Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-08-19
TELLS WHY HE IS
AGAINST AMENDMENT
Young Student Teacher Makes
Speech At Normal In Oppo-
sition To Colvin's Plan

waiter N. sullivan, or w n1ticN
county, one of the student-teacil-
erS at the recent session 81 the
Normal school, delivered his ad-
dress in opposition to the -wo
schol amendments proposed &c
the Kentucky Constitution IN
Wednesday night lie spoke n
the chapel, which had been az
ranged for him by President
Coates in response to the petition
of the students, who desired to
hear Mr.. Sullivan's views OH this
subject concerning which su-t. a
campaign in its favor is being
made by certain school interests.
Mr.. Sullivan furnished the
Daily Register with copy OF rs
speech against the amendment
which proposes to- take the ofticc
OF State Superintendent out o.
politics by having him appointed
by the governor or a commission
named by the governor, or some
>other source, and not elected bl
tie people. Mr.. Sullivan spoke
as follows:
Mr.. President, Members of the
Fac,lty, Ladies and Gentle
men -
There are two amendments to
the State Constitution which will
be e%presented to the electorate OF
Kentucky at the next regullr
election, for their ratification or
rejection. They are pertaining
to the school system OF our state.
he first one proposes TO take the
State Superintendency out OF pol
les. out Of the Constitution. where
he would no longer be elected bV
| the people. but in such way is TIC
state legislature, by general law,
may prescribe. The next Gne
proposes that ten per cent of the
state school fund shall be ret,.i'1-
ed in the state capital, and be dis
tributed in some way, other than
the present, or per capita di5tfi-
button
1t is true that the advocates
and proEenitors OF the ill are
forceful and persuasive orators,
and could possibly. if left alone.
sway the great mass of k:nt':-
XIV voters to their side and inter
est. But we believe that we can
take any old stick. and let him
tell the truth as he sees it. putting
| the matter squarely and fairly be-
fore the people, and they would
save by heir vote. the great lc-
gacy Of the public schools in Ken
tucky. That is the reason that
| am before you tonight.
There was 4 time. when this
country was in the cradle of i'll
fancy. that the little red school
J house was American. distinctly
American. At that time the three
, RS in the district school and a
few classics in college produced
thinkers. but the little red school
house passed away with the con
ditions that called it forth, and we
seen America growing, and as it
| grows materially, we see it grow
ing intellectually, and the three
RS have been supplemented by
| manual training and professional
studies. Thus education produc-
ed workers. Today after 1t has
! grown by leaps and bounds, edu-
/ cation teaches us not only to
think and to work, but it teaches
us to be, of all things, faithful to
our conscience, to our God, and to
! our country and its great inst1tu-
tions.
f, Heroic sacrifices were made
and great heroism was manifest
! ed in making and blazing the
! trail for education in Kentucky
AS we are the benefciaries OF
that great heritage. that their
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