Connecticut western news., 1900-04-12

creating music for the shivering pupils,
 With these facts in view second meeting was called, feeling sure that If all these wants were plainly presented to our townsmen they wonld recognize the justice of our demands and grant the paltry amount necessary to erect proper two roomed building, which wonld give more advantages to the 50 children of our village.
 On Wednesday, April 4th, the legal voters of the town gathered once more to hear the reasonable appeal of men who had no personal interest themselves but who desired to give to our younger generation the better advantages which they have been denied. The vote pre- sented to the meeting was substantially | this: That the sum of Sl500 be appro- priated to purchase site and erect a suitable building thereon in the vicinity of West Corn wall coupled with vote 10 dispose of the present building. An offer of S400 had been made for it by a | man of generous impulse in this village in the hope that the town would see the absolute necessity and vote the re- maining amount needed, Sl100, to erect the structure. At this meeting there was no effort made to disguise the ac tual state of affairs as existing and for more than an hour such men as Senator | David l. Smith, Judge George 0. Har- rison and Hon l.. J, Nickersou with others pleaded for the wants and de mands of our village children. EverS question that human ingenuity co1ld | devise was asked, and every person present seemed satisfied that there was inst and reasonable cause for com plainf, but every effort proved unavail ing This time the majority agains' education was greater than before Men pleaded for reconsideration, but il availed no more that Satan's assailmen of the battlements of Heaven.
 Ignorance, selfishness, sectionalisu aud stupidity could be the only reasons that could have brought about such re suits Even the three last named mem bers of the school board, who were among the ones to recommend these measures, placed themselves on recurt against any vote tending to uplift ou standard of education.
 The moral responsibility of these sc tions must necessarily rest upon th' name of Cornwall. No longer CAT sh' pride herself as being the foremost O the many. but relegated to the verge O pending llliteracy, she stands mute ant >ilent like unto dumb sheep led out t' slaughter.
 This state of affairs is not confined alone to West Cornwall but in ever, part of our town, with perhaps one ex ception, our school houses are monu ments of disgrace to 8 civilized com munity. Not single one of them hsv' proper black boards, seats, teachers lesks, etc. There are no maps, n' globes or apparatus of any kind nee essary to properly conduct a school.
 The writer of this has in no ay ex erated the facts ss regards the condi tions of our schools Yet with all thes facts within their knowledge the back woods "freemen" of Cornwall stsn' irrevocably against all progression When person neglects his moral dut. 1t is a crime, but when 125 men of ou town, who know better, stand pitted i the way of every attempt tC educs the rising generation we respectfully ask what are VI to expect of the government of tn futures Let us hope that Cornwall vii see her mistake and ere to late plac herself solidly upon the side of system of education that will mean the uplift ing and the broadening of the minds c our future men and women.
 PROGRESS.