The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-01-13
THE TELLER


progress that public schools are erievou,
and expensive burdens to be borne bv ,
town having children to DO maintained
, A little attention to- few facts which mus,
% apparent to every man who studies wha,
MAKES the wealth Of . community, and q
little candid reasoning upon tho general
inference to DO drawn from those facts
q Will convince every intelligent and sane
man that such claim is not only i'll found
cd, but that public schools we'll conducted
Arc source of wealth to a community.
suppose we take our own little town of
Lewiston ~ an example. There 10 listed
In the District one hundred and thirty
scholars between the ages of Ave and
twsnty-one years the limit entitled to tho
benefit of public schools. Niuety-nine Of
these are enrolled - scholars in attendance
1T tho school 1t this time. Itisa low o..
innate to cay that each of these 1870 schol.
ars consumes on an average in food and
clothing $3.50 each year, nearly every dol
lar Of which il purchased in the town.
This 10 gross 10 $32,5oo Of sales each year
" by the supply men Of this town to feed and
clothe these 1870 scholars. Now 20 per
cent. clear profit made on this sum is a
small estimate Of tho profits actually made
on this sum, and this gives an aggregat.
profit Of Sc, 500 annually to the supply men,
on what these children consume. Suppose
now No should determine not to maintain
public school, full one-half OF these schol-
ars would leave the place in less than
twelve months. some to remain awav nor.
manently and some be sent abroad to get
An education in other localities, in which
case $3.25o Of profits on supplies for tho
consumption Of these children would be
lost to tho business mon Of the place. Be-
aides this parents and friends OF these chill
dreu wosld also 60 away, and their trade be
lost to the people here which would appre-
gate far more than that of the children and |
: further profit Of say s., 500 be lost max.
ing IN actual loss OF $50 to tho COM
munity BY : permanent suspension of onr
public school.
Now what Wilt cost to support our nnh.
lie school on = good basis having it we'll
supplied with building accom- dation,.
echoolroom furniture, books for tho indi.
gent scholars, and q full complement Of
well qualified teachers say ten mouths each
year. We have ono good building which
however needs reseating. We need an I'd.
oitional building to be divided in to two
.echoolrooms. This together with tho scat.
ZOE all tho rooms can be built and put in
order tor $1,000. We then want three
grades to the school, = primary, an inter
mediate and grammer, each under = sepa.
rate teacher, the teacher OF tho grammar
sohool to havsageneral supervision over all.
Ihese grades are absolutely essentialto the
Vol being and progress Of tho school.
The salary the Principal will be $l2b
pst month or 1850 for the ten months. or
II IL barely possible good competent man /
can bs obtained for 1000. Good female /.
teachers can be obtained for the Other
grades at an average salary Of $3.50 for the
ten montha, or for . total sum Of ST., 500.
Now W will sst apart $3.50 for continesn. ,
caee during the year aud We have q total
cost for the frst year If S., 1850, which in
cludss 81 500 for the school building. while {
Tor ensuing years tho total cost will DO but !
$2,75O. Now tor the frst year We absorb
out seventeen twsnty-ssvsnths of the profits
We would lose BY suspendiug tho school,
while the ensuing year We would absorb {
only eleven twsaty-ssvenths Of this profit, s
support good school in the place at cost
Of $2o per scholar Unnecessary, which 10
tour dollars more than We have estimated
Tor the second year, and then the 30 per Q
cent. on the $3.50 be consumes during the
year will leave $25 profit to the supply
mon, ~ reason OF the residence of that
scholar IN the place, and 90 it will be with o
very additional scholar who Gomez to re- r
hide with 40, to SAY nothing Of the adults q
of the family to which that scholar bslonr,
Make your sohoe. what il ough, to Do, and
instead Of 80 listed scholars Ia the distric,
ind their fam lilies you win coon have more
han 200, and your school M. or,v \. oil