Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
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sufficient for the proper training
and accommodation of boys.
As a whole. the charitable in
StitutionS of Kentucky do not,
and cannot meet the demands
made upon them. They cannot
give to the states unfortunates
its terribly afflicted; its feeble
minded; its insane its delinquent
its miserable ones, the care treat
ment and attention demanded by
science and humanity. They are
kentuckians. They come from
every section of the state. They
are our brothers and our sisters.
They are a charge upon the CON
science and heart of Kentucky.
Educational Institutions
and Educational Needs
Kentucky owes to its young
manhood and womanhood an OPP
portunity Of securing higher ed
ucation. and it Is the imperative
duty OF the state to provide
properly trained teachers to in
struct its childhood.
The institutions provided for
these purposes are State Univer-
sity at Lexington; Eastern Nor
NAL School al Richmond: West
crn Normal School at Bowling
Green; kenucky Normal and In
duStrial School at Frankfort.
These institutions as they now
exist do not and are not capable
eli atfording Il reasonable oppor-
';unity for higher education. nor
are they capable of providing the
great army of trained teachers
which Kentucky so vitality needs.
hey are not capable OF meeting
the demands made upon them by
the youth OF the state, They are
not provided with sufficient dor
initorieS. They are not provided
with proper heating systems.
I heir classroons are insufficient
and overcrowded. Their equip
ilent Is inadequate and ON tin
whole they cannot accommodate,
ar serve efficiently the SUDDEN;
body. Some OF these institutions
ere compelled each year to turn
from their doors young men and
women who demand. and have q
right to demand. admission To-
them, and the attendance at all
OF these institutions would be
materially increased If proper ia
cilities in the way of dormitories.
claSsrooms, buildings etc. were
provided. Population has increas-
ed; the demand for education has
grown; the high schools of the
state are turning out more grad
mates than ever before. and vet
the institutions to serve the am
bition OF our BOYS and girls; to
educate our young manhood and
womanhood; to provide for the
teaching of Kentucky'S greatest
a set-its childhood-have prac-
tically stood still without growth.
without enlargement and without
development.
The point has now been reach
cd where these institutions must
be substantially extended. en-
larged and improved. or they
must cease To function efficiently.
Those who have given consci-
entious thought and attention to
the problem of providing prop
erly trained teachers for the rural
schools OF the state. are of the
opinion that the Normal schools
rs they exist cannot begin to sup
ply with yearly certainty any
thing approaching a sufficient
number OF teachers To meet the
demands of the situation. 1t Isl
shown by report of the Educa-
tional Survey Commission that
approximately 1850 elementary
teachers are needed annually to-
take the place of those who quit
each year. To meet this demand.
the two State Normal Srhools
from their advanced
course last year one hundred and
fourteen prospective teachers.
1t is evident that the state will
never have an adequate supply of |
properly trained teachers unless
better training schools are had. |
To meet this condition and give
to the childhood of Kentucky |
properly trained and prepared
teachers. at least two or three
small teacher training schools
for white and colored teachers /
should be provided.
Situation Must Be Faced and Met
Those now in control of the 4
states charitable and educational
Institutions will present to the
General Assembly. or to its pro-