Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-11-27

Topeka. = The resolutions adopted
by the Kansas State Teachers Asso-
citation are the platform of the Kan
sas educators. Summarized tersely
the important planks In the platform
adopted by the association were:
Strong departments and study Of
agriculture in every county in the
state.
Physical training and physical ex-
animation of children in the schools.
Free high school tuition for all resi-
dents of Kansas.
Free text books for children of the
schools.
The consolidation of rural schools.
The appointment Of state rura! in
spectors.
The county as the unit of school
organization and administration.
Probably the most important
planks are the county unit of school
] organization and free text books Tor
school children.
The county unit of school organi-
cation would place all of the schools
of county under one school board,
instead of each district having board
Of its own. There also would be
one advisory member for each school
district in the county.
J The resolution on this subject gives
the reasons why the teachers favor
the change. 1t follows:
I'VE strongly urge the enactment of
laws making the county the unit OF
school organization and administra-
tion. This will effect a more equit-
able system of taxation for the sup
port of our public schools for the
following reasons:
"(Ds The rich communities can
thus be made to help bear the burdens
of the poor districts.
"(2) The corporation taxes can
be distributed and applied to the good
of all the schools in the county.
"(S) The injustice of allowing one
school district to reap the benefits OF
a 100000 valuation, while another
district is suffering from over-taxa-
tion on $4,000 valuation can thus
be remedied
This plan will also insure greater
efficiency and economy in the admin
istration of school affairs for the fol-
lowing reasons:
"Q) The management of the coun-
ty schools is to be entrusted to a sin
gle county board, with a wideawake,
energetic adviser from each district
to cooperate with.
"(2) Consolidation can be more
easily accomplished, the weak
schools administered, and the school
work of the county property stand
ardized.
"(3) The school supplies and
equipment can be purchased in large
quantities and at corresponding re-
duction in cost"
Thomas Archer, attorney and civil
war veteran of Topeka, is dead at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. G. o.
Davis, in Kansas City, Mo. He was 80
years old The cause of death was
Bright's disease. Mr.. Archer was
born in Jefferson county; Kentucky,
July 13, 1888, and came West at the
age OF "a to settle in the territory OF
Kansas He lived in Topeka until one
month before his death. At the open
ing of the civil war he joined Com
pany A, Fifth Kansas cavalry and was
wounded at the battle of Pine Bluff,
October rs, 1863. He attained the
highest rank in the Odd Fellows lodge
and was member forty-nine years.
Without means to pay the 5000 fine
against him and physically unable to
work 1t out on the rock pile as pro-
vided by the city ordinance H. B.
Hollowell, the 72-year-old veteran Of
the civil war convicted in police
court last summer for selling half
pint Of whisky, seems doomed to life
confinement. Under the city law all
prisoners who refuse to pay or work
their fines out on the rock pile shall
be put in solitary confinement on
diet of bread and water. That would
limit Hallowell to the one article OF
food. Hallowell was refused a parole
by the police Judge some time ago. A
habeas corpus case is now under ad-