The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-14
M'CRAYHOPES
PRICE OF COAL
WILL BE FAIR
Has Faith Final Settlement by
Harding viii Be Satisfactory
Believes Time for Drastic
Action Here.
EMPHASIZES EDUCATION

tuc OulI6Q states VIII solve IAS PlOO-
lens and / have no fear in my mind
about the final outcome" !" declared
Gov. Warren McCray, speaking before
the Kiwanis club Thursday.
The governor devoted a great por-
ton of his address to the problem OF
education in Indiana institutions and
to the building of roads.
Gov. McCray praised such organiZa-
tions as Kiwanis and civic institutions
which stand for all best things in civic
affairs. They help mold public SEN
timent and help in establishing law
and order in the community he said.
THE disregard the people have for
law is one of our greatest menaces,
and is filling our correctional institu-
tions.
Has Done His Duty.
Governor McCray said that he had
done. in his term, just the things
which his father had taught him to do
and that was duty. Il am trying to do
that which you loyal citizens want me
to do he said.
only a small percentage of coal is
now in the bins of the people of Indi-
ana, and we are being warned of the
coming necessity of probably relying
upon artificial heat this winter" the
governor said. 81 believe that the
time is here for drastic measures. The
operators and miners will reap their
greatest reward from the present sit
uation.
I'VE know the wages the miners are
getting, but the prices of our coal have
increased from one to 100 percent.
Will Create Sentiment
81 will try to create a sentiment
with the dealers and the miners
to prevent any rising prices.
Governor McCray stressed the i'm
portance of educational development
in Indiana, and the Importance of the
correct expenditure of funds toward
the improvement of roads in the state.
THE cause of education in the state
| is great. The building of a reforma-
tory is holding considerable interest
at the present time.
Education is one of the most i'm
! fportant of the matters of present
| times. 1t is our duty to the succeeding
| generations to perfect an educational
! system which will really be of benefit
to them. We have been drifting down
ward in the expenditure of money in
/ the educational institutions of Indiana,
and ! am exceedingly sorry of this sit
uation.
Discusses Education
Matters of education depend on
| just what you rut into it. When l en-.
! tered office as governor of Indiana
Jan. 10, 1921, the legislature had been
in session for five days and the first
problem which confronted me was
that of education. The legislators ask
ed for an increase from 2.S per cent
to 10 per cent in the rate paid by th9
TEN of the state.
Il said that I could not think OF
making such an increase without def
mite reason, but that would look into
the matter and find where the money
would be spent l asked them why
Purdue and Indiana universities re
ceived two-ffths of the sum, and Nor
NAL received but one-ffth. This, the
legislators could not answer They
said that it had always been so anc
that they knew no reaon for such q
circumstance.
Asks For Survey.
81 asked for a survey of the situa
ton throughout Indiana, but found thai
the contingent fund would not stand
for such an expense, so l referred the
matter to the Rockefeller foundation
in New York They Immediately be
came interested in the conditions anC
came to my offices, spent an entire
afternoon on the subject and wen
away thoroughly convinced on tht
need of survey.
4sFTyI- IL
with the other members of the organ
ization and spent nearly S65, 1000 il
helping us to make the survey, and {
report will be made about Oct l OF
the result.
I'VE found that we were gettins
away from fundamental principles
then decided that l would go into tn,
southern part of the state to see tht
in such bad straits"
The chief executive described a Wis
, it to Crawford county where he fount
schools of the one-room type, built a.
: far back as 80 to 20 years ago.
Governor McCray continued: 'T wa
, convinced of the wisdom of the legis
lation in its action, for | found tha
} these schools were being taught b
J teachers Is and Is years old, inexper
fenced and unfit to teach elementar,
; subjects.
r I'VE find that prospective teacher
? instead of taxing subjects at norma
: school for the benefit of the kind O
r schools they teach, take those courses
| which will give credit toward furthe
: work in Indiana or Purdue univers
2 tiles. They do not give their work
, thought in order to advance the stand
ing of the schools. The normal schoc
t of Indiana should spend the time t
ground the teachers for work of teach
ing to make practical men and wome
$ out of the elementary students.
J. Work is Needed
D II know that Indiana must work I
be perfect along the lines of educ:
ton. We don't like to be told that ou
system is poor; so that is the big re;
son for working to perfect it."
The governor stated that rapi
strides were being made toward bi
improvements of roads in Indiana, an
declared that before his term of o
flee was ended he hoped to have Z
least $500 miles Of hard-surface road
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