The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-21
!. M'BR|[n OUTLINES
ETT[R RURAL SCHOOL
I'M OF THE UNITED
S BUREAU EDUCATION

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yin 90 where education can
or ,.their. children.
elementary school course.
patton at large. try boys
ntry girls are provided with
days OF school less each year
proyi led for city boys. and
his means that farm boys aud
teiye over three hundred days
eation in Their elementary
fEurse than do city boys and
Ind when 1t comes To high
Education the discrimination
farm boys aud girls is even
In many sections of the coun-
Rural school term is less than
5onths each year for millions
boys and girls, ard in thou
i rural school districts the
50 short. the attendance so
teaching SO poor, as to make
ool unworthy the nasne OF
Our treatment of farm boys
[ls in the matter of their edu-
IS little short OF criminal in mil
cases. But please do not mis-
land me-. have no fight
e.tv boys and city girls |
Diake their schools better If it
b my power Not less eduea
cts boys and girls. but more
len for farm boys and girls. Is
5lt me to cite a few concrete
prnsI Of my general state
fDn rural school conditions. As
Inequality in school funds for
n country schools. the state OF
Ri Is good example. and as
ri is my native state and as it
e lack OF adequate school privi-
Eor me as q farm boz there that
my father to load his house
Belongings into a covered wagon
TO Nebraska fof the sole pur-
b huding better school prlsi-
FLOR his chiliirea. speak o.
Equality with bitter reeonec-
Il There Is a provision in he
u Missouri which
the maximum tax for rural
5 e. cents on each si0o worth
(perty III rural school districts,
|et the re2n,e in city districts
|ax themselves as high as two
e:l and fifty cents school tax on
Bloc woeth of property in city
districts. am sorry 70 say
Il the November eieeiio 1920
nri defeated a propose. consti-
7. amendment en this qHesii n
Il Il had carried. woa,d p ln5t
(op,e in rural sehao,sdgtrscts To
EcmSelves as high as one hun
keEts on each sfe0 On this
|oa OF rural school funds | am
II 10 report that al he Noyein-
ectioa, 1929. the people Of Texts
I'll ah amendment to the sta e
|tutiuu extending 10 rural selgol
Its ghe right 10 levy a school tx
kh as one hua lrea cents on the
|as compared with City cents
schools tax as the maximum N.
be old provision Of the eonsti.u-
Aud Virg mia. at the. November
D.. 1920. adopted an education
lment 70 the state constitution
hg the OLD maximum school tax
TAI districts the minimum school
nder the new amendment, and
the maximum school tax Ia
districts at one haaared an
Iy-hye csnts on each S100 worth
pperty ii such districts Thus
be obstacles 10 educational prog
In rural schools gradually being
yed
Missouri ia mol the only state
bar sinned asainst farm BOYS am
N the matter Of tie eilucatio
siad FOR tisem Take The question
K length Of the school team II
ma. This state has 40 fura
'ls with q school term Of lo9 day
'ss; l54e rural schools with !
j term Of to dass or les $50
sehoa!s with a school term o
lays or less. Only 81 rura
bis IN this state have an aunua
d term of $50 days Eighty pc
OF the rural schools of laiianI
a school term 81 seven month
81 The average school year i
ma Is isG days. The average j
cities is $50. The city child il
ma receives Al days mere school
during each school year than
the country child II o;he
IS, the city child receives So
more schooling during the eie
Iary school eonfse Of eight year
adiana than does the countr
in that state daring The sam
Is this a square deal?
Texas 80 per cent 81 the con-
have only an eiementar
alton. that Is a seventh grad
atlea in that state The state 81
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