THE KINSTON (N. C.) FREE PRESS
SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 24,
1823
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SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 24, 1920.
A contemporary remarked a few dsys ago that getting
newt it not alwaya assy. Especially so whon there is no
news to get.
Well, at any rate, the third party Is not going to cut as
spectacular a figure aa did the bull moose in 1912, for its
leaden are not built that way.
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Secretary Daniels broke the time record in negotiating
tha trip to Katchlkan, Alaska. We take it that the boys
board the fast ship will be singing it hereafter, "Cat h
na if you can."
The Federal Department of Agriculture says that crop
values decreased about 17 per" cent, during June, but bo
far, tha decrease does not aeem to have been handed down
to the consumer.
Each day Is "at home day" with Governor Cox now
and h baa to listen to numerous and various desires, only a, "lick and a promise."
some sound and reasonable and others not coming within
that scope.
RURAL SCHOOL PROBLEMS No. 2. . , ,..
In his rery Interesting article, advocating the larger
type of rural schools, L. C. Brogden of the State Depart
ment of Education, declares that the intelligent fanners
of the State are asking what their respective communi
ties can do to make their schools better. They want to
know, Mr. Brogden states, how their schools can be made
to afford their children the education that they need for
better citizenship, and for handling the practical affairs
in the home and upon the farm. As Mr. Brogden well
says, the question depends upon two vital factors: first,
the amount of the community's taxable wealth and second,
the size of the community's population, its intelligence.
progressiveness and stability.
Mr. Brogden points out that there is a growing relation
between the amount of the community's taxable wealth
and the size of the school district and he argues that an
increased school district means corresponding increase in
the amount of the community's wealth, as, well as an in
crease of the size and stability of the community's popu
lation.
The one-tcacher school is supported, according to Mr.
Brogden, by an average size community of approximate
ly 9 square miles. This is not a large area and at best,
only furnishes a meagre school fund. Some of the dis
advantages of such a small unit of taxation are set forth
by Mr. Brogden as follows: Insufficient school funds to
finance the schools; an unattractive and inadequate school
building; a comparatively short school term; a poorly
paid teacher, who usually is inexperienced and a beginner
who has to look after the teaching of from five to seven
grades with as many as thirty-five classes daily. Any in
telligent person who gives the matter thought can re
alize, as Mr. Brogden points out, that such teaching in of
meagre benefit to the pupil, who must spend the larger
part of the school day without the supervision of a teacher,
because she is busy with some of the other numerous
clauses. Not only that, but the need in the rural school
particularly is for practical training in those affairs of
every day life with which the pupil must come in contact
on the farm. There is no possible opportunity afforded
in the one-teacher school for the teaching of domestic
science in any branch, or of instruction in the rudiments
of agriculture and the "three R's" must of necessity get
And It would be bad for old man von Hindenburg to
, dia by tha assassin's bullet after having so successfully
kept out of the way of tha enemy'a shots all through his
1 long military career.
The new prison at Statesville, Illinois, ia said to b
provided with Individual wash bowls, hot and cold water
and 00 minutes of sunshine daily in each cell. Sound
mora like the description of "the most modern hotel" than
,of i bastlle. '
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UTILIZING MODERN CONVENIENCES.
The University News Letter in its series on country
home conveniences, has an Interesting and informative ar
tlcl In reference to the use of home electric plants.
Juat how many people in the country are falling to take
advantage of modern conveniences, the benefits of which
would many, many timet offset the cost of installation,
because of superstition or misinformation, "would per
haps be difficult to estimate. At least, a correct answer
would be interesting.
In the University News Letter's article, which we re
produce the Information ia given that lightning has no
mora fascination for houses which are electrically lighted
than those which burn the kerosene lamp or the tallow
dip.
Tha article it aa follows:
"We have been told that many farmers hesitate to put
in electric plants because of a fear that they will attract
lightning. Groundless at this fear may be, nevertheless it
. sometimes constitutes the deciding point that causes the
farmer to give up the durable aatisfactiona that go with
hornet equipped with all the comforts and conveniences
that modern electrical science affords.
- . . a m , i " m ... .1 i . i. it
instead ox ouying a larm ugnung piani ne puis me
tamo amount of money, and tnen some, into a Cantaford
automobile, and proceeds to burn up In a week enough
gasoline to light his home for a month to say nothing of
doing all the washing, ironing, churning, and sweeping
for his wife during that time.
"Perhaps aome fine summer day he may start out in
tha car only to be overtaken by a thunder shower. Per
hapa ha may take refuge under a nice tall tree, as foolish
Statistics in possession of the Department of Educa
tion, gathered from representative counties of the State,
show that the per capita cost of instruction in the one
teacher school is about 50 per cent, greater than in a
representative city achool.
The solution of the problem lies in the consolidated
school, which must come through the enlargement of the
school district. (The consolidated school will be discussed
in a subsequent issue.)
BROAD AGGRESSIVE
PROGRAM IS NEEDED
FOR STATE ROADS
President McCirt of North
Carolina Association Tells
of Progress in Highway
Construction and Pros
pects
RURAL SCHOOL PROBLEMS No. 3.
In concluding the series of articles on the rural school
problems, based on a discussion of the subject by L. C
Brogden of the State Department of Public Instruction,
we take up where we left off; the question of consolida
tion is to be considered.
Already many of the one-teacher schools referred to
in previous articles, have made way for two-teacher and
even three-teacher schools, but these are not from the
viewpoint of educational authorities, -satisfactory nor do
they come within the meaning of the ideal consolidated
school. There must be such an enlargement of the school
district as to afford six or seven grades with that many
teachers, in order that a well rounded and comprehensive
program of education and Instruction may be carried out
According to Mr. Brogden, the school district which
will support a six teacher-school should comprise from
80 to 50 square miles, which in most cases, will include
enough taxable property to produce at a reasonable rate
sustenance to maintain a fairly efficient school. Not only
by the consolidation will it be possible to have capable
teachers, but a school building which is attractive and
comfortable and which affords necessary equipment in
keeping with modern thought and needs, situated on i
site that Is suitable, and a school term more nearly equal
ling that afforded in the city schools will be possible,
Then many of the inconveniences and disabilities of the
smaller schools naturally, are done away with. There is
more incentive to the pupil ami more benefit accruing to
those who avail themselves of the opportunity and there
is a lowering of the per capita cost.
The County Board of Education has the legal authority
to consolidate schools, and Mr. Brogden wisely, The Free
Press believes, advocates a countywide plan in the con
solidation of schools. This unquestionably makes for a
better and more intelligent division and insures a more
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people usually do on auch occasions. Ferhaps the treer-u,wo"'u,"ir,ouuon OI ine iaxame "roas ol ine couniy
M. h .track K llrMr,W. Prbn he mv live to tall transportation problem, is one of vital concern in
the tale. Perhaoa he may not. The chances are very Connection with the consolidated school, but with the
' much in favor of the latter. And that being the case there buil,,inK of KOOi ih tW ."' n be more easily
might be a moral to tha tale, but let's get back to the in-hool authorities have found that public
point, transportation of pupils is a most efficient method. Some
"Ever since the daya of Benjamin Franklin and the of the Progressive counties of North Carolina have already
kite that made Philadelphia famous it hi. been known M11 into aerric .public auto trucks to transport children
.. iiM-in. mnA .Utri-Ui nn. .nd thi. sum- thlno- to "nd from achool. ' This plan has been carried out in
Franklin Doaitively Identified the untamed thunderbolt as mwny ,hpr P"" 8ttM- Vermont, Indiana. Massa
the laboratory curiosity-electricity. Since that time this Virginia. California, Louisiana, Idaho. North Da-
Jaboratory curiosity has become the master servant of koU and a number of other states are transporting-their
mankind,' thoroughly aubdued and harneaacd, while the childrcn at the P" ' . tax payers in order that
thunderbolt still remains unharnessed and untamed. lncy m,y nav lne ""vantages to which they are enUUed
V, .1! "m... kw.r. . know tnmiirh about th. t. in the lrrr nd be,ter l"'lPi consolidated schools, and
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they are finding it a profitable investment.
The day of the one teacher "district school" ia past
and its usefulness, if ever, is no longer apparent
bavior of lightning to say positively that a farm lighting
plant In itself doea not attract lightning any more than
any other object in the house doea. If a house is going
to be struck by lightning it ia going to be struck, but it
will not be because the electric lighting plant, or the kitoh- Senator Overman's play of hands-of f in the suffrage
en atove or the feather bed or grandma'a knitting needles fight, aa indicated by his recent reply to President Wil
ttract tha Brttning to the house. ' ton's request that the join him in putting North Carolina
"It i.dy have a farm lighting plant don't turn n the ratification column, is in keeping with the senti-
oui -..'. Hi Hg a thunder storm thinking you will "ent of a lot of other political leaders, who realize that
hJ i, i, slWutely no difference. If your thT are "in the middle of a bad fix and hardly know
t . - i , -, ., 4 rrtrt tion by meant of whicB w,y to Jump." But the Junior Senator hat prob-
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,i-c it- -. i-;V i -. k e :ui;;'f 'vi'ti Is -Mmr ar- mm anu-eiana oy ine overwhelm
re. J ! 't "Wv J, o-.ut cauWu, v , It. huiing te accorded him in the recent primary.
stroke ii te vi-uiuy wi.! t ft d'' t'-w Uw. But
remember ..t Jor elei t n -l p-"i. i .eit doea not adu onel. If those Atlantic City cafe managers get what seems
iota to the tbniKea th-i our bouse will be struck by to be in store for them, they will be apt to realize that
raining', I, H. P. f,: ' ':? i ;y jthe prohibition law mean "stop selling booze.'
Following ia the annual report of
W. A. McCirt, the president, made
recently to the State Good Roads As
sociation:
"Since my last annual report your
association has increased its member
ship and its budget to the point where
it may be made a militant force and
an important factor in the movement
for a state system of hard-surfaced
highways and local county roads
"Acting upon the recommendation
contained in my last annual report
new office of field secretary was cre
ated, and definite plans were outlined
for an aggressive membership cam
paign which has already netted won
derful results.
"The association now has sufficient
man-power and funds to insure car
rying the good road's program to a
successful conclusion. During the
past year your president has held
meetings and discussed the subject of
state highways at the following plac
es: UoldHboro, rayettcvuie, New
Bern, Washington, Mt. Olive, War
saw, Wailnce, Bolivia, lown creek.
Rose Uill, Buriraw, Rocky Point,
Jacksonville, Hertford, Williamston
Mt. Tabor, Whiteville, Clarkton,
Elizabethtown, Councils, Abbottsburg,
Clinton, and has held conferences at
mnny other points in the state.
"Supplementing these meetings and
conferences, several thousand letters
have been mailed from my office to
farmers, merchants, bankers, manu
facturers, traveling men; and state
and county officials, calling attention
to the urgent need of, and suggesting
methods for obtaining an adequate
system of highways for the state,
"Farmers' organizations, boards of
trade, chambers of commerce, travel
ing men, professional men and various
thcr organizations have passed strong
resolutions calling on the state to
provide adequate legislation for the
construction of a system of state
highways. The hearty co-operation of
the state press has been obtained in
publishing scores of news stories and
editorials dealing with this import
ant subject.
"On behalf of the association, I take
pleasure in expressing our apprecia
tion of the many courtesies received
at the hands of our state periodicals.
"Other organizations working for
the same ends have given hearty sup
port to our efforts and it has been a
pleasure to have the assistance of the
other constructive agencies.
"The need of proper transportation
facilities was never more acute than
now. Relative, if not absolute fam
ine cont routs the world today and
production must, be stimulated.
"I would respectfully recommend
that this association again pass suit
able resolutions endorsing a system
of National Highways - connecting
states, same to be financed; construct
ed and maintained by the Federal gov
ernment without regard to state lines,
and that copy of said resolutions be
forwarded to Senators Overman and
Simmons, and to our congressmen
urging their support of such a measure.
Good roads are a necessary factor
stimulating production and crop
movements. The balance between
food supply and demand cannot be
regulated nor can food supplies be
properly conserved until every facili
ty is given the farmer for moving
is product, i
I am reliably informed that last
year's crop of sweet potatoes in this
tate was valued at $13,000,000 of
which $6,000,000 was lost to both pro-
ducer and consumer through lack of
transportation and organization.
"If this astounding loss took place
in only one commodity what must
have been the total loss to this state
when all crop wastage is considered?
It is imperative that farms be kept
under cultivation, and to do this we
must hold and increase our rural pop
ulation. This cannot be done until
rural conditions are improved, and
rural conditions will not improve un
til we build good roads in all sections.
"When farmers of North Carolina
are placed in touch with competitive
markets, business in the centers of
trade will be greatly stimulated, the
problem of marketing will be simpli
fied and the balance between supply
and demand will be more nearly established.
"Almost without exception, new
homes, farms, churches, public schools
nd consolidated schools, and other
public buildings follow a good road,
to say nothing of increased taxable
values, better crops and increased crop
production and the elimination of crop
waste.
My friends, those of us who have
been in close touch with the sentiment
I of the people in regard to extensive
expansion of road construction are
convinced that the vast majority of
the tax payers of this state are not
only willing, but anxious to support
and pay for a system of highways ad
equate to the present and rapidly in
creasing need for better transports
tion.
"If we are right in assuming that
there is need and demand for legis
lation which wilj meet the situation,
then the time has arrived when this
association should take the necessary
steps to bring the matter to an early
and successful conclusion. The peo
ple are demanding relief, an aggress
ive pohcy on the part of this associ
ation at this time would be a power
ful factor in giving it to them.
The oresent state road law is
wholly inadequate to provide for the
road needs of the state. You are
urged to investigate that law and sat
isfy yourself as to how long it will
take, operating under its provisions,
to build a complete system of state
and county highways.
"Under the present law, county
commissioners must, in order to se
cure a share of state and federal aid,
build the state highways. Therefore,
under this system, your commission
ers must neglect the remote sections
of your county and concentrate on
the main highways. Counties are now
so involved that the building of a lo
cal system of county roads is almost
out of the question, because the coun
ty which votes bonds to build the
county's share of the state highway
will have so far exhausted her reve
nue resources available for road pur
poses that she will have nothing left
with which to build, in a proper man
ner, the network of county highways
leading to the main or trunk line state
highway.
"To be of greatest service to the
farmer, and through, him to the state
the state highways must be made
available by a system of high class
county roads.
"The counties are not able to build
both systems.
"In the matter of road building,
counties of the state are functioning
in a splendid manner and the aggre
gate voted and appropriated the past
year or two approximates $25,000,000.
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We will have enough flues for every one that wants them.
Also we have flue sheets to sell wholesale.
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