The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-17
resting Data
If Educational
Standings Giuen


s. people MAY be wondering
Il ths purpose eli the Natio.lai
Educational Conference that Is j
held here during The coming
under the direction CT Or. J L.
len. the chief rural. school spe-
of the Natio@al Bureau OF Eda
kn1w Dr MeBrisn Is to know
Is is anything bgl aessimist
any liise In faef. he is a real
isf aloas most lines. AMI espe
uren the subject OF education.
e says that the facts ard figures
are pndensabls ana unquestioaed
com 10 him sufficient to con-
him OF the need of arousing the
populate Of the United States
necessity OF boosting the com
School etin -Gts9a Of our country
the purposes Of showing Just
the common school conditions
throughout the United States, Dr..
ien has taken tue state OF mli-
which has the rank of No. II
& the states of Tie union, Is an
ge. Florida by the way, is 3Sth
lint Of school efficiency. wnile
Caros.na Is s9th. or last. aaa
compara5ively young state Of
ana is first 1t may also be in
ting to r9te hat after Florida
West Virginia. Virginia. Ten
Il. keatH.kv. Louisiana, Georgia.
d Carolina, Alabama. Arkansas.
ssippi and South Carolina in the
named
1918 naiana percentage Of
|ren or school age attending
b daily. was Is out OF possible
ranking third among the states .
Prospect, Her percentage Of a.
days attenaee by each ehiid ef
b ass @as -, and her rank was
il per cent OF tile number of days
schools were in session was IL -,
Bier rank 81 her per cent OF at
bnce IN high scecols. there he
blight elementalv ard four high
el grades. cnIv one bird Of the
IS can ever be r h4gh school IN
perfeot conditions, was = per
out Of perfet record 81 30 -
¢. and her rank was Il; her
&ceat OF number Of boys in high
tols. as e8mnaTed - the number
rls. was So per cent. and her rank
Eber ! her average annual eX-
iitures per child attending school
! s53. and her rank number Is; her
fage annual expenditure per child
tchool age was $50. and her rank
her average annual expenditure
/ teacher employed was SIS. and
Eraak number II: her average an
7 expenditure per pepa for pus-
; other than teachers. sos aad hes
= is; her average annual expendi-
! per teacher Tor salaries Was sol.
Der rank y.
bus Indianas showing vas rather
her in the first set Of figures than
he second, though She IS quite low
Respect 10 length Of school tefms
her poor showing is prina1i daa
|ow money Investment for scaoa
er an, says Ds 'MeBriea 8 con
hity gets out Of its sehoo $ al1o.n
ID it invests IN Them nothias
Rndianas low rank" ne cont ueA
bans less schooling fer her eslii-
%. poorer instruction Tor these az
Hing school, worse coWlitisns snf
bdirg the school than maintains 81
[er state OF equal ealth aad popa
En This means owsrea vitality
taieaDs in the competitive races o.
i unrest and diseontsnt ia her c'ti-
Ehip. The remedy lies IN a ioa-e;
pol term. better salaries foT teach
i tthus better prepared teachers
Fer school huHdirgs and equip
b., better school supervision, better
kndanee laws and enforcement
heol Ta's S lae erux ot aa edQ
BONA drive,
Faletwcea 1910 ANA ISIS there s. %.
BY decisive c6aHg among to-
Sk of states Ia am educational way
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