Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-11-04
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schools that we can only expect her to
prosper or decline as they flourish or
fail. With the facts staring us in the
face, and in the light of experience
furnished by other towns similarly stu
ated, we think few will be found who
will gainsay this declaration. II such
be the case we must put forth every cf-
fort to gil up our colleges and add to
our general prosperity by advancing
our school interests.
To put the matter upon practical I
basis, we may as well admit the fact
that unity of action is perhaps the
most difficult requisite to be obtained,
and yet without it, success is impossi-
bic. To secure this important end we
make the following suggestions. Let
the friends of each school put forth
every energy to sustain it and to at
tract patronage from abroad In doing
this let magnanimous spirit of gener-
Gus rivalry govern all our efforts and
direct all our movements. 1t would
be suicidal to take any step that might
lead to the disadvantage Of any insti-
tuition in the town. Each school has
good basis of home patronage. With
this as a starting point, let our efforts
be extended abroad to bring patronage
from other places. The local patron
aye, although highly important to be
encouraged and looked after, yet brings
nothing, in material sense, to the
commoniprosperity. 1t is the patron
age from abroad that we want and
must have to secure the desired ends.
We have already respectable number
Of pupils from abroad, and what has
been accomplished with almost no en-
enlargement on our part as citizens Of
the town only shows what grand re-
, suits are within our reach if we will
only do what we can. If we will rouse
ourselves to an earnostness and zeal
, that will laugh at failure, we would be
, astonished at the success that would
! crown our Efforts.
We could afford in the past to make
our school interests secondary matter,
: but these now come to the front and
must be promoted and encouraged, OF
:, we must bow to fate and relapse into 6
o lifeless state of inactivity. But We
! cannot afford this. We must make the
best of the means within our reach
How, then, shall we interest the gen
+, eral public in our schools? We an
!. swer, by becoming interested ourselves
q What steps shall we take to render on
!. schools more prosperous and to increas,
:. their foreign patronage? We answer
|. let them be supplied with every needed
?. facility which they now lack. LIE
q them be placed upon such basis tina
every advantage can be afforded her
70 that is offered by any other communit.
% in the land, Libraries, school appara
tus of all kinds, suitable furniture
h everything in fact needed to make GU
W facilities complete and of the first elias
\, must be supplied. Everything of thi
o. character being furnished, with frs
n. class teachers i'll charge, with all on
ID people aroused and at work, ther
9. would soon be more boarders in Oh
,r schools than we now have of pupils u
IF together.
= The results of such a state of thing
h. upon the prosperity of McMinnvill
y are easily seen. But will we do any
70 thing? This is the question. We hav
n. now pressed this matter at some length
,c and desire to know if others will tax
or part in the effort to arouse a generi
h. interest among all our people upon tn
25 subject The truth is, we must a,
h. now, or we never will. This is tn
.ro golden moment. When our rairoa
in has left us high and dry as a way ST.
on ton, and we have settled down to Il
,ss level Of other fossilzed towns, it vi
is then be too late to wake up to a ne
,it and grander life. McMinnville is 8
an it will ever be, and more than she C,
Ike expect to be even one year hence, Il
,c less she rises in her strength, and max
oil permanent security of her future Ii
oh and vigor by investing in her schoc
nv and making these the fruitful source
Inf development for the future,
'h' Gallatin.
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