The Forrest City times., 1893-07-21
RESTORED TO LIFE,


 fathers. and taxpayers generally, de- sired the school board to build com fortable and creditable schoelhouse. The majority of the board thought diff ferently and would have gone ahead repeating the school farces of the past two or three years, but for the timely assistance given them by our noble women. The mothers of Forrest City unanimously signed petition to the board asking that reconsideration be given the question of holding school in the old buildings. This petition was supplemented by another contain ing the names of over one hundred of the principal taxpayers in the district and these two noble petitions, backed by d personal visitation of a number of those most enthusiastic in their sollcl- tude. convinced the board that they were in error; and the board did the proper thing, by reconsidering the vote by which d term of school was to have been taught, and for which the teach ers had been selected; and by adopting a motion to suspend the schools and appropriate the revenue of 1893 for building We lift our hat to the board for this noble and sensible deed. They deserve and have the thankslof the peo- 1le for this action. We give those gen slemen, who opposed this appropria- tion from the first, credit for their hon. est convictions. The two gentlemen who changed their votes were hard to turn. but were honestly convinced of the right of those petitions. While HE TIMES regrets that Messrs. Bon ner and Prewett cannot be convinced that they are in error, yet, 1t has no word of cenSure for them. They are no doubt just as conscientious in their belief and course of action as men can be. We will leave them in the care of Father Time, believing that eventu- ally they will be proud of the advance ment of the interests of the entire com ruunity caused by and traceable to this last act of the school board.
 Much credit for the victory in favor of better schools is due to the interest taken by the women. AS one director remarked the other day, II can argue with whole army of you men, but when the women get me cornered, l am whipped at the start"
 Mrs. May Hatcher and Miss Hattie l.. Moseley are also specially deserving of credit, as their voluntary action in signifying a desire to be excused by the board from accepting the office of teach CTS under the existing conditions, no doubt had It's influence with many.
 They felt that they could not do them selves nor the children, placed in their c;tJe, justice, under existing conditions and they were ready to make any req. sonable sacrifice for the public good The other ladies who had been selected io teach were no doubt likewise will ing to suspend the schools.
 The revenue appropriated for build iug purposes will amount to about S5000. This is not sufficient to build such a building as TnE TIMES would like to see in Forrest City. We want g Sl0000 building, and we want the uliZens of this district to contribute Sj000 to the building fund. and if SIC, : 0a0 is raised and carefully expended we can build as nice public school igllding as there is in the state out side of the large cities. There are sev- eral gentlemen who should give 5000 in ibe fund. Many who ought to give S50D. and scores to give $50 to S250.
 HE TIMES will give at least Sl00 to the fund, and if others will give in proportion to their assessed actual worth, there is no doubt but that we will have a handsome building. Moth ipg should be done hastily in this mat t-r. yet, no time should be lost. Plans and specifications should be procured at once and suitable site. No mis- lake in this regard should be made A subscription list should be circulated, tae heading of which should be bind
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