Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-22

the following appeared as an lntrO-
du,tury paragraph to Lu article pub
lishrd in the Toledo Bee:
As editor Blue is so full this week
that he cannot, this week, publish the
enclosed article on the question that is
uppermost in the minds of taxpayers
OF Perrysburg, l send it to you, hoping
you may be able to find room for it
some time this week.
Very truly, G. A. ADAMS.
Perrysburg, o., Dec. Is, 1904.
Following the above little growl, the
reverend gentleman proceeds in long
article to ventilate his views on the
school question, under tho heading OF
Second Thoughts" and closes his ar
t,cle by saying that because the Board
Of Education has not consulted the
people in general and Rev. Adams, in
particular, regarding HIS particular
ideas OF how the school house should
be built, he proposes to vote mo" on
the issuing OF the twenty thousand dol
lars in bonds.
He objects to finishing off the Audi
torium on account OF the expense, but
wants basement OF sufficient size to
furnish amusement rooms for the pu-
pills, but he doesn't consider the ex-
pense Of constructing basement. The
expense is not to be considered in this
case, because Rev. Adams wants a
basement, and what he wants should be
provided regardless Of expense.
He lays great stress upon the heat
ing and yentilating system, which the
Beard has provided, but as it is not the
same system advocated by Rev.
Adams It should not be adopted.
The reverend gentlemen also objects
to any ormamcntation on the building
and indirectly insinuates that too
much money is to be expended for this
purpose, when the facts in the case are
that the buil6ing as proposed is as
plain and void OF ornamentation as
would be practical, and there is to be
no useless expenditure in this direction.
In fact the Board have adopted plans
which will give to the people of the
district school building suitable for
all purposes; one that will be heated
and ventilated in the most approved
and scientific manner; a building that
will be both credit to the district and
village, neat and serviceable but not
overly ornamental.
II every voter in the district was
called upon to select style OF archi-
lecture that suited himself best, there
would be almost us many different
styles selected, as there were voters.
The Board OF Education was elected
by the people to transact the business
pertaining to the schools OF the dis
Gict. They are doing what they be-
heve to be the best for the people and
as there is nothing to warrant the as.
sertion that the Board contemplate an
extravagant or useless expenditure of
money in the erection OF y new schoo!
house, the people will undoubtedly
stand by them and vote on Saturday,
Dec. 30, TO issue the twenty thousand
dollars in bonds.
1t may not he out of place for the |
JOURNAL to explain the reason for the |
reverend gentleman's 5 insinulting par |
agraph quoted above.
Rev. Adams came To the JOURNAL |
Office on Wednesday last shortly be-
fore noon, and asked II we would pub
lish an article on the school question,
stating that the article would be a
column in length. He was informed
that owing to a large amount OF Christ
mas advertising and other copy which
we then had in type it would be i'm /
possible to accommodate him, but we
would publish the article in this weeks
paper. When we closed the forms the
next afternoon Crhursday) we had not
a line OF type left in the cases which
proOves that we could not have pub
lIshed bis article without distributing
"live matter" IN order to do so.
We think we know more about our
own business than does any other per-
son and feel that we have the right to
exclude all other articles that we
choose so long as we can ill the space
with other matter that pays. Hence, !
we feel that the sentiment expressed In |
the paragraph quoted above is not only |
unkind but ungentlemanly as we'll.
Kenton has "suIcide club composed
OF young men. Bowling Green needs
one awful bad Sentinel.
Well, why don't you organize one?
You are not too old. Just imagine
how nice IL would he to cut your throat
with link OF bologna, or drown your
self In keg OF Frank Thompson's
cider; or haye yourself ossifed aud
used as clothing store dummy and be
interviewed by Dave VauEurhis of The