The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-09-01
GOV. MORROW'S
PROCLAMATION


September Educational Sunday.
September . -Aneriennization Day.
September io-kentncky Day
To The People of Kentucky:
rhc Kcnfncky Educat tioDal AsSocia-
tion. composed of the teachers and
school administrators of the state hns
suggested that the week OF September
beginning the 4th lc observed through
Our The state rs Better School Week"
During this week public meetings viii
be- held in every county Of the state
The specific purpose of these meetings
is.
I. TO arouse more active and more
intelligent interest in popular educa-
iion.
=. To give the people the facts about
our schools and our school system as
disclosed 10y the SURVEY.
3. To present proposed plans for inn
provcrnent, 10 explain the meaning Of
the two proposed amendments, and to
urge their adoption.
There can be no two opinions as fo
the necessity of an education awaken
ing in Kentucky Too many of our
school buildings in rural districts are
absolutely unfit for school purposes
too many nf our schools are without
eachcrS: too many of onr teachers arr.
immature and poorly prepared; too
many OF our children never attend
school: too many attend so irregulariy
a. 20 lose all benefit of the school: I'm
too many counties partisan politics con
trolls still the appointment >of superin-
tendents and i'm the administration of
the schools: our school laws are con
fused and contradictory and chaotic:
our teacher-training schools are mad
eauate; our University no longer meets
all needs Of our young men and women
Is there any insuperable reason why
Kentucky should rank forty-fifth among
the states in education; Shall we be
satisfied to stand third from the bot
tomf by the 1920 census there are In
Kentucky one hundred fifty-five thous-
and fourteen Cf5J.0II) illiterates. of
these forty thousand five hundred for
weight f3O.5ISl are colored and one
hundred fourteen. four hundred sixty
six are wIiite. Kentucky Is largely IN
agricultural state. Statesmanship has
no creater problem than the preserva-
tion and development Of the rural com
munity The trend from the country
to the cities - due In a large measure
TO the decline of the rural schoM sys
ten. Parents will not he content t.
Hive in rural communities where the
schools are unsatisfactory. The happi.
ness and prosperity of our people VIII
largely correspond to the efficiency ci
our schools the development ana pres,
ervation Of our free institutions VIII
be determined by the diffusion OF righ'
information and the fostering OF rign'
id.as Free schools, efficient and open
10 all the children are fundamental ID
!, de,uocracv. No state IL safe who's
lcitizens are uneducated.
To the end that she Kentucky chile
may have an even chance and squar'
deal. whether living in city or country
in Mountain. Bluegrass or Pvpcnase'
call upon the people OF kentucky .
observe Better School Week ] hereb,
designate September ms Educauona
SUNDAY. I recommend To all the cierg,
~ tho STATE. irrespective of denomina
tion hat sermons upon the importance
Of education. and particularly upon IL
inheritance i'm 81 democracy be preache'
on that day. Grave problems OF 81
ciai. economic. and Industrial natur
confront our country. There are man
vino believe that we must rely more vi
ON the church and school to point IN
wav for the settlement OF these yro'
lens I hereby designate September
as Americanization Day The Dattl
Ground for the preservation OF merica
I;nstitutions and American ideals Is !
the pubiic schools Of merica. ! furtnt
desicnate September 10 the last dany
Retter school Week, ms Kentucky Da'
strongly urge that the fullest mea
ure of cooperation be given by the Va
ious organizations Of our state. -
nolitics be forgotten Let every iss!
that divides us he set aside. Let UNI
cd citizenship pay tribute to kentucks
Greatest asset-the Kentucky chiio-