Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-26

if 10 is 10 be continued. Hence, / rec
ommend that your honorable bodies
enact such legislation upon this subject
as your wisdom suggests.
District Agricultural Schools.
The District Agricultural and Mechan-
cal 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 AgTi-
culture and the above district schools
be made closer than they have hereto
.1re been. To this end ] suggest that
-te Board OF Trustees Of the State Col
eye Of Agriculture appoint at least one
member from It's Board Of Trustees to
30 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 10 attend
he annual commencement exercises Of
he district school to which he Is as
signed and should have fun privilege
ma authority TO act with the Board Of
trustees Of the district school at that
and all other meetings OF the said dis
rict school, and should make to the
trustees Of the State College Of Agri-
'ulture, after said commencement eK-
ercises, full report Of the conditions.
1rogress,, etc. Of the said District Ag-
-icultural ana Mechanical Schools
The Board Of Trustees Of the State
'ollege Of Agriculture should also be
'othed with power 70 exercise such au-
hority over the district schools as will
plan
state University Support.
The demands Of modern civlizat ton
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
OF the highest powers Is the State which
by natural process takes and holds the
leadership over her civic sisters The
strongly developed mental faculties Of
7 people have greater weight in tho
control Of world powers than the broad.
fides OF battleships. Genius makes con-
quests more abiding than are made by
suns, and the strength IN the trained
Trains OF a people holds greater secur-
ny than strength in the most elabornt e-
y constructed forts.
And while you are appropriating
money and enacting laws f6r the moro
efficient and extended cultivation OF the
sou OF our state, hold ever i'm mind that
the cultivation which viii 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
me state University which our fore
tathers created and which. with its
branch colleges and other high educa-
tonal institutions can develop the men
tai powers Of our young people OF both
state
abreast OF her most ambitious rivals.
Before passing from this subject I can
not refrain from the statement that the
charm Of the University Of Georgia Is
It's democracy From a close observation
OF the conduct Of its AFFAIRS for the past
tour years, ! am prepared 10 assert with
pride that the son OF the poorest mar
ents in the state has equal considera-
richest
Merit and application open the gates
OF opportunity to all alike and ii rs
especially pleasing TO note thar the cit
liens OF Athens extend impartial kind
ness 20 all the students regardless OF
rank or wealth.
The State, therefore, has a selfish in
terest' and pardohably so, In every dol
lar she appropriates to maintain to high
est EFFICIENCY this, her great brain
trainer.
School Of Technology.
II is impossible to measure the value
to the state Of the School Of Technology
The high standard which its graduates
hold Is hnding it's reflex I'm the technical
development OF the Commonwealth from
the mountains to the seRboard The
character In the architectural and me.
development OF our people are
so Imperative that we can not afford 10
let this great institution Of learning lose
aught Of the high grade Of efficiency
now characterizlng IT,
II undoubtedly Is true that this school
has lost several OF It's leading instruc.
tors by reason Of the inadequate com
pensation they received /. therefore
urge you to appropriate the sum of $40.
coo as an addition TO the annual main
tenance fund of the said school, making
same Immediately available
| also recommend the addition OF 81
500 each TO the annual maintenance
funds Of the Georgia Normal school and
the Georgia Normal and Industrial
Payment Of School Teachers.
In my annual message to 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
greater proportion than the States in
come II has been impossible TO pay any
amount as vet 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 10 get the truth Of conditions
as they are
The result OF the investigation proves
that the eNil 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 70 wait from two to twelve
months for their pay, or In lieu OF wait
ing, had TO discount their claims at from
to 25 per cent.
A great proportion OF those who re-
ceived prompt payments were paid with
funds borrowed by local boards OF edu-
cation, who We're required to pay from
8 TO l. 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. 900 600, 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 hy the faulty
and difficult method Of financing the
schools
with 100000 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-
ucally overcome the difficulties now
!abOred under. and growing worse.
Therefore, / urge upon YOU the neCes-
slty for taking such steps as viii en-
able the Executive OniCe to make
prompt monthly payments as due on the
apprOprie ton 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
feet 10 your wishes
Economy In Appropriations.
While there has been a gratifying in
zcrease I'm the taxable valuations Of the
property in the State. yet the demands
fer expenses 10 maintain schools and