Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-26
FROM TURNER.
Statement OF the Directors in the
School datters.
TrRNER, On, Mar. "a, Is9O.

Noticing In communication
from Turner in your issue Of March
2lst, that our town was greatly ex-
cited. we would say, we were not
aware there was any excitement
here, but thought our town as
placid as If situated on the banks
Of the "classic Santlarn."
AS to the matter of school tax,
school buildings, and teachers, 1t
was our first intimation Of undue
excitement with regard to them.
II Is true some Of the tax payers
with no children TO educate, no in
terest In our public school, and
seemingly but very little in human
ity in general, voted no tax, at the
school meeting. Bat We have
enough loyal people here IN Turner
to support first-class public school
such as we now have, and expect to
continue.
AS to encouraging extravaganza
by employing good teachers. We
consider II economy In the truest
sense of the word. And we can gee
no objection to preparing our chill
dren for teaching. or the ordinary
business of life in our public schools.
AS TO q state tax we have no Objec-
tion to offer, but do not want our
children to grow up In ignoronce
waiting for the state to vote such
tax, fearing there may be too many Of
like mind as your informant. To
US II seems perfectly fair for those
who have property to help support
our school. Are we not commanded
in Gods word, bear yc one another's
burdens? We all know there are
free scholarships bestowed by the
state OH those who are SD fortunate
as to receive them, we have heard Of
no one being 80 "fair" as to refuse to
accept because they had not
paid for it, and some have even
been known to make application
for such favor. With regard to its
being questionable policy to enlarge
our school building II your inform-
ant, had been in the school at any
time within the last six months the
question would have been how to
arrange over l2O pupils in house
capable Of seating but so; We all
know it is impossible for children TO
apply themselves when crowded
together unduly. With regard to
running opposition to the Villa
mette university such was never our
intention or desire, but we can see
no reason why the pupils as they
finish the studies IN the public
school should not be able to take a
position In the Willamette univer-
sity or any institution Of learning
they may choose 10 enter, that
would he a credit 10 themselves and
TO their teachers.
With regard to the society Ia
Turner II members are meant, we
shall have TO admit lack, but as
regards quality we certainly have
as good as there Is in the state the
larger towns not accepted. The 30
ciety In Turner will compare favor
ably with Salem, Albany, Eugene
or Portland.
The different religious denOmlna-
tions are well represented, our MIN
listers are among the ablest In the
state, with an interesting sabbath
school and pleasant kindly feeling
among the citizens Of our little
towns.
The wage workers Of Turner are
loyal 10 the interests Of the public
schsol, aud are willing 10 help sup
port IL. The directors are deslrous
Of doing the gneatesi good TO the
greatest numbcr, aud consider the
upbui ding Of the public school, the
surest way of accomplishing such
result, considering IL very poor
policy TO be penny-wise And pound
foolish JoHH MIITsCHEN,
4. Is. STANTON,
j. NJ. WATSON,
DjFeetorn