The Springdale news., 1919-04-11
sr,TF NEWS ITEMS
~ lio Harper.

pix April There are
Lite - subjects before the people
three ' ~ today and all are so
Of AMI. ,iated that they appear to be
only as, o subjects are the construction
l NJ. highways, the promotion
81 h 1at schools, and the Improvement
q % g agricultural methods. - -
Of Az Ak are the three big issues be-
mi .ho peope of Arkansas today,
tore .,a everything vel else is secondary or a
s saa sequence of one or the othef.
i'5 p ~ roads help the farmer better
DE- go demands better roads, and
faii"."s e4 educational facilities are
mp oonsistent with bad roads and
no. ,ate1 farming methods. All
aD.,e must go together.
W .t.o,sas has every reason TO De
Tied by the progressive educa-
IL LEGISLATION enacted by the last
General Assembly.
49, If county school boards byett
probablv the greatest good will
- from the act providing for the
80 ,at;on Of county school boards by the
ssnio at the annual school election,
pa tbat each county board shall elect
county superintendent. This sys-
...,a+;qas the educational advance
a,ont Of recent years. The first
.,sot;on Of those school boards will be
Ill naxt month. The boards are
.;,an authority to select the county
sanarintpndent Just as the teachers
ara selected, or superintendent Of
o;ty schools. and in this manner the
hest can be secured The first SUI
narintendent to be chosen will go into
off;ee Ian. /. 1921, but thereafter they
will enter upon their offices with the
baginning Of the regular school year,
July /. The county boards do not
IN any way interfere with the local
school boards, bat cooperate with and
assist them.
Bills BY Senators Montgomery and
McFerrin, which were enacted into
law. provide important safeguards as
to the sale Of state lands. Such
lands hereafter, except forfeited lands
shall not be sold for less than $3.50
an acre. The proceeds from the sales
Of all State lands shall hereafter go
to the permanent school fund, which
will thereby be materially increased
from time to time.
The act providing for vocational
education will meet the provisions of
the Federal Smith=Huehes Act As
Arkansas IS an agricultural state, q
large portion Of the State and FEEDER
al appropriations will be used to aid
in establishing courses in agriculture
ii the public schools.
An important measure is the act
giving school districts of the state
that desire "a dc SO authority to pro
vide at public expense for the trans
portatioa Of school children to and
from school and for the erection of
teacherages, or homes for teachers.
This will encourage and facilitate the
consolidation Of small and struggling
school districts into large and effec-
tive school units.
4 bill which Judge Doyle introduced
early in the session and which is now
law provides the English language
only shall be the basic language for
teaching and instruction in the com
mon school branches in all schools,
pubic and private
State School Commission was
created, to consist Of limited num-
Der OF representatives or members
from various civic and social organ
lzatiohs OF statewide character. The
members Of the Commission are to be
appointed by the Governor after first
beng selected and recommended by
the various organizations. They are
To serve without pay. They will
meet from time to time to make a
thorough study and investigation of
educational needs and conditions, that
report Of their findings may be
mace to the state Board of Education,
ana their recommendation formulated
INTO a comprehensive, modern system
Tor the schools of the state.
There are no political developments
TINS week-so far as known, no new
candidate for Governor has appeared
since last Saturday. Now is the ae-