Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
COCHRAN To
ASK SCHOOL
INQUIRY
Fulton Legislator Believes There
Has Been Extravaganza at the
State Agricultural Colleges.

Satisfied that acknowledgement, in
has been prevalent in the various dis
trict agricultural colleges of late, Rep
resentative Ralph o. Cochran, of Full
ton. will propose a resolution in the
House calling for rigid legislative
probe into the same.
Mr.. Cochran's idea Is that the
schools so far have failed pointedly
to justify the great outlay of money
required TO keep them UP.
The gentleman from Fulton will not
charge any person with deliberate
wrongdoing, but he does believe that
the schools have not been conducted
in a businesslike manner, and that
they might, and should be placed on
a basis working to Georgia's greater
advantage.
Cites Deficits in Reports.
He calls attention to the deficits
shown IN the Treasurer's reports, and
draws the seemingly warranted infer
ence that the colleges are not return
ing to the State anything like the
amount of money they should. CON
sldering the money the State spends
upon them.
The eleven district schools are sup
posed TO be disappearing, in a way,
but the returns, as indicated by the
Treasures report, do not show them
as approximating anything like that
ideal status.
This proposed investigation. COM
ing on the heels OF the mix-up in the
Experiment Station. is sure TO attract
widespread attention throughout
Georgia, as every congressional dis
trict has one of these agricultural
schools.
Assembly to Rush Work.
Mr.. Cochran proposes to introduce
his resolution without prejudice, as all
he hopes or desires to accomplish
through its introduction is the estab-
lishment of the truth, and the adjust
ment of the district schools to their
greatest usefulness at a minimum of
expense to the State.
The General Assembly will let lit
tie grass grow under it's feet from
this time forward.
Roth the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House have
announced their intention to push
matters to the very limit in getting
business going and keeping it going.
Every committee Of either House
that has business before it-and
practically every one OF them has
is in session tot day, and tomorrow
should see a score or more Of bills
introduced since the session began,
recommended back to the House for
some sort of action.
The first part of the week will be
given over to general measures, and
on Saturday the first batch of local
measures viii be put on passage.
No Hurry in County Hearings.
BY the end Of the week. both the
Senate and the House will have dis
posed of an enormous amount Of
business.
While there is an evident DISPOSE
tion in the General Assembly to dis
pose of the various new county prop
ositions as speedily as possible, and
to that end the House Constitutional
Amendment Committee will bend it's
every energy, there still Is a manifest
desire to give all parties these propo-
sitions a full a free hearing
Many of the new counties have ag-
gressive and influential backing, and
the Legislature seems inclined to hear
why every one proposed has come
into court, even if not all Of them. or
very many of them, have particularly
bright chances of passing.