The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-29

The Survey Commission provided
for by the LEGISLATURE Of 1870 urged
the establishment OF: two more state
Normal Schools and recommended me
Big sandy Valley Gs the site Tor the
eastern school. Therefore. the people
OF the Big Sandy Valley feel that they
have the right TO expect the ne"
school TO be located In this valley
That survey commission and the dis
Interested experts engaged from other
states spent Rftten months and $4,000
In making "a thorough investigation sgi
Krntuckys educational Siiuauth,
Their report makes a book Of 22o pages
aud a most interesting book II -.
From that book we print herewith
some facts that have. vital bearing
ON the situation now arousing SO much
interest in KentuCby-athC location OF
the state Normal. schools, We desire
TO show how this movement for more
training schools was started, bow. 1t
was worked out, and why In good faith
the present commission must locate
the eastern school IN the Big Sandy
valley surely. the people Ut Kentucky
want 10 cooperate IN any large move
ment that wlll improve our educational
facilities. uud cooperation in this
instance means carrying outtthe rec
concentrations OF a great body Of eX-
perts who have made. a minute survey
and an impartial report. $751;.
The General Education Board or
New York City " none other than that
established by an enormous gift OF
money made by John d Rockefeller
and Is commonly referred to as the
Rockefeller Foundation. Its purpose
is 10 assist meritoTious and needy
educational enterprises in the United
States After It's part in making this
survey IN Kentucky the situation ap-
pcaled TO the Board so strongly that
an offer was made TO donate S25O,O00
TO the new eastern state Normal land
the same amount TO the new western
school which was recommended in
the survey report. when the break
3came In the plan through the unex-
ppctcd action Of the Legislature and
the report was ruHdCasled that More
head would be named AZ the result OF
deal the General Board Of Education
withdrew its offer OF the magnificent
Elft OF $3.50 10000 The matter has
been taken up with the Board again
and We are assured that the only
Chahce to have the offer revived Is tC
carry out the Recommendation OF tht
survey commission.
Thus Il is seen that TO locate thC
school outside OF the Big Sandy valley
means the loss OF a quarter of n MIL
lion dollars, a sum that would set th'
new Institution ten years or more
ahead OF what It would be II left L
depend entirely upon our paupertze'
state school funds In fact, II we ar
to Judge by the niggudly suppor
given other State schools II would taxi
twenty years TO catch up with wha
This S25O.0OO00 would do, And no
only that but there was very broat
hint given that the gift would prob
ably bo doubled q little later on /
plans We're satisfactorily carried Out
Those who know the history OF tha
Board know that when once reall,
Interested In an educational enterpris
. II follows with support and encourage
ment right along So there is no wa
to estimate the extent OF the loss tha
finally will result TO Kentucky II
location in the Big Sandy valley is no
chosen for this new normal school.
In view pf these facts ii is deeme
TO be timely and justihaHle to cmpha
size taem and to call attention to a
inevitable result OF bad faith in tn
matter We believe that every man /
any degree responsible for II will b
heI accountable BY the pconle {
Kentucky.
r,The Law and the Report
n ln brder that all may more full
understand the history Of this mpor
tant matter We take the following froi
the General Boards published report
The legislature of Kentucky in l9s
enacted law providing for a stat
educational survey This law IS Q
follows:
i. That the Governor be. and is
hereby authorized and empowered
10 appoint n commission of five
persons, to make a survey of the
public educational system OF the
state, including all schools and
educational institutions supported
in whole or in part by public taxa
tion. for the sake OF determining