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a ^ ^^ttfSES COUNTY. ( WIDE UNIT PLAN t Vktinued from page 1) . cvidc education for everybody. 1 what he called the chairty school " 4u. Under this systew a tax was s levied on bank stocks, licenses, fees, 1 etc., was used to jv\* the tuition of < the poor children. When one of t these children entered school he was 1 branded by the other children as ore 1 subservient to them, which made it 1 cmbara^sing to the child. The New \ Englacders soon discovered that this! < system would not work, and turned 1 to what was known as the rate bill t system, under which system a part 1 the cost of maintaining the ?ch< was provided out of public monies, hot each child, irrespective of the afeliity oi n< \ arunts had t \ r.v a flat sum. This system obviously { fc.pt many children out of school because parents were unable or unwilling to pay the fee. Although thtsji idea has never prevailed in North 1 Silvertown means? highest quality, low cost, long service, ? and fin a lis ? Tremendous satisfaction Goodrich Silvertown ^... Cherokee Motor Co. C ^"S?ST IN THE LONG PUN-IT <> ^jrS Oils em a OUR 500 makes of motor been successfully oiled b; or other of the three consiste of 99 Standard " Polarine, the < ity oils. Consult your de? chart, then insist on seeing name on can or tank. "stand; . Sf -f^thpr Km? Carolina with reference to elemenary school?, said Mr. Allen, it is s^ill ;racticed with reference to the hijrhr educational systems, such as the Jniversity, the North Carolina Colege for Women, the East Carolina teachers College, and ether state schools. A large part of the money "or the support of these institutions romes out of the public treasury, but :he student also has to pay a por:ion of the expense as did the New Erglar.der* under the rate bill. Th* :hird step in New England was the provision for the education at public Expense of every child regardless of u.is -tatior. in life, whether rich or :> or, or orphan. No distinction and iirv-rimination was made. By l>Tb the last rate bill had disappeared from the state? north of the Masor ir.d Dixi.n Line, and the idea never iitio tl.i territory K*-y nd Education ir. North Carolina, said :he Superintendent, has always been it public expense. Tht trouble ha* " een a lack of funds. We have nevr had a charity school or a rate bill. Reuinning with Archibald I). Murhv. >;:>- h <?1 kv.r. i ooj nlu-nv* ten free. The problem of providing . n: r ands . that education be in reach of all the per pie is t ovv : in tfcU state, thought the peaker. There are martv days ? I cil ahead before this probhm is olved. In N?rth Car' lira tru struggle be:an ir. the days of reconstruction then the legislature < f 1S??> wrote nto the c -tituti. n :i :-r vision r , b.ur months school term in N.o th aroiina but did ot stu cifticrliy rov:de tor the t ': n " the aces and the j e -pl-. refund t< proide tht f> rib. In ISTs th* i nsti utr n was again amended by p: ng : r the t stal lishm< a* of difert-rr. sohf r the white a;t?l auk. The trouble th.n v. r> that th . n-.-y n.-t t. The e>-nt'-? taxing p-we: ?' : -r iti t >-J.oo . n the i oil and en:- . r the prop.rty valuation and 1 ials >li 1 not kr.o-.v hi w ng a te ::: they .1.1 -raw- until tl? v. > v.'vre veil ete-i. It may be - X. tea. twelve r .. v other nun:L-r \.i k>. point ?i > :* the Sup int'.ndent. Here refer.roe was ir.de to the famous Box idule e:.-.l Sum n (" r.rty in which tr.e :n i?-: n-.r* sought t?' levy more u.r. > t- ir. r?b r t ? carry on sehocl -till t '.:r m .r.ths but the -i : ait rev. rsei h v mmisr.v I* was not unt '. that higher * < ;cvy in r i-, r * , l the the sch< :he full ti;r.v r d i>y e .-;i: n. \\\ h:. : f ur m. n :h> t : :nr:i 11 hen the i . ::>*i:uti? n w,?* aeain ,r. ended and nth- tad. the aue pr . :;r -he : e' s rnr: ey- H-.-.e M . Ail?*n made rrene-. to the :.? ! !e stand made by r. E. . iii'i ks. wh.n na nlaii-: e demanded i the o.-unt that th.v >eh tvrinv. .-.x : th>. t'.en though the tax ievj provide the : . ' , which, made it re ssarv for the .nties to borrw rtey. Answ ring th . as to wfa. iju' -,xi n. . .a n stated ' , LEENER : tONUMRMT COMPANY J. S. Keener, Manager Tcmot'a, N. C. tall cr \\ rite if you need n Monument frav ncies I qua Iiler's AiyfZ^T VRD" Marine HotrOM* THE CHEROKEE SCOUT. it was some-thing that is provided at public expense to which all are required to contribute in proportion to their means and in which all may participate in proportion to th*ir needs. It is something that is free to all regardless of their station in life. At this point the speaker put some searching questions to his audience. If this is what public education is, said he. how art we going to justify some of the practice? that now exist ? How are we going to justify a magnificent schotl building with water, lights, fixtures and all modern conveniences for one group of children and a clap-h iard I'.'X for another group? How are we g?'ing to justify our action :r providing high seh<*ol mstructu n f?.r fifty thou>and of our school children ard allow tht other 45,000 to go unprovided for.' How aie wt -r.g tc ; ; juitliy W action in providing a standard length school term : f< 53 per cent of the children and a six months term for the other 47 per cent? What justification is there for providing schools to train :' <> per cent of the teachers and make ro provision for training the other , 70 per cent** Shall accident cr birthplace 1- : g r determine the ; n rtunity for ed-.cation that is going to be provided for the children t.? rth Carolina? Htre the speaker reviewed tht method of raising funds for tch< oi.. - n -w provided b vlaw. Hi- pointed at that the state- appropriated a n a: d a quarter ; liars for 1 cshool purposes. The eountiiprepare c seh'-n] budget showing how much will he necessary : provide teachers : r all tr. children. This t udget :> then 1 : t m nted t - t^e e-ar*.ty commissioners. who are th*. n re quired to make a levy sufficient ti r: \ide. with the aid f the state nppt p at ion. a -:x me: :hs - h.ol t rra for every child. The levy i> made n all : - al and real props erty ;md th- revenue distr;" itcd s that evtry child can g.. to scho-d f six months. Some districts couldn't keep open t\\ . onths, h- said, if the levy wa> nut made at large and distributed over thi entire ? unty It .* the c-niy derm a rat;- and ju-; way. It is a ? lleetivi eli"?.t ot th* e:;>:<n-hip of the vuunty to us. all avai'.a? '.* wealth. Some settlors are not satisfied with t> months, -aid Mr. Alio::, but when we e- nie t provide a longer term v.e .rang- the rinci . altcgeth r. W get a .ray in rt co.ie. tive responsibility an resort to group responsibility. - Qis- j :rV. lints are set up. Shoe -trine districts .. - laid - ut so t include I certain corporate wealth t ? help rait* . Alth.-.ug th sn aker int d out that ti::s \v..s retting . way Jr<? rathe den. erath- principle J it was not a e nueinnnth i) of any community, it :s m urcjs districts j that t .ogress has tai; a : ia? e. Those; V'-nii's term and ver uawil.incr to j wait until xhosv out i it got rady to :..x thv'.v.soi ve> : ? provde :: 1 r.e. svh 1 tor: . Do we !, ally haw a nuhlic scho*! system, asekd the; r? Dots it providE an equal] jportunitv i\r all Children I vi/a in the districts of wealth have a ..s-pe: \-r opj rtunity. Ti er .> much difference in wealth u f the same ? ;nty ..** . parts of the slat.-. For yth. : i in:tan> has S .'hio of w ahr. ind j each child :r. has only $1,400. F >r these two j counties to provide equal opportunities for th. ir cr.ver Wilkes would have to make six and a half times tr.e ' v.:\ rt that Fo: ; tn would. Wealth j in Cherokee County is only $1,600 per ! h-.d it school aue while many of 'the cuntiv- haw fivv. -ix ar.d seven 1 n r i dollar- of wealth p.r child. . Over half the c unties hav- mere . than $4,000. If we go or. the district idea. th- r : >re. the burden ; would " = heavi. ; on certain coun-.ies and ctain districts if th children are to have an equal opr :>rtun| ity. If the district idea, is followed, it will mrr.r that many chil irer would have . t t ?. scho. 's and poorly prepared teachers, because i. ach r.eanrsot afford t prepare th nrselves for a job only six months in the year. Xo other Drofe sion works on'.v six months in the year, said Mr. Allen. The cniv way to provide skilled instruction is to extend the term at -tate ar.d county xpense and rot at district. .*>:pen?e. What must the county and state do? Both will have all they can do if trey d?-> th ir part. If ejther shirks, it will do so at th expense of th; education of ;he children. Mr. Allen pointed out that there was no time for delay; thct the school te;n; should be eight months long. The time to act is now. three thing? he said, the counties should do. First, they should levy a county wide tax sufficient to provide for j an eight months school term cn the same basis as the tax for the six months term is now levied. Eight MURPHT, NORfH CAROLINA months is the least satisfactory min- 1 imum, he said. If local schools want to go ahead of this, let them by special levy, provide a nine or ten or t\v- !ve months term, said the speaker. Second the counties should levy a cour.ty-wide tax for bond-- or for a building fund so that modern school buildings could be built and placed where they ought to be. The county court house is built on this prir> eiple. Why not the county school h ;sc, asked the Superintendent? The third thing that ccunties sr- uld do is to consolidate the schools or. a cour.ty-wide basis, breaking : An the Hindenburg lines in education <>r lines of special tuition. The idea of charging pupils tuition because they live outside a certain lin. is absurd, said Mr. Allen. Let them come to the nearest tiigli s-cjiuw or.J the t. unty board pay the tuition i:nI de r the couniy-w Idtr pis:.. What can we do. asked Mr. Alien. if thi counties will adopt these three principles? First, we can go ir the county and reorganize and :> .mate cur scnoois and ?!- away j i v.ith the one teacher schools. The < ne teacher school was all right in j I its day. hut th*. state has changed |havt a different civilization ano' 1 i- longer adequate to the needs. < Tr m teacher -ch<>. 1 must go. A \? n teacher school is the least that s ..n he considered standard. < An ti er fhi: - t ot v. can <! with 1 se three frincinl-.s. if the county ? - -11 . t them. - enlarge the type * of or high schools. With a hgh ! school if three or four teachers, weft in'* have a diversified cours . such t needed Ly the rural boys and < girls. With enlarged high schd . t domestic science and manual train- i . ;g clas's. - could be provided. Pro- 1 n i ouH made ! r the voca- 1 ti. T.oi n. tds of th. ! . y- and giil^ , This -> the ? unty's j roblcm. N< 1 o authollty car: dictate. It it the County H a d of Educa-j *ion and the H ard of Ct unty Cont. -is-:< rets and the people. If th.. > a: h?h in an. iniellic nt way an.ty must do these things. What power has the slate in th ir- aram? All the taxing j we: state sh-. uld be placed behind it. Tiris doesn't mean tr. ! vying a prop itv tax. The state has other s arcs of revenue. It can tax ev rything the federal g. wrnnunt v an. 1 The stale should :rr r.t'y enlarge its " dace.tli nal fur.d atri divide it ihiev way- : rir-i. .. sh. urn ucatr n '??* g~1 iz*ng fund t 1 i used in paying , 1 . . ...-hi ..M.I M*1. . g hot:Id he distributed the- tiuh: months t rm like the fur rt f r the six months :erm. Second, ihv sta: .-hculd 1 ear a large part : the e st of transportwide plan. And third, it should create a stimulating furl to encourage the coun-1 ties* eM-. n?l theii >ch< 1 term-. The purpose of this fund would b. not to relieve the county of any taxes, but to encourage it to provide 1 rig-| er school terms. The state has been | giving Cher, kev County approxi- | iv. tely $30,000 per year, or $o.000| . .* each 'it. si xntonths. With l.i* lv d. t he state could say to the term to eight months, we will give voir ?40.000 per ytar instead of $30.000. Mr. Alhr. cloesd by saying that j [many may think that :h - plan was j fantastic, idealistic and non-workable. It is the only basis on which we can build a great school system said the speaker. I am tired, he said, of this talk about a six months school term being long enough and a teacher with a second grade certificate biing goud enough. Six month? are not long enough and no teacher but the best is r od enough. Such talk is contrary to the traditions of North Carolina. When we wanted a road system we got the best engineers i.v z'r.-M urtry to tell us how to buiid good ror.us reg&: cil ss of cost, and t..e money was made ava:lable. We should have the best school system . - si He r eardiess of ccst, he concluded. Miss Elizabeth Kelley presented charts, maps, data and argument in favor of the county unit plan. It will not work all over Cherokee at present, -he said, but it will work in over hah" of the county. We have get to make a start sometime, she sa d. Now is the time. Miss Kellev stated that sh was particularly concerned about the elementary school. If they ate provided for the high -chaols arftl eoSigrs will take care of thcmseh.s. She presented chart# showing the retardation of rural, school pupils in this county. Out of 999 starting in the fiast grade only 29 reached the eighth grade, leaving our f the reckoning Murphy and Andrews schools, the chart showed. .Many of thos.- in the county ate retarded. The standard age for the .J I %?m> m- '<*!***'A - - i - -- =g irst grade is between six and seven,' aid Miss Kelley, yet 166 were eight i ears old, 106 nine years old, 23 1 wehre years old, 15 thirteen years >ld, 4 fifteen years old and one six-1 e ;een years old. By the time the 'ifth grade is reached three-fourth? <f the children have dropped out, said Vliss K- lley. Since many of the chillren promote themselves they can jarely read and write by the time' i hey reach the fourth or fifth grade. * t vhen most of them are now stopping, i There is no excuse for anyone now i ot being able to read and write, she I ?aid. She told her hearers that it i .vas the duty of every citizen to see 1 that the children were kept in school. < The way to improve these condition? i =aid Miss Kclley. is to consolidate ; the schools and increase the length ] ot the term. Many people argue that | they cannot spare their chil iren j tight m'. nth? in the |wr ?f they; I ro to school eight months, so they can i be promoted, they will be through I | he rural school by the time thty art hirtcen years old. and ro child can lo any work before he reaches this r ige. said Miss eKlley. She argued | or provisions being made in the j cuntv to train tht graduates of the < ocal schools for teachers before i ending tht m out ard letting them! earn how to teach by the trial ard i rror method. A map suggesting the plan of con-olidation in the c< unty was present- 1 ?d. In bri-.f the plan provides for rural schools of at least eight teachers so that tht school will be a star., lard elementary ?ch< :!. Then the pupils, upon graduation, can er:< r :he central hich schools <f the cun- ; y. More than half i.f the ? > unty un b consolidated row. Mis- Kelley : :hought, and parts it can probably icver be because it will be ii*ip< ?sii>le to build rt.ads into some sections. ' How, vor. she thought dormitore* j :ould bt built at tht high schools to :ake t;'..e f these wh-n tne? had finished their local schoo.s. Tb< p< pic wen exh rted to think | DR. E.E.SMITH Chiropractor Davidson Building MURPHY, N. C. [was made to restore health to peoi 'of permanent benefit to thousands I Why don't you try a bottle? ^beginning today,very Drug So '<1 I I lowest Closet With Doors Ti ONLY $160 more l tourir.g car?the Ove ?the world's foremost the unique exclusive and a sedan in one: Removable rear seat gi for anything and ever I backward and forwai into a full-size bed in j camping. Easy riding big power ? reliability economy. Come in a Overland is the only touri ' transmission, priced und A E. C. D Murpl FrwUy, Jnp? 27, 1924. about this proposition and talk about it. Maps of the proposed schools and the present location of the schools, will shortly be distributed over the rounty for the benefit of the people. Action will be left up to the Board of Education, County Comtnissioners, an^ the people. A tenant farmer of Ur.ion County it the age of fifty years bought his >wn farm last year paying $4100 for t. The first thing he did was tc rind the county agent and gel his Help and advice in terracing and plan linng his work. County agent T. J W. Broom went out an i sjent two biys with hint. Before the agent left he farmer pointed to a terraced field ind said. "Some day, if you live, and [ do, I am going to show ycu vne lundred bushels of c rn per acre growing on that lant." Such was ir. the help w! igent. The South is famed for its wat:rnelons. They are sweet, lucious and asty. 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