Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-09-15
A BUSINESS PROBLEM

WHY not bring the teachers, at
small cost, to Texarkana, instead of
sending our children to distant cities,
at very great expense. We need
our boys and girls. They brighten
our homes and help to make hfe's
burdens less heavy by their cheerful
presence.
Who can guide and stimulate them
in their youthful labors like parent
a mother. We are told that some 80
pupils leave our growing city each
year for other cities, to obtain an ed
ucation, a cost of at least $25O.00
each.
Now let us count the cost, 80 times
$3.50 is $10,5OO. Each teacher instructs
at least 80 pupils. The same teacher
that aids your child there, can be en-
gagged to come TO TeXarkana for from
$1,000 to $500 per year. See what
money we would have left out of the
$10,500l $4,000 at least. Five thOus-
and dollars would build a street car
line to College Hill and equip the
same in fine shape. The College
Building at College Hills being finely
finished, equal to almost any, and IN
many respects it will surpass them.
Out of the $10,500 we still have $4,000
left tor some other purpose. If this
saving each year was put into pub
lie library at the Y. NJ. G. A. we soon
would have a library which would
compare favorably with st. Louis or
any other city. The far off teacher
would be here with his refining intiu-
ence to aid, not only the 80 but all
with whom he associates.
The College would grow. Some
seven teachers would assist in the
great work One hundred pupils
would come to TeXarkana, drawn by
the influences of a Grand Practical
College,
The average expenditure of the
seven teachers who would patronize
Texarkana merchants would amount
to, at a very low estimate, nearly $40O
each.
Placing the average cost of books
and supplies at $500 per student we
may safely estimate the bill at fully
$500 per annum and all of which is
spent in TeXarkana. The 100 students
would puachase clothing here, al
lowing the small sum Of S27.00 per
student there would be exp ded the
neat sum of $2700 1t takes over
| $4,000 to feed 100 students 40 weeks
and fully $4,000 of this amount would
find lodging place in the Golfers OF
the Texarkana merchants. Summing
up these outlays for staples we find
an income annually to our business
men, reaching the neat figures OF
$4,000.
Please figure the saving in education
of our children at home under the
SAME TEACHERS, then count the addi-
tional business growing out of the
change besides the moral benefit such
school would have upon the city.
The boy who to-day goes around
Texarkana without anything to do be-
cause he is not educated to fill any
position, would have an ambition to
Join the great and grand army of stu
dents at College Hill and secure an
education, that would awaken his
sympathies and by charging his de-
sires it would multiply them. 1t
would give him all that is commend
able and attractive to the eye of man.
kind. 1t would bring him in contact
with society and adorn him in robes
more costly than hand can weave or
skill invent. 1t would be his passport
his companion, his counsellor and
what is seldom met with in this world,
his unfailing, unhinching, uncomprom-
ising friend.
Let us all work for the good of the
College. Let us not talk Of the diff
culties IN the way, if any, but plan how
to counteract them as fast as they
show their puny heads | shall be
pleased to have any suggestions that
will give your boys and girls the great
school at home. cannot make it OF
myself. We must have the material
the students. Let us hear from you
personally. Yours in tho work,
G.. L. BRYANT,
TeXarkana, Ark.