The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-07-29
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
OF all the States supporting univer-
sites North, South, East, West
Georgia provides least for this i'm
mensely important work. Illinois I'm
iversity received in 191S-1919 the sum
If two million three hundred and six
| thousand nine hundred dollars, all of
which, save two hundred and fifty
thousand for buildings, went to main
tenance. In the same period, the Uni
versity of Georgia, with shining tradi-
| tiOns and grievous needs, received
the relative pittance of one hundred
and eighty-fve thousand dollars, in
Guiding funds for the College of Agri-
culture. If it be answered that ILL
nois is Weather than Georgia, what
can be said of the fact that Oklahoma
rave eight times as much, Kentucky
and Virginia twice as much, each of
he Carolinas more than twice as
much, Florida more than twice as
much as the Empire State of the
South; while Tennessee, Louisiana
nd Alabama far exceeded her? None
these is richer than Georgia, not
ne is so resourceful. They are all be-
let with problems like unto ours, and
Weighted with like burdens. But they
10 not stint their universities to the
verge of starvation, nor tc their young
nen seeking bread OF knowledge, give
stone, says the Atlanta Journal.
If the thought-kindhng article
whose figures we have quoted, Pro-
lessor Brooks points out that while
he appropriation of the University
Of Georgia was raised to two hundred
md twenty-seyen thousand five hum
Irods dollars in 1921, other southern
tates have increased their university
Ill 9tments in far greater proportion,
10 that the relative showing has be-
come more than ever discreditable to-
his Commonwealth Touching the im7l
mense. excess OF Western university
funds over ours, Professor Brooks OBJ
serves that. although the availablel
wealth of those States may be in
some measure superior to ours, that it
Is not the chief cause Of the differ
ence. There are two other very inn
.,o,.to,,t oacidorafionc Ono IF thnm
Is that the public mind is more favor
ably disposed to higher education, ano.
he other is that these States have
long ago discarded ancient, wcrnout1
taxation systems, and the public reve-
nue. received as ersult of modern
forms of taxation enable the Legisla-
ture to make the appropriations"
This latter suggestion strikes deep
into problems of school finance. Not
until the present Intellectual, unreason-
able system OF taxation Is supplanted
by one economically sound and social
Iy just will 1t be possible to serve
the University or any other state in
stitution Alright, Notwithstanding Geor-
gia's empire of treasure and oppor-
tunity. In the midst of riches she
stands impoverished, in land or
plenty she starves, all for want OF Ell
cient methods of turning tax re-
sources to account This is the prime,
the inclusive problem before the Cen
eral Assembly today, and II this be
solved. the way will open to just and
generous dealing for those high inter
ests that now suffer Meanwhile, how
ever, the university's needs should
be met as freely as fiscal. conditions
will allow. Critical needs they are,
which can not be ignored without
grave injury to the commonwealth.