The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-07-10
MRS. v. |. MILLS COUNTY
AGENT OHIO AN0 OAvIESS
Will Direct Work OF Establish
. ing Moonlight Schools in
Both Counties.

Ell county agent LOT DdNleSs anu UNIV
counties by the Illiteracy commits
sion at Frankfort, of which Mrs.
Cora Wilson Stewart is the president.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 per year for three years to
conduct a campaign against illiteracy
in this state. The slogan is to be
mo illiteracy by 1920 in Kentucky"
With the consent of the county SUI
perintendents, each county is to have
an agent to take charge of this cam
paign to be waged in the state to
stamp out the appalling amount OF
illiteracy found among the Kentucky
citizens. An active campaign of ten
weeks is to be waged, the first four
weeks to be given to organization of
night schools and six weeks to the
regular teaching of the people who
need this training. Four nights of
each of the six weeks will be given
by the county agent to the superin-
tending of the different schools in
the county she establishes.
1t is the requirement of the county
agent appointed that she be the hol-
der of a first class certificate for
teaching and to have taught three or
four years. She is then to coop
crate with the county superintendent
and Mrs Stewart in the carrying on
OF the campaign against iiiiteracy
Co.Operation of Teachers Sought.
Tie cooperation of the county
teachers will also be asked and
xheir help in establishing the even
ing schools when the agent will over
see. 1t shall be one object to teach
patriotism first in these evening
schools. Patriotism will be the key
note all through the course. The
frst students will be the drafted
men, or men subject to draft and
their families. This will make the
training easier for them when they
reach camp, for they are being train
ed nightly in all camps to read and
write and the rudiments of learning.
The students will be given history
drills and will be taught the reason
for this war and the events leading
up to it and why the U. S. A. and the
allies are at war.
The county agent will receive a
nominal sum for her work and she
will be expected to pay her own ex-
penses.
The last census reveals the fact
that Ohio county has 400 illiterates
in her population and Daviess has
700. The cooperation of the Coun-
ell of National Defense will be had
in every possible way in the waging
of this wonderful campaign against
illiteracy.
Institute at Frankfort.
Mrs. Mills attended the institute
in Frankfort last week where plans
were made with regard to the pro-
cedure in this measure. The cam
paign received the endorsement OF
Gov. A. o. Stanley, Prof. H. H. Cher
nv, of the Western State Normal at
Bowling Green, E. o. Coats, of the
Eastern State Normal at Richmond
V. o. Gilbert, state superintendent
of public instruction, and other ed
ucators attending. Mrs. Mills will
establish evening schools of instruc-
Alton throughout Ohio and Davies
counties, working in connection with
Supt. John l.. Graham and Mrs
Stewart. She was in Hartford on
this mission Tuesday afternoon
Having entered upon her duties
Tuesday. Owing to the county
schools not being in session until
September, it will probably be Sep
TENDER before the evening schools
will be organized in Daviess county
II shall be the aim in this campaign
to also increase the school attend
ance in the district schools, that the
men and women of the future, b.
this method, may have good practi
cal educations. This is considered
another phase of war work, and on'
of the greatest of the war activities
at home, with the county agents thu
missionaries to the illiterates in thu
outlying districts.
Those who know of any illiterate
in their community are asked to as
sist the commission and the count!
agent by reporting to her,any time
Also those who will assist with thu
teaching of these unfortunates ar
requested to call Mrs. Mills at an,
time with regard to this feature O
war work. At the conclusion o
each ten weeks campaign anothe
will be started and be kept going un
til illiteracy is stamped out in thi
4 state.