San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-29
Some Minor Considerations.

Some Minor CONSIDERATIONS.
While on the prolific School Hous,
Question, we desire to add SOM
minor and more particular points fol
the consideration OF the Council
Some OF the members we know TO b,
special friends OF
CoRoSAL INSTITUTE.
To such we beg to suggest thai
that the agitation Of the school house
question having undoubtedly stimu
lated the handsome improvements il
the Institute building, they certainl,
have no good reason to complain OF it
while the liberality with which near
ly all our leading people, whether
saints or sinners, went down intC
their pockets in behalf of said i'm
provements, it seems to US ought tt
warm the hear is OF its friends suffi
Gently to at least cause them to make
no opposition to the mere pittanc'
OF tax, which distributed equally
will scarcely be felt by any one,to ex
tend the blessings ola common prac-
tical education to the mass Of our
people in accordance with the wise
humane, patriotic and Christian pol
icy of the founders OF the Republic
and State of Texas. Let all rivalry
between the two institutions cease, land
let them cooperate, each in its ap
propriate sphere, for the education OF
the whole community.
We would also call their attention
to the importance of the proposed
school building with reference to an
annual
NORMAL SCHOOL
in connection with our Chautauqua'
This is of vital importance to the
latter. These Normal schools, when
held, meet in the finest buildings,
with all the appliances they require
nothing less will content them.
With a good school building we can
have Normal schools every summer,
without it, It's vain to expect them.
Will the Council, as the natural
guardian of the best interests OF this
place, further consider that a good
public school building and schools
are absolutely indispensable to the
growth and
PROGRESS OF OUR TOWN?
We all anticipate that its great natur-
al advantages will, some day, be
utilized in the way of manufacturing
establishments. That, in fact, is our
only ground of hope OF ever becom-
ing q large and Furnishing city.
But does any ono suppose that the
leaders in such enterprises, or their
operators, would ever select town
for their operatives where there was
not a good system of public schools?
It were the height of folly to sup
pose SO for a moment And the same
hing may be relied on as regards in
iividual immigrants OF a desirable
character
JUST THE THING
% be done, then, is to provide for a
10000 or $4,000 public school
building on some commanding site.
It would beat all other advertise
nents Of the town out of sight. The
present old wreck of q school house
would not be regarded as fit for n
.ow-stable in many OF the older
States. 1t is u regular child-killer.
To our personal knowledge some of
he best and brightest children of
Le place have contracted the seeds of
ncurable disease within its rickety
precincts of bare boards, alike to be
Ireaded whether during the piercing
.orthers of winter or the burning
eats of spring aud summer. How
Id Herod would have gloated over
UGH q possession ''once upon d time"
by its Internal agency he could
ave murdered with ease not only
he FIRST Eorn, but could have made
erious inroads on the remainder.
md then the location! an uglier
ould scarcely be found. 1t would
ave figured to advantage as "side
how in Dante's Vision OF He'll.
Gentlemen of the Council: Will you
ontinue to consign the children of
uch of your constituents, neighbors
nd friends, rs have not the means
0 avail themselves of private
chools. to such place as this! Or
eprive them of the privileges of edu-
alton granted to all by the fathers
nj founders Of our American insti- !
ltionsl
JUST THE THING AGAIN.
Let us build the new school house
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