The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-01-15
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ii this anil other statss This IL a worthy
rsuse and a continuation Of the appro.
priatiOn by the State should lie hal.
SUPERVISION AMONG OUR COL
OKED SCHOOLS.
Through the assistance OF the South
srn Educational Ward We have been abb.
e have the assistance Of = supervisor for
"ur cOlorei schools, who has done great
good, and II is To be hoped that an APP
pooprist'on sufficient u continue his ser
vie - will he authorized.
ABOLISH THE FEE SYSTEM.
There arr many officers that are Slid
ported out Of fees principally. and some
Who receive both fees and salary. This
class Of officials should be required D.,
law Ia collect fees without favor and turn
them into the public treasury.
and should lie paid a salary cammensu-
rate with the service performed 10y them.
wOwANs SUFFRAGE.
''In my inaugural address on Mar,l,
I, 1913. ! stated that favored Woman
Suffrage. 1 renew my declaration at TIN.
time.
FINANCE.
The overdraft for the wear
ending June :sth. 1914, has bs,-n reduced
from sJ4. 462 ~, which wa- the deficit
at tie beginning Of the year, July LIT
1913, to S:i46. 5I6.O7.
CHILD LABOR.
The boys and girls OF today are the
men and women Of tomorrow. and T.
them must We look for the standard OF
citizenship Of the future. Our neglect of
them will blight our nations happiness
prestige and achievements in years L,
come The Law nnon ,h;s s,l.
Iect should lie redrafted. The aye hmit
IN some occupations should be- inc-en-.,
and the number Of hours shonld lie linz.
tied for AL classes Of work.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
"Out of every hundred deaths in our
state at least ~ are due o. prevental.l..
diseases We are losing annually 2.usi
of our people from tuberculosis alone.
The expenditure Of money t. eradicate
tuberculosis should be msde through th,.
Tuberculosis Sanitarium. which -hou a
nave AN "xtention bureau IF publicity. -,
every section OF our state could IL reach
FL. This institution should H..
closely allied with the safe Department
OF Health u insure the greatest amount
of efficiency.
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The STATE il experiencing great diff
Guilty i'm being able u obtain properlv
trained teachers on account Of the Low,
salaries paid. There j. no WAY
We can hope n get efficient servioe other
than by paying a compensation that viii
attract efficient service. MANY
states are providing retirement allow.
ance Tor the tesrhers Who have gwen a.
much A. - years Of their -ervice o. -e.l,ool
work. h~artiIy favor this ida. ~ We'll
~ the idea Of increasing the pay Of tearl,.
erS, 80 that W. may te able % get tl,,.
hest po--ible class Of instructors for Ia.
e'iucation Of oar boys and girls.
FREE TINT BOOKS
hope Il may ~ the judgement Of
this Legislature o. put into elicit the fr,,.
-rhool box idea. IT, adoption will n.t
only insure greater efficiency, but Il will
remove any excuse Whatsoever for any
child, regardless Of the poverty II H.
parent, being kept a~sy from the .rho.,l
rOom. Our co,nt.,l..,v -
law should b. made more efficient Thor.
should IL -ome campaign extension work
adopted against illiteracy.
GOOD ROADS.
To make our road development ~
forward we should have an anendue,,
- Our Constitution which would t.erm,,
certain roads b he established and knouo
a. STATE roads with the authorization If
the state u appropriate - much MONEY
Tor the construction a tis--e roa,l- annn.
ally.
MINING DEPARTMENT.
The dining Department shoYld D.
PLACED under the civil service rule 80 that
the changes in state Administrator
would not efrct thi- department. or A..
efficiency, which means - much 10 the
$1,000 men employed At this Occupation
m our STAT, and b. the great amount II
capitol involved therein.
PROHIBITION.
Taking into consideration the rnesgrr
appropriations Of money made ~ the
endorsement Of this Law. great results have
been obtained. We have been much
handicapped b. the smsllne-s Of the ar