Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-12-14
Reeds Brook Rising.

We have spoken Of the bad condition Of
the schools in some of the rural Districts
of Ellsworth. We think the present dstri-
button OF the School appropriation does
not provide equal advantages to the chill
drcn. II all the Districts Of the City were
abolished and our Schools managed by
one set of officers, the School Houses
every where located 50 a. To carry into
effect the principle Of ''thc greatest good
to the greatest number We should put
ourselves abreast with the times.
Its n much the duty of property-holders
in the center. to help pay for Schools and
school Houses at West Ellsworth. Branch
Pond up the River. and down the Bay. as
In Hancock Hall. The property Of the
State is pledged TO Free schools a. its own
best guarantee and safeguard Aud the
town that taxes Itself to sustain free rdura-
ton should. in all equity. be ;hc unit Of
operations.
But Society clings To ways handed
down" and a IN the ease of public Roads
and Highways, generations OF men climb
steep hills on roads that neither vii nor
common sense laid ont In the begin
ming. We are not going to be guilty Of
such crime A. 10 forget the good that has
been. But even New England School
Districts. and the original ankec School
Masters wrought less than might have been
wrought with good tools and improved
machinery.
But We must 20 back 10 our subject,
which /, the distcmper at Reeds Brook
We have in the North East part of Els
worth. the worst example OF the School
district system tnat the ob,tinacy aud
willfulne,s Of yeomcn ever produced.
The School Committee last week with
due regard to all legal forms sent a recon-
incubation to the City Council Ia roll three
petty school Districts into Two.
ON the OTIS road there j. line IL hahi-
tation, more or les scattered. for five
miles The settlement ha. no school
Houses. and from the mouths OF wayfarin.
men on our visit. We learned that boy, OF
twenty ono could not ,rrlfe iArir nla4s
This i, part Of the American population IL
Ellsworth.
We want To- show the short sighted
combativene>> now. of few families AZ
Reeds Brook In opposition to a settle
mehi reaching from Brimmcr's Bridge to
otis. a handful Of ncighbor, thus ARRAY
themselves. We want to locate two School
Houses In territory that now comprise.
I three small Districts. rhc-- people who
are on the line proposed between the two
new District, will no, allow their own best
Interests even.
They have a cheap School House and
cheap teaching at Reed, Brook. fos lhou;
I ten families. All the rest. a. We have aid
+ from Brimmer'- Bridge 70 Oh, are nearly
1 5-uishtcI.
There l. 40 possible hope for them viii =
I the present di>tcmper lasts. The children
mus; come up Ignorant while the ciis 4.
distributing the School money year hy
year TO the population that belong, to
these paris.
Last week at the meeting OF the City
Council, the larger Branch feared these
valiant men OF Reed, Brook. Verify three
Districts on a road live miles long of which
there are two without School Houses can
not be consolidated. The school money
must De annually thrown away to Keep up
4 folly. Why do the City Council fear 10
do a 11h, thiHgf COUNTY SUIT.