Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-07-04


One gaze US our present public school
building, which Is an ornament to our city
and by far the largest and most nommodi-
Gus school building in the county, the
other has developed feeling on the part
Of the friends Of education and Of good
society that cannot well rest until Iowa
county has at least one hiah-school that
will afTord all the advantages OF q first
class teaching This last effort was made
with view to place the school under the
more immediate auspices Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and thereby obtain the
aid and influence Of a large religious or
ganization, but the Church had no funds
It's representatives could pledge, hence no
aid could be promised, and it is perhaps
not to be regretted that the enterprise
failed for q large number Of citizens.
good and worthy men, did not take hold
Of that enterprise with tie zeal that they
would were it a union effort on the part
Of all citizens regardless Of church inGu-
ences, but entirely for the public good
Our public school buildings are too small
TO accommodate all the children In our
place, and therefore furnish no means for
educating the children of HourisbfE,
and populous country which surrounds
US and our schools have an abundance TO
do in properly educating those who at
tend ~ the ordinary branches OF an Eng
lish education, without an attempt to fit
pupils for seminary or college Mineral
Point city a'one annually sends abroad
from p to Sd pupils to obtain the adyan-
tages of a liberia! education, that her citi-
zens ought to take a pleasure in bcstowiug
a. home; and there are probably 30 more
who, anxious to learn. but unable to bear
the burden of extra board and tuition
away from home place themselves und5r
the tutorship Of professional men and
thus get q smattcrin@ of what good
school could afford IIkace. Cor our own
good, we should build the necessary
buildings and start the school Mineral
Point is the commercial centre Of cir
cult Of country swept Is Il radius nine
miles in extent, with this place as it, cen
tire, in which there j. ! population four
times that Of our city, with school udyan-
tages not superior TO our own, and who
would most naturally become patrons to
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what IS owrso, 90 without It
No good business man viii ieny the
convenience and bchcGt Of q good bank
located IN a e, annuity. the facility which
it affords for making all sorts of property
available for Immediate use by means of
pledges and securities, saying nothing Of
collections and exchanges. what improves
.ments spring up in Its vicinity, and what
new wealth surrounds IT, 80 good school
effects q community 1t not only adds
actual wealth by attracting t. the com
Inunity new population. bringing wealth
aud patronage with them. bat really I'M
proves our citizens by making them wiser
and happier, it teaches to adorn as well
as enrich, 1t rcGucs as Wi Us euii.hteus.
Capitalists Of our piece have not over
looked these facts, aGd have often ex-
pressed willingness to take hold of this
matter in q manner that would place such
a school on enduring foundations All
that i needed is unanimity Of effort, all
work together With such 1 feeling and
such an intention we venture to predict
that sic, 600 cosld bc raised in two DAYS.
handsome little sum to found school
1t would furnish as great advantages in
buildings as all cur present public schools
put together Why not display the same
good sense and practica1iiisy in an en-
terprisc OF this kind rs In getting up a
mining company? Why not organize uu-
der the laws of our state, issue stock
every shareholder would be interested.
and every man who has son or daughter
70 educate would take shares Elect a
board Of trustees from cur most worthy
citizens, regardless If religious tcnets,
ane We believe tie Institution would e1cn;
"aliy pay would be n success The field
II has TO draw from is large, popuIaus and
wealthy equivalent 10 the whole Of Iowa
county Ia field abuudautly able To sustain
several schools of this character. ami
there Is no competition 4 community
Of this size without church, would lie
without q parallel, would lie visited wiz
missionaries az once u gdrisriaulze and
civilize, and arc we no. safe IN saving that
= city of 5000 inhabitants, worth nearly
a halt million dollars. without hizh-
school, i rarity IS little bshiu3 the
enterprise and public spirit Of tb4 day
NHt only Is this true hut our who'll, -sEr4l-