Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-12-03
Thursday Morning, Deer 3, 1868.
Schools.

As some OF our town people are
aware, the further use of the old
college building. now used as a
county academy, is dependent up
on a condition-said to be a slight
condition-that of building a good
close fence around the lot. We
have understood, and suppose that
it is true, that the board of trus-
tees have no funds now in their
hands, that they can devote to
this purpose. We do not know
what such fence would cost, but
suppose it would be between $500
and $500. r
Now how does the case stand ?
Rather than make an expenditure
Of S400, we run the risk of losing
some $4,000. Think of it, citizens
of Fayetteville, fathers and tax
payers. Here is stout three-story
building containing about fifty
small rooms for students, some
half dozen recitation rooms, and a
large hall. The grounds including
the old academy lot contain some
four or five acres. The building
alone, aside from the grounds, could
not be put up for less than S., 900.
Now, citizens of Fayetteville, shall
we lose all this for the want OF
$500?
We do not believe our people
are willing to permit such thing,
and we call on the trustees to
take active, prompt, and energetic
measures to secure it. In fact,
knowing the facts as we'll as they
do, in what light would the trus-
tees stand before this community,
if they permit SO small matter
to deprive US of such great advan-
tages 4? Not that the trustees
should make such an expenditure
out of their own pockets, nor out
OF funds which they have not the
legal right to use for that purpose
but having been appointed the
guardians of the peoples interests
in this regard, let them sound the
alarm, call the people together, if
need be, and let them repair the
breaches in the walls. Would a
sentinel on duty permit the ap-
proach of danger and not give the
alarm? Neither ought this board
of trustees to permit this danger
without an effort to avert it. But
if there be no such condition.
and aside from any argument from
that source, the fence ought to be
built at once. How can we expect
to build up prosperous school
when we permit the house and
grounds to wear such deserted
look? Let us show that we have
some care and even pride in the
appearance of our public buildings
and above all, let us show that we
have sufficient civilization to pro
vide for the comfort ofour children
But we ought not to rest satisfied
with bars comforts for our children
we should cndeavor to make home
school, or wherever they spend
their daily life pleasant and ever
beautiful for them. Then let us
first, build the fence which is a ne
cessity; then plant out shade
trees, then have the sash and glass
in the windows or whatever else
is needed to make the rocms close
and comfortable, and finally, and
of the first Importance to tne
health and comfort of the pupils,
build good large c'stern.
By taking these steps we invite
patronage to our school. we
show such a care to those lntrust-
ted TO us that many will come in
who would now be repelled' IN
fact, under the circumstances the
school has been most extraordina-
riIv successful, and it is quite a
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