The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-19
school.

The time has come when the residents
of Canton should besfir themselves about
school matters pertaining to this District.
A buildin. is needed, as the present sone
is not Only unsafe, but untenable for Il
winter term. The necessity Of Z good
building and one large enalyh to accom-
nodate the pupils is really increasing, as;
nnmber Of scholars arr added ~ tn.
roll elch term. The attendance ut the
winter session is nov so large that there
should be an assistant teacher for the
smaller sch ,lars. No one teacher. how
ever competent and industli rus, can do
justice to the scholars as it is now ar
ranged. The small scholars sh .uld be bJ
themselves that they will have the cure
and instructio , that peculiarly b,longs to
them, and the larger ones demand The at
ten'ion and quiet that the presence Of the
smaller ones prevents. The school should
be graded, as advanced pupils are being
added to the rolls, ana before long there
are pupils in this District whose advance
ment will relai,e their removal to high
er or graded school elsewhere, if tnelr
studies are pursued. b.
II will not b. money thrown away, l,y
the citizens Of this place, sac Ill three
or live thousand dollar sclool house be
erected, upon tn. D.al.itll site noW d $.
g:aced hy Ia, oh r,,.l.iy thts tir.a en,
To tumole by the lirst heavy wind that this
codatry IS !iabtc 10 Nvitaer would il bs
casting bread upon The waters for a great
many days, sho Il 1.-THE additional exp,np
Oe incurred OF esslJil,.iily Il grllcI
sch,ol aa,l TOR the sip,,r; ot sdlii,isI
teachers UIEler the iAv tuition can be
Charged for pupils from abroad or from
any other district, and should .cD.npeteni
teachers be empIo,el l.a branches
t'usht that per.,i1 to u graded scnDo,,
there wo Id he no lack IF applicants.
A good scn,,l building is All urna nent.
1t is one ot til. first LnlnS, NV Corners
and particularly men of m.aas look and
enqaire for upon their visiting localities
with view "f l'caling; and now men OF
families before investing ia new places o:
change Of rcsilcace, Cause ,ae school ia
cililies to cntcr int, consideration largely
How many towns have been started and
grown into prominence in older states, by
simply the establishment and m maintenance
first of good common school, next a
graded. and fually, uD"n tie foundation
first laid, an Academy, Seminary and Col
lege have risen which draws within its
walls not only the immediate resident pu-
pills but those at a distance. We have no
particular attractions other than an agri-
cultural town; manufacturing interests
cannot be here established or developed,
and if our people would but manifest the
public spirit that is due from all well
meaning citizens, every enterprise that
would tend to eLhance the interest or
bring into favorable notice our locality,
would receive its merited support. Al
These cJmnents.have arisen from the
fact That a meeting has been calIcd Of Tie
citizens If tls School District on the
evening Of the GATH inst, to consider aud
act upon the matter OF Il new building,
graded school, and the hiring of an addi |
tional teacher, aud it is hoped that our
people Can and will bs united upon one
matter at least that 80 seriously Concerns
all, and the tltu:e pco5ress Of our uyn.
Lcl every voters Of the District be in at
tendance, that q full EXPIRE ssion can Le
haI. as s