The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-10-15
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
It's Present status-Needed Improves
ments Towards It's Elevation to
n Higher Plane.

n Higher Plane.
One day this week we made a short
visit to the public school, now under
the management of Mrs. l.. o. Ben
edict, assisted by Mr.. Benedict
There are over fifty scholars, large
and small, in attendance, and some
others that we know, who should
be compelled to attend. The pres
ent management Of the school are
both capable as teache RS and discip-
Librarians, the latter being e qually as
Important in the management of the
school as the former. During our
stay we were entertained to some ex
cellent vocal music by the pupils,
who, under the present management,
devote considerable time (oulside Of
school hours) To that beautiful study.
But what strikes one most forcjbly
on entering the school room Is the
condition OF The exterior of the build
ing aid the furniture 1t contains. We
have seen jdils, the abode OF felons
land we disclaim being a jail-bird
either) much more comfortably fur
nished than the o in which the
rising generation in Cherry Creek are
being taught the rudiments OF educa-
ton which is to tit them for becoming
future citizens OF this great country.
| Now this Is all wrong. Comfortable
quarters and something like decent
furniture should be provided for the
accommodation OF Il public school.
As a general thing, Americans are
proud of their common school sys-
tenn, and the first edifice of prom
inence hat is reared in every new
community is a school-house. That
the Town OF Cherry Creek Is sadly be-
hind the times IN this respect Is but
too true. We think the cause of this
Is more from inadvertence than
through any lack OF public spirit or
PATRIOTISM. Our public schools and
our country are one and inseparable.
They are the fountains at which the
lite of the Nation is cherished-its in
stitutions given vitality, and its on
ward march To u higher civilization
made possible.
Our school house should be remod-
| died, more windows put in, and the
miserable excuse OF desks and seats
removed and something like decent
furniture substituted for the comfort
and convenience of the pupils. The
term OF the school should also be pro-
longed, il by no other means by pri-
sate subscription. The school has
been running but little over a month,
and Mrs. Bened.c CT informs US that
the fund will be exhausted by the lst
of November and the school closed,
leaving the present session of but two
months duration. Now, we think
that il our Board of Trustees were 10
take the interest in this matter that
they should, private means could
easily be secured to keep the school
going right along until the December
Appropriation from the State and
county taxes come in. We feel con-
fident there is not a man in the camp
who would refuse a dollar toward SO
worthy an object. All that is needed
is for the Trustees to take the matter
in hand and present it to our people
in its true light. Gentlemen of the
Trustees, wake up, and manifest some
interest in the important duty en-
trusted to you by the suffrage Of your
fellow citizens. Place the public
school of Cherry Greek in the rank
and standard To which our numbers,
the intelligence and patriotism of our
people demand that il should be.