Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1892-09-12
A BUSINESS PROBLEM.

Why not bring the teachers, at a
small cost, to Tcxarkana, 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 life'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, cost of at least $25000
each.
Now let us count the cost, 30 times
$3.50 is $10,500. Each teacher instructs
at least 80 pupils. The same teacher
that aids your child there, can be en-
gagged to come to Texar&ana for from
$1,000 to $1,000 per year. See what
money we would have left out of the
$10,500l $4,000 at least. Five thous-
and dollars would build street car
line 20 College Hill and equip the
same in fine shape. The College
Building at College Hills being finely
finished, equal to almost any, and IL
many respects it will surpass them
Out of the $10,5OO we still have $1,000
left for some other purpose. If this
saving each year was put into a pub
lie library at the Y. NJ. &. A. we soon
would have library which would
compare favorably with St. Louis Oh
any other city. The far off teacher
would be here with his refining influ
ence to aid, not only the 80 but al
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 Practica
College.
The average expenditure of thC
seven teachers who would patronizt
Texarkana merchants would amoun
to, at a very low estimate, nearly S40(
each.
Placing the average cost of book
and supplies at $500 per student w
may safely estimate the bill at full,
$1,000 per annum and all of which i
spent in Texarkana. The 100 student
would puachase clothing here, al
lowing the small sum of $2700 pc
student there would be expended th,
neat sum of S2700. 1t takes owe
$4,000 to feed 100 students 40 week
and fully $4,000 of this amount woult
find lodging place in the Golfers o
4 the Texarkana merchants. Summin,
up these outlays for staples we fint
an income annually to our bushes
men, reaching the neat figures o
$4,000.
Please figure the saving in education
of our children at home under tn
SAME TEACHERS, then count the addi
/ tional business growing out of tn
change besides the moral benefit sue
a school would have upon the city.
The boy who to-day goes aroun
Texarkana without anything to do be
cause he Is not educated to fill an
position, would have an ambition t
Join the great and grand army of stu
dents at College Hill and secure a
education, that would awaken hi
sympathies and by enlarging his de
sires it would multiply them. /
would give him all that is commend
able and attractive to the eye of man
kind 1t would bring him in contac
with society and adorn him in robe
more costly than hand can weave o
skill invent. 1t would be his passpor
his companion, his counsellor ant
what is seldom met with in this worlC
his unfailing, unflinching, uncomprom
ising friend
Let us all work for the good of th
/ College. Let us not talk of the. diff
culties in the way, if any, but plan hoy
to counteract them as fast as the,
show their puny heads. | shall b
pleased to have any suggestions tina
viii give your boys and girls the grea
school at home. | cannot make it 0
myself. We must have the material
the students. Let us hear from yo1
personally. Yours in the work,
G.. l.. BRYANT,
Texarkana, Ark.