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as maximum per annum. Under this
law, in 1918, we aided 167 such city
schools, apportloning the sum OF $685.
ITO; in 1914 we aided 21S such schools,
apportioning to them S96.502: in 1915
we aided 242 such schools, apportion-
ing to them $90,47S; in the present
year, 1915. we, aid 2e5 such schools,
| apportloning TO them the sum Of s97,-
$50. Thus in the four years the state
has given special state aid TO 1872
weak city schools, apportioning to
them the sum of $359,702. This spe-
! cal aid these schools had never re-
/ ceived before.
The third new school law provides
for the establishment Of rural high
schools throughout the state, and
wherein the state gives special aid in
/ the sum of $4,000 for the building and
! equipping OF a central high school and
from $500 to $500 per annum for main
! tenance. Under this new law, in 1913
1914. 1915 and 1915, we paid to the
rural high schools, for maintenance
and support and for buildings $751;
571.99, which sum has been paid out
| Of the general revenue fund of the
state, and during the present school
year. which reaches into 1917, the
number OF rural high schools will be
| 10.
The fourth new school law provides
| for the establishment of teachers
training course in the high schools Of
the state, the same to be selected by
the State Superintendent OF Public
Schools. Not more than two can be
established in any one county. The
state gives special aid in the sum of
$3.50 per annum, and IL there are two
in the same county, then the sum of
$1,000 per annum, or 5000 for each
school. Under this new law the teach
! ers' training course is now in SO high
schools OF the state and more than
1000 young men and women are TAX
ing the course and equipping them
selves to do their part in the advance
ment Of the cause of education. In
other words, 1000 young men and
women are remaining at home, sleep
ing under the parental roof tree,
breaking bread at the family table
and preparing themselves to teach in
the public schools of Missouri. We
have paid out Of the general revenue
fund to support this teachers train
ing course in the high schools the sum
OF S156,51S.51.
None OF this special aid was ever
given to the public schools Of the state
of Missouri under any other admins
tration, but we have done all this, and
that without any increase in taxation.
There must have been some good bust
ness management somewhere in the
istratlon-someon must have
practiced economy. We have given this
special aid to the public schools OF the
commonwealth and to its children, and
yet this service, in the eyes of the Re
publican politician and the eyes of
the Republican partisan press, means
nothing. But the people of the COM
monwealth, who have received these
benefits, stand as living witnesses to
new and unequaled service.-
l have given this brief summary OF
the new school laws. together with the
results, to the end that people may
know and more fully realize the pro-
gressive work done along educational
lines by the administration. This rec
ord of eloquent facts speaks for itself.
and offer it in evidence as an impor.
tant achievement Of my administra-
ton. Is this wasting the public funds?
School Fund.
For more than a year the Repub.
lican press and Republican orators.
including the Republican nominee for
Governor have abused the Democratic
administration about mythical loot
ing Of the public school fund, and &C
tually state from the platform that
the children of this commonwealth
were robbed of part of their public
school moneys in 1915. am sur
prised that a man who presents
himself as a candidate for Governor
upon any ticket should so far forget
himself as to utter such false state
ments.
Present Administration Gives Largest
Amount to Public Schools
by 1894, 19499.
Again let the record speak. And
when the record is in evidence it be-
lies the loose statements made by the
opposition or found in a partisan
press. During the years 1909, 1910,
1911 and 1912, being the four years
during Gov. Hadley's administration,
the public school funds apportioned
and paid amounted to $7,013, 1888. |
During the years 1913, 1914, 1915 and |
1916, the four years OF this admins !
tration, the public school funds appor-
toned and paid amount to $7,7O9,-
263.92. Thus we find that during the |
three years and nine months of this |
administration we have apportioned |
and paid to the public schools of the |
state $696,1049 more than was given |
to them during the four years preced- |
ing, and when Hadley was Governor.
Not only this, but in each and every |
year of this administration there was |
more apportioned and paid to the pub
lie schools of the state than was ever
in any other year in the
life of Missouri. We have given the |
best. and no one can equal any one of
the four years in any other admins |
tration. In other words, we have given |
the best the state has ever had, and |
yet the Republican press and Repub-
lican eampaigners are not satisfied. |
But do not forget, my friends, that 1t
is impossible for a Democratic admin
istration to please partisan Repub-
lican.
During the same four years, we
have also given as special state aid,