Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-10

Jill tllC IdCC, Dul II IS .OlI Sd
cred duty to help initiate a big
ger, larger and a finer program
of education for the future. We
have had opportunities denied tc
| thousands less fortunate. Even
| though we proceed no further
along the educational way we
have had a draught from the
?ierian Spring deep enough to
1rlbue us with the value of an
education. It must be Our mis-
sion to become emissaries for
education. 1t will not be long
until We are citizens in our re-
soective communities. There
should be nothing in those com
nlanlties in which we shall take
more pride than splendid and eff
ilclent school systems, which will
lave as their aim the education
o. the whole people. not merely
to the end of the Fourth Grade,
but on through the Fourth Grade
- the end of the Eighth Grade,
and on from the Eighth Grade
tc the end of the High School,
with one common course of stu
dy for all. Such a program will
be intensely American. 1t will
tend to establish the word
masses in American school cir
cles, rather than the word Glass
es" which is a remnant Of Euro
pean education. European edit
cation as James Brice says, has
taught men either to look I'D or
l"ck down. Tn America we look
ut each other on the level. square
in The eye, and our education
1>ust make that look friendly
with perfect understanding.
It has been clearly established
that there is a close relationship
between education and wealth.
jlentucky has richer natural re-
sources than the states to the
1i~1th OF us. Ohio. Indiana. ILL
nos. The fertility of Kentuckv's
Aiue grass surpasses anything in
land values possessed by the
states to the north Vet the peri
clpita wealth in Kentucky Isl
sou, while in Ohio, Indiana and
illinois it is $2,124. The average
tor the Nation is S1,955. Experts
explain this difference in per cap
:ta wealth upon the basis of eff
lciency in school systems. The
amount invested in school prop
rrty in Kentucky per capita is |
SIC, while the amount invested inE
the states mentioned is SO, orI
four times as much. ConsiderincI
kentucky's natural resources. |
she could double her per capita
wealth by doubling her invest
r'ent in school property. Her
per capita wealth would then bel
2s great as her sister states to-
the north and she would still be-
tNpending for education only
one-half as much as they
Again we ask the Waterman.
IN hat of the night" He ans
WerS that the resDectabilitvi
which we have given to sin is
also an enemy seen from the
watch tower. We have created
wells to cover up the frightiul
Iien Of vice. There has been a
great falling off from the faith
OF our fathers known of old. !
Tolerance of sin is regarded as
Observation-Disclosures. There is a
Nanton disregard of spiritual;
moral and civil law. We have.I
LOST our respect for the sacred
1ress of Our laws until the lack
Ct law enforcement has become
conspicuous throughout the Nal
ten. There has been a loss off
reverence, and Indifference to the !
church, a 1essening in religious
zeal until the republic needs al
Jeremiah to rebuke it. eeneedl
4 deepening of spiritual life III I
this country, a RECONSIDERATION to
the ideals of the Gallilean Teach |
or. a greater faith in the eff /
cheney of prayer. We should put
'?Ir ideals into practice and show
our fellowmen that one code OF
honor can rule both our public
and private life.
We hear another warning
from the Waterman. He says he
again sees on the horizon with
olit the grim spectre of war. The
Nations will again array them
selves against each other in mar
tiai combat, unless the talent of
statesmen is earnestly directed
toward bringing about some I'M
Outstanding, some association,
some covenant or league that
Will reduce the possibility of
war to minimum. The Dis
armament Conference was a
srlendid step in the RIGHT direc-