, 1896-06-06
To the Editor Of the st. Croi9 Aris.

To the Editor of the st. Croi1 Avis.
Dear Sir,
While other people are allowing their
minds to be proftlessly worried with the
question of the possible transfer Of our island
from the present to another Government. YOU
will kindly permit US, knowing that chacun
a son godt, to make a few remarks on what.
to our mind, appears to be Of more direct ia
terest.
We who have orr children to maintain and
educate-to train them to habits of industry
and honesty, both by example and %precept.
have enough fully to occupy our precious
time when we confne ourselves within tie
limits of our own sphere. and we feel no de-
sire nor inclination whatever to trouble our
heads with that orer lchick zee haze no con-
troll and which ws can neither prerent nor
6rinq about.
Whether people call themselves 'Content''
or."America," they will be less than nothing
when the question Of the sale of The island
Of st. Cloix to the Amer cans comes to
be answered; and if they faithfully discharge
all their duties during the present state of
things, they will find themselves possessed
with ample ability to make themselves happy
in any change that moy take place III the
future. Let them
'Leave all future ills alone,
And troubles never borrow;
For every day has but its own
And not anoth0r's sorrow"
The establishment amd he continuance of
institutions for the promotion of our social
and moral we fare are hingS qcbicA appear
quite Within our poWer aud le5itimafe pro-
cincs to accomplish, and yet how shamefulIy
are these neglected What a sad lack of
energy is displayed by the people of Santa
Cruz in making provision for the proper
training of the young
What has become of the several Cricket
Clubs, which but a short time ago were
challenging each other? Have hey been
abandoned =? If so, what has been sub
stisuted? If the answer to our last
query be, nothing, then IS it not sad to think
that in a community where such a fine
IL of intelligent young men are to be
found, there should Ia no sports of a
manly and ennobling nature, and that
the youngsters allow themselves to drift
away to absolute nothin9ness ? 1t seems to
be a truth yet to be realized here, that, to
preserve meas sdna IN corp0re Sano. strong
muscular outdoor exercise of some sort is
almost, if not, absolutely necessary.
Where are the Rea3ing Rooms, Debatiny
CtNOo1 UHb L OfytcCHHtC COCt6tEGS UHECH
srist IN other ejUilized places ?
They are all unknown here in the eve
nings we find our young men leave their
homes and repair to some Objectionable
place either to gossip, gamble, or play at
some worthless game of chance for the still
more worthless drink.
There Is no Toaon Hall in which concerts
may be given, and to Which people mag resort
for decent recreation, and folks here are
quite satisfied to have. instead, the English
Schoolhouse, a building quite unsuited for
the purpose, and, which has now become the
theatre of so much lawlessness and misrule,
that, considering lis proximity to the church,
and the nature of the services sometimes
held in it in connection with the Church.
we are OF a loss to understand why
permission for it's fee use is still grant
ed by those who have the control of it.
If is for the sake of affording a place of
amusement for the people, it is a terrible
mistake, for it only furnishes an opportunity
for Irregularities which tend to lower the
tone of the people: and we are glad to know
that the eyes of the Police are open to the
fact that when any one of those cheap and
trashy entertainments is given in the School
house it is an occasion for disorder. That