The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-11

IN respect she is not near the head of the
procession OF progress. The causes many
and the excuses and explanations come easily to
mind. but Southerners do not like to explain
why they behind instead Of In the van,
however good those excuses may be however
fault defying those explanations may seem. In
education the South falls behind. It does not
keep pace with the North and West We have
been poor but so longer. We have been
busy repairing the rayages Of war and recover
ing lost wealth. but we have more than recovered
it, We are now In position TO move to the
ront
/ Seventeen states are the leaders. Many others
! lead the South, but these seventeen lead them
ALL and it IS in the very front rank that the South
must take it's place Those twelve States are
California Colorado Idaho. Massachusetts. Mon
tanna Nevada New jersey North Dakota, Ore
gon. Utah. Washington and Wyoming. These
states spend much more than the SIS per capita
for education that is agreed upon the mini
hum figure If approximately the necessary re-
suits arc to be obtained. Seventeen States spend
approximately twenty-eight dollars. Among them
is not a single Southern State
! The Houston POST complies the following
figures for the Southern States:
! Arkansas expended in 1911, $350ooo0 for com
mon schools SIS per capita would have entai1ed
an expenditure of s14,00ooo0
Florida expended s199l.0oO; s2s per capita
would have entailed an expenditure Of 5000. 900
+ Georgia expended s4,3Oo0o0 SIS per capita
would have entailed an expenditure of $23.-
+ 7C3. 600
Kentucky expended $6165,ooO $28 per capita
would have entatled an expenditure of s1S,9S7,,
600
Louisiana expended $4.o54o0o; $26 per capita
would have entailed an expenditure of s14,-
$4,000
Maryland expended total of s401O 900 $28
per capita would have entailed an expenditure
of s9,G10,0Oo
Mississippi expended total Of $2,726,o0o; $28
per capita would have entailed an expenditure
Of $1G,G53.000
Missouri expended s14,32s,oo0; SIS per capita
would have entailed an expenditure of $24,-
$4,000
North Carolina expended $3140000; SOS per
capita would have entailed an expenditure of
s20,1a8 600
Oklahoma expended s6,759ooo s28 per capita
would have entaHed an expenditure OF SIS.
10000
South Carolina expended s2,16S.o0o: SIS per
capita would have entailed an expenditure o
$14.9G3,oO0.
Tennessee expended $5.O82. 900; s2S per capita
would have entailed an expenditure of SIS,
900
Texas expended s11,S41.ooo; s2s per capita
would have entailed an expenditure of s25,
= 1893 900.
Virginia expended s4726oOo s2s per capits
would have entaied an expenditure OF SIT,
!. 10000.
West Virginia expended s4.522o00 SOS pei
capita would have entailed expenditure o
slOI55.0Oo.
The South expended less than $So,00o,000 foI
common schools in 1911; $28 per capita woult
have entailed an expenditure of $l7o,Oo0O0O
Is the education and training of a Southern
child worth $2S a year? What is a child worth
= anyway?
What is a child worth. anyway asks thu
Post 1t IS worth s2S and the people of thu
Southern States believe IT is worth S2S. APP
pearances 10 the contrary, Notwithstanding
They know It, and willing to pay that prize
and more. They are beginning to pay it. bu
: they able to pay it now. Tho South is no
+ poor: # s rich. 1t will be far richer in mel
and women and IN industry when it catches VI
with the procession which is moving forwart
toward the ideal in education. That ideal ma!
never be attained but Virginia and the Soutl
come 10 attainment the North
East and West Progress is being made; 1t SHOULD
L be made more rapidly.