The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-28

from all the South county and from Kent
county, and even the northern
towns, you stated at the time
some of you did-that it was your
idea to make a boarding school Of
it, to have the pupils directly
under the discipline and permanent
charge of the school. This, OF itself,
was very good idea Much more ef-
fective work would be accomplished
under the boarding system than by the
day-pupil system. But what is the con-
dition? Is the sphere of usefulness OF
the school to be limited to the handful
Of young men whose parents can afford
to send them to boarding school? Have
you not, gentlemen, now that you have
had the experience, learned that there
is vast number of young men and
young women anxious to avail them
selves of the advantages the school Of
fers but unable to do so because the To-
cation of the institution bars them? Is
that not so? Would not the school at
tendance increase three fold, four-fold,
or even ten-fold IL the school could be
brought to the young men and young
women, in whose interests it was estab-
lshed-instead of being kept out of the
way, out Of their reach?
Why, il we again refer to the argu-
meuts Of an earlier day in favor of the
location of the school on the top Of
Kingston hill, two miles from the sta
tion, that very question of transporta-
tion was met with vague assurances of
spur track to the lower end of the
States ground, or by transportation
facilities by the State itself. And, today,
we hear of an electric road to the school,
or a van to make regular trips at State
expense ard save the day pupils the
half dollar it now costs them to go to
and from the school.
But, why talk about vans or electric
roads? Why try 10 correct a palpable
error with a makeshift? Why go on
spending money on Kingston Hill and
developing an educational institution
that no considerable number Of young
men and young women can ever take
advantage of? Only a small pro-
portion of the capital actually in
vested in plant is now represented
on Kingston hill. The biggest
part has been swept away by fire. Isn't
this good time to move the school down
the hill where it may be of real use.
where its supreme advantages may be
availed Of? What can be the objection
Leave the bee hives and the chicken
coops on top of the hill IL you please,
but bring your main educational build
them on the lower end, the western
end OF the States property. Then go
ahead and build up the school on the
lines already so well begun, but now so
likely 10 lie wasted Make splendid
State University instead Of splendid
folly.
And then prepare your plans for the
exrending of that $4,000
Frankly, gentleman, III you had yonr
choice of location today wouldn't you
move the State School westward? We
think you would. We have confidence
in you to believe that your experience,
your present appreciation of the possi
bil;ties of this school over which
you preside, would impel you to
yield without protest to q
removal Of the school TO Ia
location where you know it ought to
be. Believing that the error was made
In good faith, with only limited appre-
citation of the sphere of usefulness the
school would some day fill--for which
you were in nowise to blame-we feel
that you would readily assent to hav-
ing that error corrected in view OF the
future.
Why not go to the Assembly and
advocate that, and demonstrate that,
while you ask for $1,000 to expend, you
appreciate the value of the money and
effort that is going into this institution.