Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-06-24
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.

ALE NEW SCEVUL bu1AD1St.
On next Saturday, the voters of
of Woodstock, will decide upon the
question of the erection of new school
building. The present building is not
sufficient. to accommodate the large
number of students who desire to at
tend the graded school at this place
In many other respects it is object
ionable. Its location is bad, its
arrangement unsuitable, and Its
grounds very small and public. It is
standing reflection upon the enter
prise and public spirit of the COM
munity. Years ago Woodstock, had a
fine classical school, with students from
Frederick, Warren, Page, Rockingham
and the different sections of our own
county. With the aid of the Peabody
fund and other public funds the town
is in better condition to build up a
school now than it was at that time
We want school which will Civ e
thorough instruction in the Primary
Branches, which will enable student
to become versed in the English
Course, and which will afford instruc-
ton in the Classical, Scientific and
Mathematical departments. The in>
PRODUCTION of Public Schools throughout
the State. has destroyed number of
small Academies and Summaries, and
has rendered access to Schools where a
thorough Mathematical and Classical
Course of instruction is given, diff
cult The opportunity of building up
school which will prove of great ben
eft not only to the present generation
of boys and girls, but which may be
the beginning of an institution which
will exert salutary influence through
out the whole county, is now presented.
The council approaching both the op
portuneness of the time and the adj
vantages of a judicious investment,
after careful examination of the
present indebtedness of the town,
unanimously determined to submit the
question to the property holders.
The town is now in debt about
three thousand dollars and has assets,
which are strictly town property,
sufficient to meet the Indebtedness. 1t
is the opinion of the treasurer, that the
loan can be effected, and the building
erected, without any increase of the
present rate of taxation. IF we APP
preciate the Importance of good schools,
we cannot afford to lose the present
opportunity of securing good build
ing. A school properly organized
with a good corps of instructors and
facilities for instruction will start with
an attenfance OF about two hundred
pupils. Added to this, the number, which
would probably attend the advanced
course of instruction, from other secs
tons of the county and even from
other counties and we can readily see
that the enterprise is one which should
command the earnest support of every
one who is interested in the prosperity
oft town.
We can afford, in a school organized
upon the proposed plan, to receive
students at lower tuition fees than are
now demanded at the classical schools
ofthe State The cost of boarding here
would not exceed that Of any other
place and would be less than that of
many schools. With facilities for
giving instruction in such branches as
would prepare students for college or
the business pursuits of life, taken in
consideration with the economy in ex
peuses, our school would command a
patronage, which in business view
would prove highly beneficial to the
town. Our people are generally favor
able to the enterprise and the only
danger is a lack of interest on the part
fthose who should be most interested
Let every one who has children to
educate and who desires the general
prosperity of the town give the subject
his attention and be at the polls on
next Saturday to vote upon the ques-