The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Ny SAM sILAcE

The federal government gave Alabama section 1s in every township for public schools. Last month she gave her S5o,eol for Auburn experiment station.
 To give just and equal rights to all and for her own good. the state must take charge of education, that being the nainsprlng the heart that pumps it's life blood to all within it's borders. Like the air We breathe it should be absolutely free 10 al.
 Please allow me space in yours, the most widely circulated paper to outline in skeleton form a plan elastic enough to start very small yet capable of ex- pending to enormous proportions upon the foundation first laid.
 Increase the number of polytechnic eN- pertinent stations, there instruct both young men and women to teach every thing pertaining to home and farm work tuition. books, board, washing. lodging and everything free. Require them or receipt of their diplomas for the succeed ing five years to teach in Alabama public schools for fair wages. say s120o year or pay to the state a similar amount for any less time they teach.
 Put one each of these graduates ma le and female. in charge of every pubi< school te work with the usual number of teachers of other studies, harmoniously arranging hourly periods This position to carry with it superintendenee of all reads in that school district.
 The state acquire title to 40 acres and five yearsi option on adjoining 4d acres at feasonab ble price in every school district. Have those graduates with the assistance Of all the scholars erect a small neat school house. properly lighted. heated and ventilated. suitable for en- largemenI. also a small neat farm dwell ing house and outbuldings, near spring or with we'll pump. windmill. hydraulic ram or gasoline engine.
 The state buy suitable furniture, teams sow. piss sheep. goats. poultry, seed farni machinery. carpenter, blacksmith and shoeniaker's tools and material, also millinery and dress fitting outfit, cooking lanse, washing machine. laundry equip ment. and creamery. Everything to be the best. so as to turn out irst-elass re- suits for object lessons to everybody
 During the instruction if John makes a chair. rocking horse or desk or Mary makes a dress, scarf, stocking or hat trey can take them home free. How proudly their mothers will tell visitors that John or Mary made them wher only eight years old. Such will incite both scholars and parents to greater ef- forts.
 An Alahama boy under his mother s directing mind holds the worlds record for the great yield of corn. 232 07 bushels per acre. at q less price per bushels than the farmer raises his average crop of % bushels per acre.
 Cooking instrueting can he given all;
 
 actual work and the whole school be furnished dinner free. Besides learning. 1t will make healthier children. Gulping down dinner carried to school while play ing around, carries Indigestion: or run ming home, if near enough, excites the whole family to get them off again in time: also causes indigestion and shat ters the nerves.
 The scholars clothing worn this weel, can be washed next week, buttons sewed on. and laendcd as part of their educa- tion. thus teaching them to be more careful ard saving much labor to their tired mothers. In time a large laundry ca he put in to do the district family washing.
 Here a creamery can be operated that Will make 2 uniform grade of first class butter that will bring cash to every farmer the first of every month. dozer farmers can combine; each in turn vii | only need to gather up all the crean from the 12 houses and haul it ther' once in two weeks To run a crean separate, pour in the milk as soon a miiked. and turn a hande like grinding coffee, in much less time you have tn cream in one vessel and good sweet skin milk in another for cooking, feedin chickens and hogs. Cheese can also b madc hera fruits preserved and canned
 Resides working the farm. the tean can cary small children to and iron school from a distance.
 Books snd everything free, to be pal, for by tle state.
 Thus all schools would teach practical everyday work, the children would carr their instructions home and take pleas s ure in showing their knowledge instea of being driven to work, they would 2 ahead and teach their parents, all woul