The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-24

awaken our fellow citizens to The
Importance of investing a small
amonnt Of their surplus wealth in
an enterprise which, ii prosecuted to
successful completion, would not
only inure to their benefit but would
be Of great and lasting advantage to
us as town. We are led to believe
that what we said then has done
good in that direction, and we are
thereby induced to say a word or
two this week on subject Of vital
Importance not only to us of the
present generation butte our pos
terity.
We shall plunge boldly into an
unpleasant subject by asking a
question: What is Louisa to do
foraschool house? And some ig-
norant or needless Louisian will
answer by asking another-Where
is the one we already have7 Bless
your innocent heart, we havn't any
never had one, and unless there
is "a mighty Revision in the feelings
of some of our citizens we never
shall have one. What, never had
a school house in Louisa? Never
This is simply cold blooded fact
We as a town are about sixty years
old, and in all these decades of
years Louisa has neverin fee simple
owned a school house. Yet, we
have Churches, Odd Fellows and
Masonic Halls, an elegant Court
House, a big mill, handsome stores,
and places where" spiritual refresh
ment can be obtained-if you know
how. True, by the courtesies Of
the Masonic fraternity-at so
much per courtesy--snd a little
stretching Of The Common School
law we are provided with made
quate quarters for the three hun
dred and odd school children in
in this district. Bnt suppose, for
instance, thai the Knights of the
Goat should decline to allow the
young idea to shoot beneath their
roof-what then? And we some
times think that these gentlemen
would BEDDING US a great kindness
BY refusing TO rent their hall fol
school purposes. Or, failing in this
way to awaken our people to a
sense of their duty in this regard
the County Superintendent should
refuse to recognize this as a school
districtuntilits people have erected
a sufficiently commodious school
house for the uselof their children
This would indeed be what oui
friends of the lancet and scalpe
would call heroic treatment, but
desperate diseases require desper
ate remedies and when gent,
means fail these must be resorted to
But gentle means have not beer
tried, and the case looks bad oil
this account. We can get schoo
building such as we require and de
serve il we but only go about it il
the proper manner. From what W
know of our people'we are satisfied
that the amount necessary to builc
good school house in Louisa vii
never be voluntarily contributed
We have no George Peabodys, n
Peter Coopers, no Reuben Spring
ers. What then9 Taxation,-an,
we should be compelled by Legisla
tive enactment to levy and collec
this tax. We viii never voluntar
" place ourselves under tribute fo
this purpose. And upon this bin
our Representative andsenator ma
act.
We know that upon the slightei
intimation Of taxation, for almoi
anypurpese, our people kick" lik
i'll harnessed mules. Let 'ei
kick 0nce.a handsome, well-al
ranged school building adorn
our town, and we can laugh at til
kickers, and even they would !
sorry they over said nay 10 an
proposition ormeaslire looking t.
the advancement and betterment
the community.
Arouse, thea, you who love vol
children and your town, and deve
op and perfect plan through an
by which our children can be taugl