Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Double Tracking of Railways Owned
by the State Is Urged by Brown.


II should be IN conformity with the law
II q IS to be continued. Hence, I rec
ommend that your honorable bodies
enact such legislation upon this subject
as your wisdom suggests.
District Agricultural Schools.
The District Agricultural and Meohan-
iCal Schools having been taken into the
University system Of the State, / re-
/ spectfully suggest that the cooperative
relationship between the State Univer-
sity. through the State College OF Agri-
culture, and the above district schools
be made closer than they have hereto
fore been, To this end suggest that
the Board Of Trustees OF the State Col
/ .ege Of Agriculture appoint at least one
| member from its Board Of Trustees 70
be an ex-officio member Of the Board Of
/ Trustees Of the District Agricultural and
! Mechanical School In his Congressional
! District; whereby each Of said district
| schools VIII have thereon one trustee Of
the State College Of Agriculture. Such
member should be required to attend
/ he annual commencement exercises Of
/ the district school TO which he Is as
/ signed and should have fun privilege
ana authority to act with the Board OF
| Trustees Of the district school at that
and all other meetings Of the said dis
trict school, and should make to the
trustees Of the State College OF Agri-
| culture. after said commencement ex-
ercises, fun report Of the conditions,
/ progress, etc, Of the said District Ag-
| ricultural and Mechanical Schools
The Board Of Trustees OF the State
College Of Agriculture should also be
| lothed with power TO exercise such au-
! hority over the district schools as will
plan l - 'O''O'' 10 s"''a'
State University Support.
The demands Of modern civilization
are trending toward the greatest devel-
| opment OF the human mind That State
which trains the brains Of its young
| manhood and womanhood to the exercise
] n ha % D frl,
by natural process takes and holds the
| leadership over her civic sisters The
strongly developed mental faculties OF
| people have greater weight in the
control OF world powers than the broad.
sides Of battleships. Genius makes con-
quests more abiding than are made by
guns, and the strength in the trained
brains OF people holds greater secur-
ny than strength in the most elaborate
/ ly constructed forts.
And while you are appropriating
money and enacting laws for the more
efficient and extended cultivation Of the
SOIL Of our State, hold ever In mind that
the cultivation which will bring the
| greatest crops and choicest fruits Is the
cultivation Of the minds Of her youth
Hence, ! urge you TO build up as rap
IDLY as Georgia's resources will admit
! the state University which our fore
fathers created and which, with its
] branch colleges and other high educa-
! tional institutions. can develop the mem
tai powers OF our young people OF both
sexes for keeping this great State
| abreast OF her most ambitious rivals
Before passing from this subject / can
/ not refrain from the statement that the
charm OF the University OF Georgia is
! It's democracy. From close observation
Of the conduct of Its affairs for the past
! four years, am prepared to assert with
! pride that the son Of the poorest par
ents in the State has equal considera-
ton by the faculty with the son Of the
! Merit and application open the gates
! or opportunity 10 all alike. and II is
especially pleasing TO note thar the cit
| liens OF Athens extend impartial kind
ness to all the students regardless Of
| rank or wealth
! The State. therefore, has a selfish in
J terest, and pardonably so, In every dol
lar she appropriates TO maintain to high
trainer.
School Of Technology.
" Is impossible to measure the value
| 70 the state Of the School OF Technology,
| The high standard which its graduates
| hold is finding its reflex I'm the technical
development Of the Commonwealth from
! the mountains 10 the seaboard. The
| modern demands for education Of this
| character in the architectural and me.
! chanical development Of our people are
| so imperative that we can not afford to
| let this great institution OF learning lose
/ aught OF the high grade OF efficiency
now characteriZing it.
| II undoubtedly is true that this school
]
/ tors by reason Of the inadequate COM
! pensation they received /. therefore
/ urge you TO appropriate the sum of Sl0-
| goo as an addition 10 the annual main
tenance fund Of the said school, making
| same Immediately available.
| ! also recommend the addition of ST.
| 800 each to the annual maintenance
! funds Of the Georgia Normal School and
/ the Georgia Normal and Industrial
School.
Payment Of School Teachers.
| In my annual message 10 your pre-
! decessors last year | stated that the
condition Of the treasury had permitted
/ the payment Of but 10 per cent OF the
| amount due for expenses Of the COM
| mon schools. / regret to report that
! the appropriations having increased in
| come, il has been impossible TO pay any
| amount as yet of the common school
appropriation for this year.
! During the past three months we have
/ made inquiry into the question Of the
payment Of teachers; that is, we have
sought to get the truth Of conditions
! as they are
/ The result Of the investigation proves
! that the evil has not been exaggerated
/ by those who have decried it.
Briefly, we found that approximately
! one-third OF all the teachers In the pub
/ lie schools Of the State in 1912 were
| forced TO wait from two TO twelve
months for their pay, or, In lieu OF wait
| ing, had to discount their claims at from
! 8 to rs per cent
/ A great proportion Of those who re-
| ceived prompt payments were paid with
| funds borrowed by local boards Of edu-
! cation, who were required to pay from
! 6 to IL per cent for the money.
/ COncretely, we estimate from the re-
! ports received that advances made to
| boards or teachers during 1912 amount
| ed TO approximately 81 900 900, and that
! these advances cost at least $40. 900 in
! interest or discount.
Loss OF Efficiency
! Thus Il is clear that the waste in
! money due to delayed remittances from
! the State is great and there must be
! an equal loss in efficiency resulting from
! the Indifference foStered by the faulty
and difficult method Of financing the
/ schools.
With 81 600 600 more revenue avail
able during the spring and summer
months the State would, be able to make
prompt monthly remittances to the
| school systems, and thus would prac-
lcally overcome the difficulties now
labored under, and growing worse.
/ Therefore, | urge upon you the neces-
/ sltN for taking such steps as will en-
able the Executive Oitice to make
prompt monthly payments as due on the
/ appropriation To the public schools.
! The information gathered as the re-
suit of the investigation above referred
to is on file in the Executive Office sub
ject 10 your wishes.
Economy in Appropriations.
! While there has been a gratifying in
crease in the taxable valuations OF the
property in the State, yet the demands
for expenses to maintain schools and
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