Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-23
The Public High School.

below We publish he correspondence
of Mr.. Ma uirp, y substantial and prom
ihent farmer Of raven township, relative
10 the county high school proposition.
The GAZETTE is always willing for tree
expression Of opinions on any public
question, bnt in this correspondence we
are sorry the writer does not maintain
more friendly and different attitude 30
ward the people Of Nickerson who, we
believe are US good as any other Reno
county citizens.
Mr. EDITOR 1t is well said by Mr..
Rowland that be had not space to bring
out the points that might be said about
this institution. First we want to con
slder the location. NickersOn is Off in
one corner, built on q sand bar, with no
accommodations to control the sand
The poor children would have to face il
through the heavy wind and sand storms.
This disgusted the railroad company 50
that they pulled the round house away
from there. The students would soon
call it old Nick. NicRersOn is u village
with only few people, ana society is rot
graded. They must associate with what
is there for Intelligent society folks will
not settle in sandy vacated town. Now
the public school system rs iC stands
spread over the land is one of the grand
est acts ever passed but good thing can
BIZ over done. 1t Is within reach of eV-
cry chlld at its home. 1t would be good
thing for Nickerson and the children
within reach of their homes. Outside Of
this we will have to send our children
away from home and pay their board and
this viii put different face on the pub
lie school system.
Now Me-. Rowland emphasized the FREE
part OF it. We will dwell little on e1-
penses. Mckerson is vacated except u
few that the moving sand bars, aud they
must do something or fail and follow.
How much of raise on board would it
take to amount to your tuition2 Twenty
five cents per week of raise; and you
must pay 1t for you have not a chance to-
do better as you could in cities. 1t is
that or nothing and that is not much of a
raise on board. The students are con-
fined to associate with what are there and
you cannot scatter them out where you
know they are in their class. And again
the average farmer will pay it in taxes,
two mills on So 600 would pay your tut
tion annually aud you must pay it if You
send 70 school or not.
If there was magnetic power in Nick
erson to attract the public as an educa-
tional point. they would not be so free to
divide with the county but they are lit
tie afraid to hire such a professor as it.
would take and their patronage would be
light. 1t would drop hot on the sand
bar and they are willing to divide with
the county. When town of itself can
nDt create interest in any business it is
hard to attract the public enough to sup
port it. Aud then it is disgusting to the
students and teachers, and the commits
sioners have enough without this techni'
cal addition to their work. II is a very
generous offer to offer the building as
they can't use it for anything else. The
writer has not seen it lately bat sup
pose it would have to be repaired sum
We hope the voters will give this care
ful thought and vote just right to do the
public and children justics,
F. P. MAGUiBE, Haven, Kas.