Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-02-22
THE MALE SCHOOL.
Enthusiastic Concentrations of the
Scheme.

Scheme.
The suggestion to establish a board~
ing school of high grade in McMinn>
vile for boys and young men meets
with a most hearty endorsement from
everybody. Every citizen of Nc
Minnville who read our articles. of
last week, or to whom the subject has
been mentioned, has spoken in the
most commendable terms of it, and
we are led to believe that they will
give it not only a moral support, but
the necessary financial backing to in
sure its success. The letters printed
below are sufficient to show the gen
eral trend OF opinion on the subject.
A public meeting will be held soon
to take the preliminary steps toward
getting the matter into tangible
shape. Read what some of our citi-
zens say about it, and keep the ques-
ton warm by discussing it freely:
Nc MINNvTLLE Feb, 1890.
Editor STANDARD.
With pleasurable emotions, l read
your article and Col Gardeners, in last
weeks STANDARD in reference to
-
the establishment at Nc Minnville
of Il male school Of high grade. l
could almost fancy two or three hun
dred boys from the different states at
tending WI high school, bringing
with them their sisters to the Female
College and distributing in this COM
munity for tuition, boaId and eXcete-
ras, one hundred thousand dollars
annually could see our hotels filled
with the friends of the students, at
tending the commencement exercis-
es of the schools. A male school of
high grade capable of equiping boys
for University education, is an insti-
tuition greatly to be desired in Nc
Minnville.
No enterprise within our reach, at
so small an outlay of money. would
return so great a benefit to this entire
community. No argument is need
ed to demonstrate this. Our citizens
should take hold of this enterprise
with zeal. Five, and if necessary
ten, thousand dollars ought to be
raised, and before the summer is ov-
er another handsome school building
erected in our town, J. w. IRWIN.
Editor STANDARD: We are pleased
to see the question of "a High Grade
Male School for McMinnville," being
agitated. While we have not the
time to enter into any extensive re-
marks, Cf it vas necessary, in re-
gard to the Importance OF the enter
prise, we simply want to say that we
have faith in good schools as the best
and surest means by which we can
advance the material, as well as the
moral and Intellectual, interests of
our town and county. This is an en-
terprise in which every man, woman
and child, white or colored, in the
town or county should feel interested.
1t would more or less benefit all.
Especially should all business men
take a lively interest in it. If all
would help, it would not require any
great amount of money from any one
individual to erect the buildings nee
essary. We do not know the amount
of money it will require, or the best
way to get it up, but if the entire
town will take an interest and help
in the work it can be done and the
money thus invested will pay a large
dividend to the entire town and
county. We may not have iron and
coal mines around u town to give
us a boom, but we do have every
natural advantage to build up good
schools, which if we will 40, will give
us permanent and lasting prosperity.
We are willing to contribute some
thing to the enterprise. Resp'y,
J. B. RITCHEY.
McMINNvILLE Feb. 10, 1890.
Editor STANDARD: