The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-02-27
ADVANTAGE OF GOOD SCHOOLS.

ADVANTAGE OF GOOD SCHOOLS.
The following composition was
read by young son of DR., Simmons
at the entertainment of Mrs. e. r.
Gathers Seminary on Monday
night
Wise men are strong, yea a man
of knowledge increaseth strength, "
If wise men are strong we should all
want to be wise,
A good school based on religious
principles is indeed a great thing
for any community, 1t is the one
step toward freedom from the bond
age of material civilization; and if
faithfully cherished, we shall soon
see teaching regarded as the apos-
tleship of Gods providence.
The school masters occupation is
laborious and ungratefully viewed
by the people, Its rewards are
scanty and precarious. He may be
and ought to be animated by the
consciousness of doing good-that
best of all motives. But that too
must often be clouded by uncertain
ty, Gullivan G. Verplanh says;
Next in ranks and efficiency to the
pure sources ofmoral inhuence-the
mOther--is that Of the school mas
ter, But what about the students2
Most of our young people are sat
isfed with a smattering OF an edu-
cation, That is to be deplored We
cannot blame the majority Of schools
that more young people do not COM
plete a scientific course, Still we
do know that this is a radical mis-
take. There is no reason for any
Young man or young
woman in our vicinity, The advan-
tages of good schools to young peo-
pie who will avail themselves is
plainly given us in the results Of IL
lustrious men and women in the
pages of history and literature.
Every town should proudly nourish
and commend its schools "a land
without ruins is a land without his.
tory" With equal truth can we
say; A town without schools and
we mean well disciplined, and
thoroughly conducted places of
learning--is town without polish
and a town without pride.
A patriotic people will have their
schools, We know that the little
towns within a radius of a hundred
miles Of us are bright and prosper
GUS and proud in the possession Of
several hundred boarding pupils
each year, while we are sorry to say
our town of $4,000 inhabitants has
not even two dozen We, as young
men, as young women, as students
and as sons and daughters full OF
home love, appeal to our people,
beSeeching the scholarly men, the
graceful and accomplished moth
ers to lend their Influence and
their voice and their prayers to
the upbuilding of such institutions
of learning in our midst as will ena-
bic us to remain within the shadow
of home during our student life,
Athens had her schools, Rome had
her institutions, Paris and Heidle-
burg attract students from all the
world Boston, Cincinnati and New
York foster their students, encour-
age the intellectual growth Of their
people and send out polished men
and women to all parts Of the world,
And why cannot WEI Why should
we not appreciate and cherish, as a
fond thing to be loved and cared
for, the value o( high toned efforts
to establish and maintain places Of
learning Ia our midst2 We, as
young men, in order to study the
science, the languages and litera.
ture, have to seek admittance into
the young ladies' institution Of
learning, We appeal to our people,
our fathers, our friends, our neigh
bors, our business men, to give US 4
school, Let us who have been In
structed here, who have received
the benefit of this institution,
gratefully acknowledge the advan'
tage to ourselves, aud appeal to
The people of our town who cherish
truly the efforts here being made to
establish the Young Ladies Semi
nary, Let US hold fondly to that
which we have, but look with hope
to the future, when we shall have a
school of which we may be as proud
as we are Of this,
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