The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-02
THE BUDGET SCHOOL BILL.

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,usuc school been fought and almost won
- - ~, espal champion common schools and IN s "
vsss an amazing lack of information :.
The Herald pioneer this great contest 10 arouse p
sonport Of public education glad to welcome 50
70 the ranks although unable to suppress sign Oh ee ~
u ea,,ze his duty as help in the great cam
60 - the mast when Claxton, lamented Mynders JONES' ~
md others were abong and night to arouse ~ -.
n,a,ons to the generations follow us me 1eia
-nr. that Mr. Dunlap rendered valuable ass' -
80, oce and also have intimate information co
,rr the school history of the state ana ~ nav
ans ne ~ , 100. >. tho Joint finance ways and committee
The Herald does general education on' o ~
Mr. Dunaps that it is perfect piece OF ess w. ,
n not wholly infanble insist that it is the nrs' ~
saion ever the books that gave TO lehnes go ~
- ee system Of public further claims ana can
nrcve that it has wisdom of its authors ous
sampered statesmen who have had no part N W 80
better eduactor and who have no re VISION
,vbat constitutes a public education Inc genera"
bu is the product the energy the efforts anu Tue
the ablest educators has known in generauoh
ponse is claimed public school term of the state snoer nov
than was splendid act of constructive ies'a " -
surbed a fact can demonstrate most ahse =
. In arriving conclusion that the noo term
hs i, shorter now than general education
ct was passed. MI Dunlap call attention to the dhht system
reporting statistics superintendent FOR
statistics were reported thirtwo cities last year ese STATISTICS
were reported fftynne cities Since the term IS ~ " wy
~. always been this system apparent difference
AS fact, the elementary schools receive uh ~ ~
- , at.on hin over threeh of appropriations Up to its
theses chit
paton 1903 only the interest on the imaginary p
school fund appropriated by the general eo
net schools SO lovingly espoeu w " ~
IA, Not onlv is that true dollar received under the pro
obtained from source
- tnd appropriated for the public school system
were funds They come from the general
Of
The contention that this state doing for its higher
educational important the system as the elementary
schools than it schools not sustained by the facts Zen
according United States
sson forty amount of support accorded Its
the rank the only state 'na' has III ~
given higher institutions
schools Of Tennessee have always oeen
M favored should The state has W dec
mr. lew every county for the
than million dollars year Tor ner sup
sort Not interest the school fand goes
chat schools an average tax rate ol
shout institutions without which
~ depend solely for pubic support
received directly from the state They nave no
ievies.
Mr. Dunlap generously University Tennessee slight
snae probably amount received through the
,, education act wholly obvous the OF
-. students that great institution mas
connected with the University mas IN
ssd students enrolled at the
Il sus quarter instead Of the miserable
sstance granted it.
Dunlap unjusuned ding at the educators Of the
e confronted with demands
ar increased appropriations educational nstnions Of the state
advocated by interested parties but nave
demanding for the
making these demands the
~ is altogether splendid campaign OF 1908
others which resulted
1909 that largely increased
schools the same able and Interested
resulted in increasing the state
Had Mr. Dunlap
nded legislature had he into the
Tennessee before their county
courts and boards Immediately before this
LEGISLATION had he to se
effective pleas for
impetus of this great campaign county
appropriations from
The state were increased.
in which those terms
Dunlap has pleaded the
and whom eo
me great achievements of the recent