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*Ile Dave I FREE EDUC Note the Difference Between F I :en absoluiti F, 41pp1osed( to Federlal control. So is every iwrwhite ma.1IThere is not u-se rgin that point. iF e i iI ist lessin ait wo i alreald'' y t ting it. Solith Carolini a is the iost ignor. nut State inl the li'tnioll. Thousaldof boys and girls ar. deprii-d of an eiluetion because their p'arents :re not Iinanc1 'vially aII ble I ednIiat t t heitI. \\iy should w sa:Iyv to t Iese boys aIit girls y'oil nin in igiliorancte. You ime been told that if y\oi take ioney frotn tie l ederal (ove-nmni t that I'nele Ita S n will foIce - ou to gto s41ool to ll-ro teachers: that your lIoy s and girls will lit- forcedi inl scllools to sit b)eside great hi-r awkv black iegroes.' Tiiis is a demagiog iei appei-al. It is ani alelleal to youi- prejudice antI Thiorane. isis a wh ite m1aI's coitryamoI aIways will Iea mi he vIme y 11 oppilonent giveS you this kjid of rot it is a rklection (lt thle school teachers of this outry, on the trustevs, and tle fatiers atd 1otth ers, hi-ause uIt wuill not stand any such torture, so why argue. You have b .een told that if tle -'ederal Grovernment -ontribuit-s to your schools the ytv will vant the toet rol. L et 's set: Last year the l'nitedl StItes (ovI- niiierit coit ribitt $4,4.90. 1h is imonev went to the WiHlTE sclhools of (0 tSouthi (arvol ina. In (1reen ville couilnty. Simnpsonville School got her share of this Iont v wlit-i-ehv ithe (iovervaniieit pit up1) three-'ouiths anid tilie Sitisoniville School one-fotrthi. Tlev <iilii 't have 'negro teaclers there neither didi tih- white chilreil go to school with negro ciildren. I i the si hools inl the mI lls Giii0 i4l (-t-11Ville the l I ' ild St'ates ;over-nmainiit paid tle following teaeh irs their salaries :tii41 exjtlwnsts ini eoi.tinctio with thlilt State Of Seuith1 ('ar'ina and theI ('ouintV of I; r vll:\ lIv W. II. IlIaies, W iIIIlsiele I ills, $100; W .(. HiggiiIs. \ d I d e Is i \ , $1f 1i); I). W . Li'a( ue, Poe .\i 1:s4, .iI : \W. T. Ost in. Pole .\ ills, $100: W. W. Foster. .hiiedson Mills, .460: It. .ackson, .1 uit son M ills, i;i: \\. ( ;ov ielmlinlllt N! ill, $511.25; .1. It. Skeltoi. .loinighaii NI ill, 5 6.25; NI. Wiinroth, Nltoaghani Ni l!, .1.: I'. .. Aslao Ire, I NlI' .\ills, $1 1.25; E..\. -'raiks. i vnoan Mills, $ii. ltes my opponent vh iI Iht ing my il iItIi IIl p II v climiii that these linen t 4u t i ot s Il.: r s .1unty?1 * I-eiv ,I 2 ,3 1 1i -I Il e Ip vlovel lIrof.s or .S . 1 '. i oste r to te ach AgricuiltIIr It thIIe f ,-1 's I:aI 1ry avl th ;v Is1hools S .ijoinitlY onlY paid 'I.0 e.v e did lnot h1u1\1 negtro chIibirentl norj in Ilw- 6(irav "'Itr r. n: - vlch ol *,t ( ;overnmenk-lt p1.i.1 :lI 1 :1n1# t he cao ui ty pa1i Iid :7 5.4 11 - linty a d hr i('rfesort. . (; .nrel who taughIt .\ rc lue inl ti . (Gray ('ourt-1 h1vens Schooh. .\yp\ .-tai:e-l '' that if Y4.u tike thrl-e' 1-foiuth s pay firvoi luu-li Samui :11w11 oiw-fourth fidom I ith I*-I th (' rolii .' Lnuele Sam wvill lilt the operating andil Solutli Iarolina will Ie' the co-operating. Sile v I hav n.al thet 1 : bove it looks like I'iie Saili is e li t co-ipll-erit inl- an l S11uth Carolina is dloin:" :imt, e a inr li:'- 0s 'illel- S il's plt. It is the saai n 111:111 Trvi 'luaxle'r is Iuivoe:Itinig. l'u t- Sami s:ys to 1South Carolina through tle, Sm ith-llightes :4-t, tlh:at is the tn t noi- rI tai kingt abl(out, that is what all the argi mo-lt is about, an1l f-llow eitizeas this :e.t was passool in Il 17. mid has lbe-i olperat ilg ever silee. Wh v :il this ' i-.-1e in tI womipile' nOw ? I'nle Sam11 says to Sout h ('arolii I willt pill ill) 4111ar for tollar forl Vol t 4) edi(Cente your boys at1o girls il v O-atio al trainilg linih-r lit followinig liads: Vocational Agriculture. Trade and Industrial Education. Home Economics. .\nd t his is what ve are taking moliny fmolay fro li ' nele aIn to do. l)alvt Traxler 's ilen i-s just to knotk t ie word vo-at ional tr aililng out. lIstead of makiOg bys :11o girls st uly th1es- slect-il lines, lot them deriet what line I hev\ want to stiely and let P'it-lt Sam11 help Il-um tite I iloctvos, lawyls, plr-ael I r i. !:i-Irs ',ar ers, m ill prl-sidniIts o :II other irofessi ' tIt-v i v ilt-sire t- t e up. ('an y u s Ianv Ia n ill thI is :Ita t Iup.r, nt14mlI.-nt S % -.ne -r (Ii tn inl htis rep1 ortI inl 1:I s o I 10 1 sa v: \ ~ I a ional Tra in?"ingv ail Teacing l, f( Ag(ricu II ture, -scecti s 1 1!-53 -App roplria t'#itn .5 ,0101 This wor ek is d v loth,; :.lm: irablv. Shortatg- of t-11btrs anl the - l 4c of fiils ar n w its oyi 11aw A ,1'w ptv -.; . '1- 11 -en it-it of (II .. lnent it'lon r *l t v 1<-:4.1:4- 13 se l t I istet-s" in tll - -r 41.11:1111i !t v t hev' t-1 i.-et tI t h I il th1-l a!e .\1 .\Isk Iteml ifth' I e Ilny\ -!:~v .11f40 this .\ct tap l ing t ti talke R T T. W il o 1GRA1 COURT-OWI Siue tendm't cf Educat or, Laurens County, South Carolina. I,.\ l I-'NS, S. I -' .'d r . I i Rh i-, 8. ~.- p' T h-i '- - I.m '. n Ilo r i Vw :1 1he i l e i community :1 t r I n. itI i - - ii Ih A~n i:' Ii-i.0 h :11 ii1:e e w a S lt as.1 iit II.n -' ir - uthofhi -.lay, ou n t hlg'ernn Raila y ..S ystem Oporratdite. Depa' 'ii elues I in eti ha'ei :i t~o tbl i e.sl~e h ~ ias liiiLh ei iiti so- Ib.;i'ii tii- ! i l a u wal hi Ii~~it.\ vt r e~lIl'utM- i-S a ui. 101l th . T. Wlui? I at >(>N. ~ vt i weli'tuh e lt 11tel- I a Southerouailwa Syste * ili \ g t 6.ar I lnt :- u I havi y:,'a r tt l icular itt v o f-g Augut 10 h, Ilpu' ,i w ae y ou h a sk myul h ina in - f ith Ii onktin. illanii iili that ou- -are I m ig a parc-tt-yu. pafom ha t :tof your opoenti .\ -tr ulan.e amiou the rpir thats 1114 y uvuko aitnerfu ea tand owithateo ablity tie t wIi l ie im dilt iet ail''tx' voeor abouftn's e-very 15 feeit-I l beW buil wth gov - ormn funds. 11 l l~i I't(tt ial (f'el4 o oennlll : itiras EraXier's rIONA PLAN 'ederal Aid and Federal Control S'nele Sa:.. wouil sav if you get iy ml1onev vou inuIst seil ks aid wh itets to svhool together. All you wotld have to 1o to 'nele Sam1 would be to say we vill not tiake your money 1(and this would iend the w lei' 14rg1411t nt. Isn't that simple" 1i)ave Traxler is advocating an exten'sion of the Smith-Ilughes Act so as to allow the boy or girl to pivk ouit whatiever they want to study instead of tle Government choosing this for them. lie is ab soluitel y v opposed to Government control. The 'United States Government is now aiding its in building roads. The lI 'itelid Stlties Government is now alidiig u1s inl buiilding dikes. The United States Government is now aiding us in draining swamps. The United States Government is now aiding ns in watering the desert lands of the West. If the (overnment can aid in this without controlling them it can aid the s'chools without controlling theim.e Uncle Sam's plan of aiding schools undc the Smith-Ilughes Act is simply this. Ile says to the Su perintei int of Ibdention of your State, '' I will puit upl dollar for dollar with your State and you handlo tilie imoi(y, and you in conjuntion with the County Superintendent of Eduention and your local school trustet'es slend the imioney along the lines of vocational trainling. EuIicatio and his representative, c-onseqpuently the Superintendent of iduient ion spends this money lHe does not ask for the' supervision of the work. Unie Sam simply trusts your Superintendent of amon Ithe white schools of the State. This is what our State Sulierintendent of Eiducation did with the no ne. that Unle Sam sent us last year: (See list of teacheis of Vocational Agricultu re on Page 0 & 7.) List of Teachers of Vocatiohal Agriculture Aie-\.IL..\very, \\'agner Scvhool, Wagner. S.(. '.\ t-rson - . I' .hon s, 'eit lt ni l'iih Seb8144-1, t't.e lleton, S. C. i'L sirtibl-(;or H. l'e:;tee. .Htesn ligh Sc m ,.effersonl, S. C. lIarlitLzon4--- Ip. '. ( 'ortlh, \nt ith I. G. Stclon'. liartsville, S. C. O~illon-- T. L,. Ayevrs, lDillonl 11igh Seblool, 1ll, S. C'. lDillon .1. .l %/iger' laatta High School, batt .. -. '. F.'hrencve--C'. E-. !Barker, Lanke C'ity fliigh School, .ak ('h ity, S. C. Gr nvill t' . S. \\'atkins, Siti.tuon ville IHigh K-hool, Simpsonville, S. C. ;r'ein ile'1. W. 1)uggini, (ireer High Schotd, Creer. S. '. ~izampton -:dwardt (ir ris, Estill ligh School, l'stil, S. C. laincaster-- \I. L. L:argi', Ileath -Springs lHigh School, ileath Springs, S. C. isaurins-- .l. (. I.-osttr, I.anrens IlI iiih chool. Lautt'ns, S. C. Laurens-S. '. S ambrell, Gray 'Court.Owings Iligh School, Owings, S. C. Iexingtoni--W. C. ( raham , lint'sbAurg Ifigh StchoolI, hat t'sburg, S. C. AIarion-- i. M. Richit', Marion liigh Stchool, MlaI'ioni, S. C. iarlboro,--J. W. Burgess, Clio IlIigh S'hool, Clo, S. C' Newberr-- I-'. E. Armstrong, Newberry IlIigh SchIi otl, Newberry, S. C. O.on.. e,.. I1I. PContes, Seneea Iiigh Stlool, Seneen, S. '. (h-oie --. T. Ippa1d, Westmin inst 'r Iig. School, W siinst'r, S. C. Oconi-4'--S tly Cox, Walialla Iiiglh Sebool, Walhalla, S. C. Orangeburg-W. If. Garrison, Oranlgeburg, High iSchool, Orange'tburlg, S. C. Orangeburg--ussell AIellet te, Norway Iigh Sehool, Norway, S. C. Oi-angelutrg--A. 1'. Sit-s, lloirt lIigh School, Ililorte, S. (. I'iektns--- M. M. lanknight, Easley Iigh Sichoo!, Easlty, S. C. Spartinilig-(. 11. Singleton, \\'oodl-if Iligh School, Woodrliff, S. C. Williamsuhirg-.l. 1h. liushad-t, IIem inginy iigh Si'iiool, Sl'ingwaf, 5. C. Williaisblurg --.. M. Me('ord, Kingstree ligh School, Kingstree, S. C. Work-lI. 1I. Stribliig, l'ort .\Mill Iigh School, F ort .\Mill, K. C. h'1e4se -lools are all wlhite scllolis :iit tilt G-(vel-nmuieint pays 01 thiree-fourthis and we only ay one fonti ti. Traxler's plan ima'ns5 m1ort- boy is lg l; will bl' t-luentd-4l in tlt gralel schtl s, consIIE1IlenItlv all the ctlle;t':eS, intcolding Wofford, l'iriman, Grenville Woinus Oilege, and all other dtinational colltges wi!; b), ntlit l-y thet prepa1tration o' the-se b :ysi girls 1,11r. c4ollegli educ:i at it'nl. .i\\'I4 'tiit.\'5 I h Iisi i'-.--i('..i fo Ii. it:i-liii0. 't see how tw ee i d .iliu it.i'- I - = th Iii~ italt ion, w'illI '-c o.ll..that....................1nent1 .l. I) 1. Traler, Greil k,-------. ---('. s i~et slir:~lalsl il................51 in 197 the.!rehsbn pt in it flgodsulieenvilt, coutyii durin thlast s -ill yta , antng J4y 1,!!'.', thsuIuaft::, wi.0 ,ihich moun -'- '. oo- s c nyiutd n . fr hetec in. of negrloeso SThenaptis tCouhr:n:iewsr dn ft~elud oapo Orgn f eBat~t enmi atio oft soh hitlini the toil fe, Sta utCrti. N. W ..n:::ni-, ;aIrIl. 'lihool ...r.... ....-...vi...,., S. 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I no- stl'rW l e a~ lt o (dil ths rly e h t a t ut o ln which thatt ac I ate igl d o i tpat ind 14) ts f u e n5i to i' im it heartily bellievh in .s i io no it e l eiin t' deral t e d n : Iu- - s a n , t o S a e o e o n th e fi t - t b a si t o ai in a y w r In h n m n y i