The Monroe journal., 1921-08-26
Dir. .. HENRY HIGH>,liTH
URGES CONSOLIDATION
speaking 10 County Teachers AMI
school Committeeman. he says IL
l. the Onl, NAY Ia tive County
Children 4 Square Deal.


smith. state high school Inspector
give facts 10 prove that a square
deal and a lair chance IN education
fol the children OF the rural dis
tricts laX in school consolidation and
the transportation OF the pupils 10
aud from the schools. The continual
ZION OF the one-teachvr school Is a
crime AGAINST hi childhood OF the
country. said nr Hiehsmith. Com
mittetmen in attendance pledged
themselves 10 he present Al their va
rious schools four DAYS before the
scheduled opening and TO aid IN ear
rying out the prosram given IN de-
tail i'm the last issue OF The Journal.
biggest Business SAYS Funtefburk
In openiu. The meeting. Prof. Ray
Funderburk. county superintendent
Of education. spoke OF the school sys-
TEN as the hisl,st business IN winch
the people OF Union county are en-
sased. To the committeeman ne
pointed out their duty to The teach-
ers in the matter OF supplying an
accurate school census and the prop
er equipment for the building. Prof.
Funderburk approved OF the spirit
which the teachers of the county are
showing the matter OF increasing
their ratings as teachers. The teach
ers are sepnding their time and mon
ey 10 increase their worth 10 your
school and ii is YOUR duty 10 back
them with your influence and aid
in every manner possible he told
the committeeman.
Prof. Williams Speaks
Prof. Ben Williams, formerly CON
nected with the public schools OF
Badin but engaged as principal OF a
school al Greensboro for the coming
year. discussed with those present
the program of education when
teachers OF the summer school mad
worked out This program, when APP
peared in the last issue OF The Jour
nal was declared to be entirely prae-
tical. II was at this point that the
committeeman pledged their aid IN
CARVING il out Speaking OF the EN-
nlovutut of teachers Prof. Williams
said: Engage your teachers entire
ly upon their preparedness TOT the
work and not kinsh,p or creed.
In. Weaver ~ JaLzer.
Il take il tor granted that was
selected to iaz2 this thing up a little.
humorously remarked Dr. {. {. Nea-
yer. and il, proceeded to make sood
that which he had taken for -rahted'
I'm good Methodist, said the
minister who Tor years was prt sldent
of Emory and Henry Colleee, And
the only kind OF jazz believe IN Is IN
telleciual Jazz.
In the course OF "jazzins things
IN Dr.. Weaver characterized
Tie one-t,acher school as a gathering
place and not a seat of learning No
matter how hard a teacher works.
he declared. III she has seven grades
crowded into one little room and j.
irving 10 teach them all, she can ae-
complish but little. He said that the
one-teacher was as far behind as iAe
Young man who went into a care ana
ordered a boiled egg. When served,
the egg had written on II a messa-e
which ran, II young man gets ms
egg and is interested. write---.
Being Economically inclined, the young
man wrote. When his answer came
back. il read. You are too late. i
am married now and have -FOUR cLiI-
dren.
Dr. Highsmilh on Consolidation
Dr.. Hiehsmth prefaced his arsue-
ments in favor OF school consoIida-
ton with facts as TO the stAus OF
North Carolna-and that meant
Union county. he said-in the mat
Ter of education. He showed that the
State is not far removed from me
bottom when compared with the other
states OF the Union Great prosiess
mas been made during recent years,
he said. and Union county should
enter into this progress.
we must pay our way up, ne
said. and proceeded to preach a litlle
sermon about a new attitude toward
taxation. Good citizenship means
he support OF good government,
and the support of a good govern
mcnt means taxation" he argued
Then he asked. DO you kick when
Won gel value received p
The audience was supplied with
some startling figures. Last year
North Carolina spent about $40 per
child In the schools. During the same
period California spent $50 per enid
Are the children OF California more
precious than those of North Caroll-
MAJ" he wanted TO know.
Monroe was congratulated on the
new high school building now ID
course of construction. But II VIII be
Inadequate in three years. The city
should be spending 10000 on this
building instead of half this amount
said the educator.
DR.. Highsmith next entered upon q
plea for school consolidation IN the
county. You will never have the
best citizenship with little girl teach
ers and one-teacher schoolhouses, and
a good teacher is not going 10 one
teacher affair whore she VIII be tore.
ed TO slave with seven grades ana
see nothing accomplished. For tht
good OF the children, the small school
must 20. Consolidate the little ones
Select ten or less centers In the cOun-
~ and build model schools and Sc
cure good teachers. Then get trucks
good ones and comfortable-and
take the pupils 90 and from school. In
any district thus created il would on
Is be a matter of about thirty minutes
IN get the children to school.