Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-12-09

e 4AA' O0AAPS "a SoAASAS va SAA~ - W.
h gia Press Association says:
e 81 can't conceive of any worthie
n undertaking, nor one that shout
more readily enlist the wholehearte
h cooperation Of our people. Addition
I ally, / can imagine no accomplish
ment that would mean more to tn
, advancement of our future citizen
ship.
"Adult illiteracy is tragedy fo1
which there may be no recompens'
or remedy.
"Child illiteracy is crime fol
which there can be no justification
or excuse"
Chancellor Smelling of the Univer.
sity of Georgia says: "As the head
of the States system of education the
university can enlist in no more worth
while cause than this. The satisfac-
ton of having part in placing Geor-
gia among the fortunate states
whose children are all blessed with
some education can only be exceeded
by that of bringing the light of edu-
cation into the lives of young people
now outside the schools"
The Savannah Morning News says
"The principle is good, the plan is
workable; education week ought to
see great impetus given the making
of sentiment to rub off child litter
acy from the Georgia map absolute
ly-that soon there will be no litter
acy of any age charged against Geor-
gia."
The Columbus Enquirer Sun says !:
"The announcement that the Univer-
sity of Georgia has launched a CAM
paign for the wiping out of illiteracy
in all Georgians of school age before
1880, the time Of the, next national
census, must bring satisfaction to all
good Georgians. For several years
the Enquirer-Sun has eanpaigned
against illiteracy and for a better
educational program in Georgia, and
this effort on the part of the State
University will obtain our most
earnest cooperation"
The Atlanta Constitution says:
"The University of Georgia is to be
heartily commended for the launch
ing of an organized and vigorous
campaign to wipe out child illiteracy
in this state-that is, illiteracy
among the boys and girls Of both
races between the ages of 10 and Fl
years-before the next federal CEN
sus in 1880.
"The child Of school age should be
compelled to go to school. If the
parent is indifferent the state cannot
afford to be. An education is too i'm
portant an element entering into the
life of state, and controlling its
destinies, to admit of temporizing."
The Journal of Labor says: "The
problem which faces them is disclos-
ed by the fact that the 1923 School
Census shows that $4,000 children
between the ages of ten and eighteen
were unable to read or write. In
view of the fact that our Compulsory
Education Law is some eight or ten
years old, Mr.. Stewards question,
How is it that $4,000 children have
been excused through the ten to
eighteen year period?' is very peril
nent.
According to the figures mention
ed by Mr.. Stewart violations of the
Compulsory Attendance Law are SO
general and open that violations OF
the prohibition law and the eighteen
tn amendment pale into insignifi-
canoe beside them. If the state
money for educational purposes were
distributed on the basis of actual
attendance in school rather than on
the basis of the five year period
school census a little more interest
in attendance might be stimulated
The premium would be upon schoo
attendance where the real emphasis
should be-"
The Columbus Ledger says: "While
tn estate of Georgia ranks consider
ably below many of the Southern
States in percentage of illiteracy
there seems to be too much of it here
particularly among the children. Ane
there is no excuse for this state o:
affairs in the face of our investmen
of near $2O,0O0,O0O on Georgia.
common schools.
"Action of the University in eft
forts to launch war on child Hitter
acy should meet with general ap
prevail, hearty support and enthusias
tic backing on all sides.
Our school attendance laws SHOULD
be more vigorously enforced in Co
lumbus, in Muscogee county an
throughout the state of Georgia"
The Valdosta Times says: "Eyer,
good citizen should back up the cam
paign to "wipe out illiteracy," il
Georgia without further delay. W
are putting up money for that pur
pose and we should see that we &c
what we are paying for"
The Southern Ruralist says: CIV
are just in receipt of some might,