The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-09
The Greatest Crime.

The greatest crime of which an American can now be guilty
is ignorance
In byQone days when schools colleges did readily
ope their doors for the reception and enlightenment of the
es teracy vas justly banable it is But now
it is Justly baable And when realizes that from it and
because of it brutality intolerance disease pine and of
commendabe traits Of humanity spring the feels ust
fled III calling it "The Greatest Crime
1t particularly fitting that this truth be borne home
the citizens Of Dallas and Of Texas that another school
year is about to begin
Texas improved and have reached high degree
Of efficiency They welcome all who seeking light
and knowledge Their call should be denied by any
young or old who is iliterate
Ignorance costly and will prove time goes
In Dallas particularly there no need any person be
without education The public school system alone represents
investment Of almost $45O00OO and offers day and night
free to the public which it serves
There 1902 persons the pay rolls of the Dallas Board
Of Education including $40 classroom teachers fosix prnc
two superintendent and twentyeght supervisors reserves
special teachers for the day schools with seventyseyen in
the elemeatay schools there only hirtyhree white
teachers who not school graduates There 100 white
teachers who have graduated from high school and Negro
teachers holding only high school diplomas State normal crt
cate are held by 288 white teachers yne Negro teach
and college university diplomas held by eightyone
white teachers and eleven Negro teachers
the high schools there teachers who have not
graduated high school There twelve white teachers
white teachers graduated the State nornas
Negro teachers hold these certificates College university
he aggregate Of the salaries Of the supervisors and prn
cpas and all officers Of the school not in charge Of classes
$113210 The total of all the teachers and officers salaries each
year $494214 Of this amount $1S846O4 is expended for
white teachers and Officers and $0960 is expended in salaries
Negro teachers and officers The white teachers
ceve and the Negro teachers draw annually the sum
$l,85s4O4
At viii be seen from these figures that the Dallas public
schools represent investment of almost $45000OO with an
nua operating expense of $1500000.
The Dallas Rotary Club now conducting Back to School
them in school at its beginning has as it's slogan Dallas
wants you to go to school"
Every of publicity is being used to this mes
to mothers fathers and children.
should be needed with the result that September 18th
when schools open child of scholastic will be entered
To us particularly should this call mean much
We well children need education in greater album
dance Struggling to attain eater degree Of perfection to at
Children Of the day will perform the tasks and do
the bigger work which their times will demand Of them only in
proportion basis for their culture and education is laid by
the parents and children Of today.
Back to Schoo2 Certainly and this applies ais much b our
lferae to our children Let as appreciate to tile
full the provision which Dallas has made for the educ
ton of her czeny and crowd the schools both day and night
preparing for better service to ourselves and the times in which
.sss 1--we.
10 fail to take advantage 81 such opportunities as Dallas
school system affords is 70 sin greatly against ourselves our
fellows and the future
1t the duty Of every citizen to do his share in getting every
child Of school in school and keeping there and of
agn the ignorant and lterate grown-ups do likewise
DALLAS expects 1t Of As ALL
Garyeys ENJOYS sal fol the League Of aons meet to ask
for slice Of Africa We fear that they will find the League
rather busy this France Germany Australia and
Russa are threatening to disrupt Europe at minute But
weswish them luck.
And they finally brought the Negro into the discussion Can
the Democratic Primary be exclusve So delegates
seem 70 think So Meanwhile the world moves on and we move
with it.