Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-06-28
An Important Meeting.

The future course of Lancaster in re-
gard to the public schools will be de-
termined at the school meeting next
Monday evening. The electors of the
district will there pass upon the work of
the past year and express, through their
votes, their wishes for the future. On
that decision without doubt depends the
welfare OF the school for years TO come.
Through the energetic, industrious and
clear headed efforts of Prof. Wood,
backed by the hearty cooperation of
intelligent assistants the past year, the
school has been brought forward to a
state of perfection. which it is safe to
good work is to ripen into better fruit
in the future it must be through the
mutual endeavors of patrons and teach
ers. This is double team that can by
no combination of circumstances be
brought to work single and accomplish.
good results.
If the patrons of the school, at the
coming meeting, show due apprecia-
ton of the necessities of the situation.
and desire to do their share towards
pushing the school to much higher
plane by promptly meeting the de-
mands which this advance will create;
if by their prompt and spontaneous
action they show themselves in accord
with the efforts of the principal and his
assistants; the latter will go forward
with redoubled courage and the i'm
provemcnt which has marked the school
for the past year will be but q 1.-THE of
that which shall mark the history in
the future. What these needs are. will
De found well told in the educational
columns of this paper. by those who
are best acquainted with them. They
should be carefully read and pondered
over by every parent previous to the
meeting. After such thoughtful con-
sideration of the subject, The unani-
nous verdict ought TO be, and proba-
bly, will be, 90 ahead.
Lancaster, in the past, has been noted
for the excellence of its schools. 1t had
a reputation that brought scholars from
a distance. to take advantage of the ed
vocational training impaired therein.
BY combination of fortutious and uu
fortunate circumstances, this reputation
was lost, and Lancaster, rs au educa-
tional center, was simply reminis-
ceuce. BY judicious selection in the
office of Principal, the past year, the
lost ground is in great measure re-
stored, and the high school, which i:
meant. as was pointed out by Sup'l
Harper at the alum nj exercises, as q
link, connecting the common school
with the higher education given by the
university. is once more assuming the
proportions of solid, substantial link.
capable of performing its part in the
state scheme of education.
But this is not enough. There should
no halt be called until the graduate OF
the Lancaster High School can pass
from the graduating class Immediately
into the freshman class of the uniyer-
sity, without having to climb into the
university halls by the ladder of a sec.
ond examination, to see whether he was
properly prepared to commence the
higher education.
There are, we believe, now, but seven
! schools in the state which has this priyi-
lege granted them. With remembrance
of past glories, its reputation for intel
lectual advancement, Lancaster ought
never to rest until the name of this city
is enrolled in this list of schools. II
may be urged that this viii take money.
To be sure it viii, nothing in this world