The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-10-08

Kentucky to meet with him and the
superintendent of nitlfc insftGcffa;n
to map out definite program for
tieatf6ffa rs NJ 10 q Be tdsht
fgre the tegtstat
DIR, McVey,. president of the Uni-
@vsfsftysof Kentucky :;sMff, Jokn Y sMt
sFerran and DR.. I. NJ Bloom, of Louis
sville; DR.. M. B. Adams, president of
sGeorgetown College; DR.. A. J. Alex
Sander, DR.. Campbell presi4SWv.T of
ewesleyan College. Nincheste @jor
sesamuel pssa~E eHnsaS, aT pro-
Sfessor Crshbe-aSssAa skaSmG SCHOOL
Eat Bowling Green; the Hon. Roy L.
sMcFarland, of Greensboro, and Miss
sTCra l.. Adams, of Harrodsburg.
Danville, KY, Oct Am spoth-,
Shaking address, on a plan for put
sting the public schools of Kentucky
eson the highest plane, was delivered
'7here by Gov James u. Black, Denr-
socratic candidate for governor, and
Boyle county, who filled the court
ehouse and were generally enthusiasts
Z tic over the far-reaching prospects the
plan affords for the welfare of the
$500 900 school children Of the safe
and future generations.
a = Shanks Speaks. - III
"a w. H. Shanks, candidate for lieu.
Tenant governor. said that Gov
seBlack's Opponent had proposed moth
ing constructive except his board of
control plan, and that years ago DEM
spcrats. and Republicans conceded a
plan like4Mr. Morrov's to be false to
the core. Mr.. Shanks further said
MIR. A. T. Hert has the most abso-.
lutte controlNover the Republican par =
ty in Kentucky. No Republican can ]
be nominated unless he consents: He.
wants to be either United. States
Senator sor member Of the spres-.r
ident's cabinet should his party ev-
Err carry the country again. To
achieve his purpose, he has taken the
control of the Republican party out
Sf the hands of the rank and file with
put any regard for them, but there
Is no boss over the Democrats. of Ken
lucky.
1sssaassss Gov. Hacks speech. es1'ss''
Gov. Blacks speech made tre-
mendous impression and was hailed
on all sides as the most inn ortant
public speech of. the campaign.
The GoSernor spoke Ia part as
follows: WI/tyl.5E-l M, t WI as]';s:. ;ss
OF all thejpeeds of the stare thai /
of the educatiohibf the youth stand Il
out presemin entity and jSfi AN the
duties. Sfths state that 81 proeihing
an ADEQUATE system df public in
struatien for The young is the one
of hfst and, chief Importance
An educated citizenry is the in
s1er OF the free and stable state.
IN educated people stand, for law
and order, and it Is through law
and order that the liberty of the
people is achieved and maintained.
No argument is needed to prove the
truth of these statements.
Nror a long time kentucky has
BEEN graping with the problem of
popular education, and all agree
that Snptable advancement, in on
public schools has been, made during b
the recept past. 7Bua aim 'gH,a ~ n
The pisn agreed upon is tho free II
school andSthSt plan rests upon the \
sure basis th8tthe free school is not c
a charity. ThsSQss sttpAl Is disa3A
a state int tlilj4 u md NJ y
based upon the postulafe t6s q l FL
tenn of education at public expense
Is indispensable to the swea}s of the
state. ssA p y 'aas
Lsam frseTto state, that eAucation II
lies at the very. threshold OF the Stru- v
y great community. and our people y
cannot devote their meansito any Il
more desirable end than toward free e
for the massessaj ~ y
want to see worked out a plan
~ which the children in one school "a
md community, shall have soppor-Y
unity equal TO the children In, any "a
'ther school and community to ac III
Iuire adequate education to meet S,
he responsibilities OF life. of
But am impressed with the be- M
Ief that the advantages are not Fl
quail that some have Opportunities Nj
rIsriori to others. believe that an
Inch is good for one community is X,
God for every other community. and
hat which other injuriously affects
ne, hurts the. other q, g4r "a
Apd then ! believe our plan of wi
lstksction should1look to thu prac, fp
cal aide more than 1t does. T ps-lsi
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