The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-09-25
PROCLAMATION ON
moonlight SCHOOLS.
Coy. McCTeay Urges Citizens to Join
in the Great Movement.

| Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 21.-Gov. Nc.
Creary today issued a proclamation
indorsing the efforts OF the State II,
| llteracy Commission to eradicate illit-
eracy from Kentucky by 1920 anC
| urging citizens to assist by entering
| into the plan Of work outlined by the
commission.
| Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, chairu,s
of the commission, announced today
that Senator J. N. Camden has offered
prize of $50 to the county school
trustee who does the most toward Sc
curing efficient moonlight schools in
his county.
McCreary's Proclamation.
To the people of Kentucky:
AT the last meeting of the General
Assembly of Kentucky l recommended
that a Kentucky Illiteracy Commission
be appointed and authorized to INQUIRE
into and alleviate the condition of the
adult illiterates in the State, and Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stewart, chairman; Miss
Ella Lewis, Or. j. C. Crabbe and DR..
II. II. Cherry were appointed as mem
pers OF the commission. This commits
sion has inaugurated, State cam
paign, Mrs. Stewart being the active
leader in the efforts to stamp out IL
literacy through moonlight schools
and other methods
Upon their call for volunteers about
1000 teachers offered their services
and are teaching or making arrange
ments to teach at night, and others are
daily offering their services.
The chairman and leader in this
great work has informed me that the
kentucky Educational Association, the
kentucky Press Association, the Ken
lucky Federation of Women Clubs, the
Kentucky Society of Colonial Danes
are taking much interest and are per
forming much valuable service, and
that many other organizations in the
State seem interested.
The aim of the Kentucky Illiteracy
Commission is noble and exalted and
of the greatest benefit, and there is no
subject of more Importance or of more
lar-reaching influence than the elimi-
nation OF illiteracy from our State. We
should educate all of our people; those
under Il years of age, and those up
ward of 21 years of age. The perpet-
uity of our free institutions depends
upon the intelligence and virtue OF the
people.
There are 205, ,OS4 men and women
in our State who cannot read and
write, and of whose Intelligent efforts
along the lines of education, religion
and general development and advance
ment the State is deprived, and this
a deplorable situation and
great and urgent need |
which should be promptly met and re-
Iieved
instruction should be offered to the
mothers for their own sake and for
he sake of their children and the ben
eft of theState; it should be offered to
he fathers for their own sake and for
he sake of increasing their earning
and of more intelligent
exercise of the right of suffrage so as
o help maintain good government for
he State. instruction should be Of
cred to the young men and young
women who have missed opportunities
arlier in life, but may yet take hold of
and make achievements.
THE instruction of all the illiterates
n the State will not only give to Ken
ucky higher rank, educationally, /,
mong the States, but will give her a
ew and distinct position as the first
which has ever at
empted to accomplish such great s
nd important work. /
II call upon all to help in the cause
{ education Of those under q years of J
ge and those upward OF 21 years of
ge, and l appeal to every public and I
rivate teacher. every professor in our
igh schools, colleges and universities n
, public officers, every representative
ne press every professional man.
farmer, mechanic and business !
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