The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-09-26
The Thirty and Nine"
Or, Why Stop With One :?
By'JoHN B. nfHRRAN Chairman Educational Committee.
Louisville Commercial Club

~ higher education. myself believer in higher educa
ton. I by that the universities colleges and high
schools and would deract from their Importance the but
they already literally provided for advance
schools
We told by United bureau of education
than twor of boys the United 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 fourteen years. while the boy young appre
ciate his oss chat less than boy four completes the
grades and but boy in eight goes further with his schooling
chat only boy in forty of those who the first year high
school completes the high school, public private
higher "hat of all boys twelve fourteen years who should
certainly be in school less than 60 per there"
From the Sage Foundation funds reports told that of 100
boys who enter the first grade only ve the fifth grade only
twenty left in the eighth grade 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 high authority and when remember
that they apply the large and that Kentucky probably
below this average is amentabe2 ONLY BOY IN
FORTY COMPLETES THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE is 1T
NOT VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO MORE STRENU-
lOUSLY AFTER THE OTHER THIRTY AND NINEp
think present educators and ALL following the old trend
of looking exclusively toward the higher education think
legislative bodies have illustrated this when -four years ago they made
mandatory county the build high school within
two There little mandatory concerning the poor small
schools scattered throughout the counties These hy and nn
poor devils will have little chance within sight high school
at all, but pod along best they may.
1t the legislature allowed the fiscal levy
tax of 20 cents the 800 for school each 1t
also that many of the counties evvng this
largely in establishing high school the county
which unfair these hy and not get to the
high school,
UNDERSTOOD OPPOSING HIGH
SCHOOLS OR HIGHER EDUcAToN- All IN FAVOR OF BOTH
LIMIT-6UT I COMPLAINING /
SHOULD HAVE LIONS IN
TENDED ! SHOWS CLEARLY
SCHOOLS A
SHOW.
There Is think another mistake that ought be
possible and teachers location
with reference location The cities and large and weather.
portions of the have the pick the teachers because pay
higher salaries and the environment generally
cdren compelled along with the cheapest and
teachers These teachers a rule have the minimum salaries
Now hold that these hy and nine the back districts for
good results need the best teachers least good the best
This condition be by the county boards supple
mentng the salaries of teachers in the poor districts the county
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 LEGISLATIONs
by single of schoolng Is little short of criminal fail
to apply remedy when it is within powerl
If get funds enough for both high schools and ow
schools not better sufficient of the fund this
than put all the bulk in high school which
the hry and nine" have but little hope entei Would
these thirty and nine by of their improved intelligence
through these better teachers building high schools
for al9