French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-08

An issue OlRN4bdA mpgAR~ i
present and future generations IN
North Carolina is to be passed upon
by the electorate Of the state at the
November election. We refer to the
proposed amendment to the State
Constitution which, If ratified by the
people, will provide a six months
school term for every district in each
county. In brief, the ratification Of
this amendment will mean:
/. A minimum school term of SIX
months in every school district for
every child from state and county
funds, exclusive of local tax funds
already voted by districts and small
Ter boundaries to supplement- present
funds appropriated for school pur-
poses.
2. Lengthening Of the school term
now provided by the state and coun-
" funds one monthin every school
district and bringing up this standard
of the needy districts to a level with
the more fortunate onesa 8G
+ S.a Arrangement OF q budget OF
necessary expenses for six months
with reasonable salaries Tor teachers
and Observation-Disclosures to
guarantee the securing of qualified
teachers and efficient supervision and
and administration.
4. Equalization of educational OPP
portunfty for all to at least a mini
! mum of six months school term, pro-
p~ortionate part Of expense to be
borne by both state and county re-
spectively based upon the number of
teachers and attendance-minimum
salary for teachers and supeEinten-
dents OF same g~rade--and protected
by state classification.
S. Placing North Carolina in a
class with other forward states of the
union in educational attainment
length of term, quality and compen-
sation OF teachers and efficiency Of
administration.
North Carolina cannot longer at
ford to remain Indifferent to the Inn
perative need for a longer school
term. snake the world safe for
democracy" is the Wilsonian slogan
throughout America and her allied
countries in this worldwide struggle
against autocracy. Free peoples ev-
erywhere echo the cry and all chris
tendon yearns for the day when hu-
man freedom shall be enthronedi in
every country and in every cline.
To make the world safe for DEM
ocracy, in. the fine phrase of our
matchless President, our heroic sons
on the western front are fighting and
dying every day. Millions more Of
them overseas, in the environments
and in our homes are ready and eager
to .defend-even unto death-the "a
cred principles for the pe~rpetuation
of which the United States went to
war.
We must make North Carolina as
safe for Democracy as any other part
of the demOralized world after this
war is over. This is an important
part of the task and imperative duty
of those of us left to keep the home
fires burning. The cornerstone of
Democracy is equality. But victory
will be largely temporary and fruit
less unless the masses of the people
of the world be adequately prepared
F., for the larger duties, the graver re-
sponsibiIities, the greater privileges
the harder tasks of Democracy and
for it's appreciation, preservation and
transmission = preparation through
the education of all the people in
every democratic land.
North Carolina has always cheer
fully responded to the call for service
in any national crisis. She has e
er been remiss in supplying her quo
ia of men and none) to defend
home and country. To the proud ap-
pellation: First at Bethel, Farthest
to the front at Gettysburg and Last
at AppomatOx" may be added First
against German aggression, for
George Creel vouches for the story
that it was a Western North Carolina
mountaineer who led the way down
the gang-plank which connected the
/ Pershing transport with the dock of
"a French poEt~Mben-Americap forces
landed ii France last sumaa But
loyalty and good citizenship mean
more than supplying men for the
army; more than buying Liberty
Bonds, Thrift Stamps and War Saw
ings Certificates; more than subscrib-
ing to the Red Cross and the Young
Mems Christian Association; more
than the practice Of thrift and econ
omy. The highest mark of efficiency
cannot be attained by any community
Or 1fh withOIIt an nduca-