The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-01
SUN SAYS FARM SCHOOL NOT HURT ATTENDANCE ONLY I5O JONESBORO PAPER DECLARES VETO LEAVES PLENTY
 OF MONEY,

I A rather surprising declaration coming from a paper published in the town in which one of the agricultural schools is located, is that of the Jonesboro Sun, which in an editorial article declares the veto of $4O,0OO of the appropriation to each of these institutions will leave them plenty of funds. The Sun says further that the attendance at these schools is less than 16O and only about 600 for all four. Representatives of the schools declared that over 2,000 were in attendance The Suns article fol lows:
 There has been a great deal said with regard to the veto of the item of $40,000 for the Frst district agri- cultural school by Gov. Hays and the report is being circulated that the school may be closed. There can be no foundation for such reports and they are circulated in spirit of en mity toward the state administration. Gov. Donaghey made a more severe cut four years ago and the schools all continued the same as before.
 "The cutting of the $40. 900 item was necessary in order that the state debt might not be increased over the revenue, the appropriations of the legislature being far in excess of the annual revenue. Gov. Hays vetoed about $600,000 of the appropriations made by the legislature and divided the reduction among the state institu tions, both charitable and educational.
 "The cut might not have been so large for the agricultural schools, so Governor Hays informed Sun rep resentative yesterday, had not some body, who manipulated the appropri- ation, caused the $85,O00 to be in serted in the bill in just two items, under the law an executive can not Iveto part of an item of appropria tion, but must veto the entire item, it was no doubt thought that the governor could not afford to chop either of the two and they would be allowed to stand. It is possible he only desired to cut the appropriation about $20,O0O each in order to make all ends meet, but when he found the lbill drawn as it was he was forced to lcut the entire item of $40 ,000 teachers salaries.
 "The First district school still has $45,OOO to operate on, pay teach lers' salaries, besides it has farm we'll stocked of more than two hun dred acres, to draw revenue from, Iso why should it not continue and be in the most prosperous condition.
 Had it occurred to the people Of this community and other communi- lties of the state, that the total ex- pense for maintaining the city school system of Jonesboro, including five white ward schools, one colored and the city high school, making seven schools in all, with an enrolment of Il,633 white pupils and 19O negro pupils, is $25,440 year. This in- lcludes teachers salary, janitor. salary, water and light, incidental and other sundry expenses, including insurance and $2.25O interest on the schools bonds. The city schools have no farm or entrance fees to assist it's revenue or to pay part of the above ex- pense.
 "The state agricultural schools, four of them. have an average at tendance of less than 160 for each school, in fact survey of the situ- ation shows there is but about 600 students in the four schools, then why should the state be expected sto make such elaborate appropriations for their maintenance? The report ed enrolment was more than l5OO. Why should they not be on a basis of self sustaining, is there a farmer in this county, competent to man. age a farm of two hundred acres, that can not make it pay expenses and then make money from it?
 "The question of the veto by Gov ernor Hays is as much matter of business and justice to the tax pay CTS of Arkansas as it would be for man after discovering that his family was spending $65.0O a month and he only drawing salary of S5O.0O to make an order that the home expense must be reduced to $50. Would that kind of order from the head of the home apear ridic- E.,o,., hre,pacc vrop fair in