANT FOR Us TO GO MORE STRENU-
iOUSLY AFTER THE OTHER "TIIRTY AND NINEg
think present following old trend
of looking exclusively toward the higher education think
legislative bodies have illustrated this when ago made
il mandatory every the build high school within
two There little mandatory concerning the poor small
schools scattered throughout the counties These "h and nne
poor devils will have little chance sight high school
at all, but plod along as best they NAV.
1t the legislature allowed court to levy
of 90 cents the 500 for school purposes in 1t
also that of the counties levyng this
largely in establishing high school the other
which is unfair these hy and not get to the
high school
II UNDERSTOOD OPPOSING HIGH
SCHOOLS OR HIGHER EoUcAToN-I AN FAVOR
LiMr-suT ! COMPLAINING ONLY IN
IN.
TENDED L. , SHOWS
OF MONEY SCHOOLS. THAT
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There is think another mistake that ought be
far possible and that relates the pay teachers
with reference location The cities and large
portions of the have the pick the pay
higher salaries and the environment generally attractive
Thus the back districts the counties where there generally
chden compelled along with the cheapest
teachers These teachers rule have the minimum
Now hold that these hy and nne the districts
good results need the best teachers good best
This condition be by the county boards supple
mentng the salaries of teachers the districts the
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 DIE
FICULTY PENDING IMPROVEMENT IN LEGISLATION,
Think Of the unfit given the citizens of another generation even
by single of schoong Is little short criminal to fail
to apply remedy when it is within power?
If funds enough for both high and Sow"
schools sufficient of the county in this way
than all the bulk of high which
the rty and nine have but little hope Would not
these hry and nne by of their improved intelligence
through these better teachers time force the building high schools