The log cabin Democrat., 1921-10-11
BROUCH IN FfRv|O PLEA FOR SCHOOLS ACTION NOW IMPERATIVE Ex-Governor in Splendid Address Re counts States Resources and
 School Needs.

Dr. Charles Hillman Brough, pre-
 cation movement before a large au- dience in the high school auditorium
 last night, recounted with the elo- quence which has made him a famil-
 far and popular speaker in practical
 ly every state of the union, the splen-
 did material resources of the state in contrast with the almost shameful record made in support of public
 schol education, closing with an ap- peal to Conway's citizenship to join the ranks of education's friends by enrolling in the citizens section of the movement. Despite his long and seri- ous illness, Dr. Brough showed no signs of physical impairment and his address was delivered with the fer vor and energy which have marked his appearances here in other years.
 Arkansas, Dr. Brough said, is unique among the states of the union as having a productive annual income greater than the amount of capital invested in its various enterprises. He cited figures to show that in 1919 Arkansas had property assessed at $581, ,161 ,000, in contrast with which the value of its products for the same period was $698,313, ,0O0. As further contrast, the state stood forty-sixth among the states of the union on the educational scale
 On material resources, Arkansas stands twenty-fourth in total popu- lation, twenty-sixth in land area, twenty-frst in total value of all its crops, fifth in the production of bar relied apples, second in production of long staple cotton, third in oil, first in the production of diamonds, first in the mining of bauxite, and first or near the first on numerous other points, none of which being near the lowly position held in education.
 The three immediate objectives of the forward education movement were praised by Dr. Brough and declared to be essential to bringing the schools to a point of efficiency. Circulating libraries to be purchased with mem bership fees given the citizens section will be placed at the disposal of rural teachers; Opportunity schools" for the training of Arkansas 100000 adult illiterate population, will be es- tablished at al centers, and a survey of the schools will be made by com mission appointed by Governor Me Rae. Dr. Brough stressed the impor- tance of the survey, saying that Faulkner and 23 other counties of Ar kansas have been given soil surveys to determine the quality of their soils, but that the public schools have been continued without being subjected to measurement and evaluation.
 Later, if in your good judgment you so elect, the tax limit can be removed by adoption of the fourteenth amendment" Dr. Brough said. What we must do now is to roll up this quota in the citizens section and pro- vide for immediate necessities of the schools" The fourteenth amendment, which already has been initiated, would remove the present maximum of 12 mills and give each school dis trict the authority to vote taxation according to it's needs.
 Dr. Brought spoke this morning to pupils of the public schools, his sub ject being Loyalty to the School" He urged pupils to display their loy- atty by appealing to their parents to at once enroll in the citizens sec tion. He also spoke at Central Col lege chapel service before departing at II o'clock for Wynne. After his appointment there, he vii go to Chi cago to deliver an address. The for mer governor is at present devoting