Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22
SCHOOL OR NO SCHOOL?
Is the all Important Guess
ton That is Now Ad-
dressing itself to
the Citizens Of
Savannah.
Ed. COURIER =

parV III ZIG INTERESTS OF q SUBJECT,
that deserves a worthier and
moro eloquent pen, we will cal
attention again to the question of
all present suestions, so far as the
welfare and progress of Savannah
10 concerned; we allude to the
long pending and much said of
school question.
The citizens of Iawrenceburg
in this State, q few years ago,
found confronting them in their
beautiful and healthful town, just
such an unfortunate condition as
that which, in Savannah exists to
day, respecting her deprivation of
school facilities.
The representative men of the
commercial and industrial classes
Of Lawrenceburg saw the great
evil, of the absence of school ad.
vantages in their midst aud, felt
keenly, the disparaging comment
airy it, naturally produced on the
energy, economy, intellectual tone
and fair name of their otherwise,
enterprising and progressive CON-
munity. Like men worthy of the
sacred and responsible duty
and responsibility of fathers and
good christian citizens. Like
men convinced of the great adj
vantage, and value of superior
mental ability, and fully to the
most sacred obligation God ever
imposed upon man,-The nurture
and education of of his Child
And like men thoroughly imbued
with a public spirit and benevo.
lent deserving Of their advanced
and enlightened day, they met,
discussed, formed and adopted q
plan to remedy the the discredita
BILE absence of a school in their
town. They entered into joint
stock company, denominating the
shares $50 and 800 each without
limiting the number of shares pur-
chasablc by any one individual
The leading men Of the place then
invested promptly and literally in
the stock to an extent, which to-
gether, with the many smaller
subscribes soon created a capital
stock of $4,000, . beautiful bnild.
ing was erected, a large airy, com.
Portable structure, divided into
convenient apartments, which in.
terially and externally would do
credit to any town in the land.
Some of the leading promoters
and largest subscribers were
appointed trustees, and they en-.
Moved the best teacher obtain
able. The result to the town and
it's every interest was immediate.
ly manifest. The project more
than met and satisfied the expec.
tations of it's authors. Every
worthy business interest in Law
renceburg was materially benefit
ed by the widespread and pros.
porous patronage the school com
manded. The population wal
largely augmented. The increas
ed energy and thrift of the place
became obvious and unmistaka
BILE TO all.
A citizen of this county few
years ago, published a letter il
the Chicago Times, describing thu
wondrOas natural advantages o
. this section, and soliciting emi
= grafton to it. In reply, he receiv
Il ed several hundred letters from
the North, East and West, all de
noting great satisfaction with the
climate, water, soil, etc, but in
q quiring specially, in every in
4 stance, concerning railroad ant
T school opportunities. On thes
q two modern privileges, the latte
a more particularly, turned the de
u cision of every one of the woul'
a be emigrants, and being unable Il
l represent this country as favOra
, bly, supplied with these civilize,
9 necessities, every one of the hun
dreds, otherwise happily impress
ed with our resources, decline,
to come.
e Savannah is growing. He
g material progress Outrivals man
e of her sister towns, less pleasan,
G ly situated. She has residences
a that in cost, architecture an
l. number would hon0rably beeom
Il murh lsr,er town. Her Ia ii
g i'm aud commercial establish
= me ~, Together vi h h"r religion
4 and intellectual repuiai Oh, wonl'