The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-01
EDUCATIONAL drive
over THIS STATE
HAS Been SUCCESS
MRS, Stewart, Head Of llllteracy CON-
mission, Says Big Campaign Has
Been Wonderful Success.

"The Statewide Educational cam
paign has been great success Inc
county and state speakers, the county
superintendents and the press can
congratulate themselves on the re-
suits" said Mrs. Cora Wilson stewart
chairman of the Kentucky lllteracy
commission, concerning the educa-.
,,onal drive which closed yesterday
"The results will be far-reacnihe'
Tney will be seen in the schools ho.
only during the next few months ou'
in the years to come,
zone of the great values OF THIS
campaign and one that distinguishes
1t from other campaigns is that oeh-
n,te things were emphasized. Inc
sneakers have made an earnest plea
for the remainder of Kentucky's Tilt
crates to have a chance to learn pefore
1920. They urged that every child De
tent In school and insisted on ofhciais
enforcing the compulsory attendance
law TO the letter. They have urged
the people to supplement the salaries
of teachers, not at some future Time
hut during the present year. They
have insisted that 1t could be done
either by local taxation or by pubic
subscription.
"Many converts have been made &c
the move to eradicate illiteracy; some
who had never given it serious
thought before have assured the
sneakers that they will now take W
the fight and will not stop until llit
eracy is stamped out of their districts
"One of the most popular note'
struck by the speakers was the adVo
cacy of an attendance officer Tor rura
schools. The people in Kentucky
counties have been told, with EN-
nbasis. this week that the Kentuck'
attendance law is failure and VIII
he until there is an officer to enforc
II that the cities do not attempt I
enforce attendance without an attend
ance officer and that the rural schooi
cannot expect to.
"The sentiment for better salarie
for teachers is overwhelming in Ken
tuckv today and the members OF III
next Legislature may as well com
prepared to meet this demand. IL nd
heen preached by over 1000 speaker
the length and breadth of kentucK
that this state Is thirty-seyenth froi
the top among the states in the sa
aries she pays her teachers. inc pee
ple have been told the fact that the az
erage annual salary Of kentucH
teachers is $376.75 while Californ
pays her teachers on the aVerat
$99S.45 the year.
MANY people have not realized TIL
teachers were expected to live, dres
90 to Normal School, buy books al
meet all demands, some of them eve
supporting families out of $376.75 Il
year. This fact has astonished al
aroused all Kentucky. This is the a
erage salary and there are maj
teachers who are getting less than tn
sum.
81 believe that in this campaign I
speakers have struck the fundame
tails. Kentucky must be free fro
illiteracy and must be kept free. '
are dependent upon moonlight schoc
for the one and compulsory attendan
for the other. 1t is we'll recogniz
fact that we cannot accomplish the
two things or anything else educatio
al without the teachers. 9verybo
now sees this and is anxious to
crease teachers salaries. This ca
paign will stimulate local efforts
this direction and pave the way fol
better system of local taxation"