Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-22
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a well-regulated printing office as starch
10 we'll developed shirt front of the
average society man. Especially are
they needed in times like the present,
when the snow birds are holding high
carnival and the mercury is playing
hide and seek down near the bulb of
the thermometer. 80, while the greater
number of our citizens are cOntentedly
toasting their Sims by glowing fire at
home or perhaps seated around the
warm fires III the numerous store rooms
in our city changing spit on some
great disaster that occurred during
snow storm similar TO this "back III the
5OS, We shall endeayOr to introduce
something in the columns of THE
INDEPENDENT that Will be OF some
interest 10 its readers Us they sit around
their hearths this evening. And we do
hope that some of our aldermen who
may read il will deal gently with us if
we should tread upon their toes espe-
cially those who are opposed TO the
erection of school building ON the
South side.
We desire to make the ''liller" inter
esting today, and In order TO do SO
would ask our aldermanlc friends to
accompany us across Yellow river
through this driving snow TO the ward
school building. OF course it is bad
day, but you can stand for an hour or
two what the little tots have been com
pelled to undergo during the entire
winter.
Just for the sake of gaining sufficient
information we shall play" it is
Wednesday afternoon We enter the
shell of a building and turning to the
right find ourselves in the cloak room
We must, of course, act just like the
children and hang our oyercoats and
and hats on the hooks provided for that
purpose before entering the room.
You seem surprised at seeing SO few
wraps and overshoes in the cloak room.
Let us show you something you, per-
hapS, have not realized heretofore.
If not acquainted, let MS introduce
you to the teacher Miss King. You
being an alderman from the 'teenth''
ward, she will no doubt receive you
with profound courtesy and give you
all the information necessary
Let us first call your attention To that
great space overhead, where nothing
but the laths are visible. DO you note
those tiny hairs, that did service in the
plastering, gesture wildly as the winter
wind waves them to an fro? You
sEiver.
All. you perceive now why the cloak
room was empty. You discover those
/, little forms bending over their tasks
encompassed with their warm cloaks,
and if you desire, you may look under
the desks and learn that their little
feet are encompassed in their over
shoes.
Let us stand over here away from the
torrid heat of that red hot stove: yet
you will discover that you are suffering
from chilly blast equal to that met on
the outside.
Put on our overcoats, did you say i.
Why, we surely can stand this little in
convenience for short time
| Now, Mr.. Alderman, go home anC
e think over what you have seen today
y but report here Thursday morning and
nf ha "A "A
couragements our teachers of the South
side have to contend with
Here we are. We presume you ar,
q aware that it is somewhat colder this
Il morning than yesterday. But tha
makes very little difference with on
teachers and their pupils. You vii
discover on entering that pervadins
gloom surrounds the stairway. w,
will tell you why. Miss King, afte
a vain endeavor to keep the room in
partially warm condition, was com
PEELED to dismiss and let the little one
go home. Just step into this room an,
you will perceive two large stoves OF
duty, and yet it is with persistent labo
that sufficient heat is produced to pre-
vent actual suffering.
} We wish to say that this is an actua
picture, drawn from the events of tn
past two days at the two-story fran
structure used on the south side as
schoolhouse. 1t is not our intention t
III any way cast an atom of disrespec
upon the councimen who opposed I'll
- erection of suitable school building D
IL the South side, but we believe that thi
rudely drawn picture of ipconvenienc
and suffering will cause more liber;
policy to be used regarding it,