The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-14
Graham Stresses
Need For Federal
Aid To Schools
President OF The University .0k asA,e, vao
North Carolina Spoke To1sgn 49, aa'
Rotary Club Last Week 81 s3 @r


The need for federal aid to the
elementary and secondary schools
in the United States and it's
value to the southern states in par
ticular were stressed in an address
delivered by DR.. Frank Graham,
president of the University Of North
Carolina, at a meeting Of the Jeffer-
sons Rotary club held at Shatley
Springs last Thursday night.
Fifty-five Rotarians, Rotary AIMS
and guests heard the south's out
standing educator, liberal statesman
and economic advisor discuss the
subject that it is so close to his heart
and that is of such vital Importance
to the future welfare of the south
ern farmers and the nation as a.
whole.
"The dice of America are loaded
against the farmer and we've got to
do something about it," DIR. Graham
declared.
The agricultural states are doing
all they can to educate their chill
dren and yet they are unable to
provide the educational advantages
that many of the other states can
and do, he explained.
'"There are three states in the
union that only spend $500 per child
and there are three other states that
spend as high as $125.00 per child"
he told the Rotarians and then stated
that in comparison to, their income
the lower ones were doing all they
could.
''The future of America lies in the
rural south because here our birth
rate is increasing while in the north,
east and far west it is defining.
''There is federal aid to everything
in America except to the public
schools in which we have an enroll
ment of over 26,OO0,000. There pub
lie schools are supposed to be a great
force to democracy and ON this quess
ton of federal ala, TIE cofistituts
is with us and democracy demands
it."
The provisions of the bill, which
was presented to Congress at it's last,
session, were explained and mem
bers of the club indicated their en-
thusiastic approval of it.
Before reaching the major subject
of his speech, DR.. Graham praised
Ashe county, congratulated the JEFF
Persons upon having Rotary club
and predicted that a new day is
dawning for the county.
with the magnificent new Park
way running drought this section,
great influx of people will surge
into this beautiful county and If
your citizens will forget factionalism
and cooperate in progressive pro-
grams, the future possibilities here
are unlimited" he said.
The distinguished speaker who
came here from Washington to talk
to the local club was introduced by
Bill Austin. President Levern john
son presided and two solo selections
were rendered by Miss Evelyn
Brown. Rotarian A. B. Hurt was
chairman of the program committee.
A large number of guests were pre-
sent including DIR. Reeves Gambil1,
a Rotarian in Lincolnton, Mr.. and
Edwin Duncan, of Sparta and w. ].
Caroon, of North Wilkesboro.
President Johnson made a brief
talk in which he explained that the
new Rotary year started with that
meeting and urged the members to
cooperate in making the club some
thing more than just an organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Dean Mcmillan: read letter
which the club had received from a
Rotary club in Chile, South America
The letter was written in Spanish
and after reading a few sentences
in Spanish, she endeavored to trans
lat it INTO English.