La Junta tribune., 1914-08-22
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me following statistics are conn
plets FOR al third eias school dfs-
tfis4a In colorado fcr The eight years
lyes-lsls inciusive. and were corn,
, piled BY c. @. Sargent, Of Colorado
College. They include iii town. WI
isxe and country schools In the state
that have less than $50 children be-
tween the ages Of six and twenty-one
years.
k3,stO represents the average
school census for eight years.
s..s73 represents the average en-
rollment. Is per cent Of the census.
3s.s25 represents the average dai-
y stendance. 81 per cent Of the en-
rollment.
l4.2s3 represents the total eighth
grade graduates. This was - per
cent Of the enrolment. or 20 per
cent Of those eligible.
Sc per cent OF all country children
fell BY the wayside In the race for an
education. 80 per cent did not
reach the goal set for them BY our
school system.
ss.o10 country boys and girls rep
resent Colorado's educational Scrap
Heap during one full eighth year
grind Of our school machinery. No
one can measure the loss TO the state
and nation by this army OF boys and
girls failing to get even IN element
ary education In our rural schools
This probably represents the greatest
loss this state has sustained In the
last eight years. sun our people.
neither in the city Of - country
have manifested any ALARM about II.
for they are "just boys and girls."
II so per cent Of tAs fasnsss' va
ter right were lost ~ ssspaes and
evaporation he could ealy ra1se =
garden with what renains1. II %
per cent Of the cream went through
the separator and so pr esnt e ~
grain through the threshef. ~ ~
would fatten ON "skimme1" p0k
and At the straw pile. II 81 pr
cent OF our crops failed 70 mature.
or 80 per cent Of the live stock were
unfit for market. the farmer coul6
barely live and cities could not exise-
During these eight years our cities
have been engaged in their own prob
lens. the farmers have been busy
raising more and better crops. the
schools have been supposed 70 be
running and no loud call for help
has come up from any county in
Colombo. Oar STATE government
has teen engased IN routine work.
In REVEALING our taxing systsm and
appropriated S1.00o.0cc for coal
strike. While IN our National Gov
eminent Congress has been working
ON THE BIO DITCH" constructing
irrigation systems. making rseiproc-
ity treaties. revising u Tariff. build
ins warships. studying guerilla war
fare In Mexico. working for interna-
tional peace. hagslinA ever sppoint-
ments and conserving our natural re-
sources. and ~ . result, neither
county. state or nation has had tine
TO study the reasons Why $500 Col
.,rado countsy scheol seys and girt
failed - pasA And Il vas lafgsls
hscavss tAsy we're beys aal girls. for
| u % Dsr esat Of ~ Dlgs q this
slats wsre asSsetsa by dissase that
thsatsasd finaaeial iess. ~ coun-
~ eould cali fee AslD. ~ sesta
would apDeepsiats neasy asd eallI
for eedegal ~ an1 ~ eovesa0eot
weul1 seo1 ~ mest skillful sxpeesd
vhe weslA rsosis satil . ssoedy
eoull - feun6. ~
Thess figures ass ssllab1e aaA ~
vea1 eoalitloa that calls louA1v ~
rslise. Oar seAsel sysssa - -
reslss1 bseoss anolAse ss.oi1 g -
ooys ed gisls ass aA1sd . ~ 80.
49,. Ths deor q seoestun0ov -
~ e0ea wi1s fee - = Uomaa
vtth jsss thaa ~ slsussoasy o1uoae
tisa.
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