The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-08-22

Schools like Individuals they progress or ret
rograde: Our motto is acknowledge is Power COM
The Bolivar High School under it's present Organization
has distinct purpose in view It's aim in snort is
1. To give all attending common school education,
the end that each may become good citizen.
TO give young men and young women, ambitions for
higher education, such help and training will fit them
sor college, ordinary business for elementary teaching
or place them upon the highway leading to useful
g. To impant nourish within the mind of the youth
that germ which in later years shall become character of
The Importance of graded high school in community
be measured and yet is often undeestmated
The people of this county enqmerate of instan
where the usefulness of the education of the youth has
been hampered throughout life by rushing him off to col
lege unprepared
Did you stop think of this? If not would it not
be well for you to make little investigations
Let if it be economy. Suppose you fnd by
fully studying the outlay, you send John to
school four years John receives caalogs and
you inclined to let him have choice of college. John
goes If he has already written them the first thing
he tells president he only go years and
that he anxious get in that he graduate in that
la way reveal what John does know than a
real test of his qualifications he is entered He
and graduates and receives his and when he enters
his in life he finds there great gap that though
he knew and felt in his college life there something
lacking something missing he now finds that it was Just
two years of training that he should have had in
graded high school, and had he his life to go he
would prefer to take the two years training in the high
IschOol and then two years the college to the four
years and diploma.
We do not propose to do the work of college, but we
The of studies of all the high schools Of the
country is very similar and is exception, while
we have the usual number of grades, viz: ten
We have no patent methods of instruction. There is
mo royal road to learning yet travelling upon the road
compish within week that which should require month
of patient toll We shall attempt thoroughness in the p
mary branches.
The faculty composed teachers who spent
time and money in preparing themselves for their chosen
along with their pupils keep abreast times
and responsive to the demands of advancing
fession AS most all well known throughout Harde
County it is unnecessary to submit here testimonials
to show in what esteem they held. Suffice it to say
that in addition having the ability to teach they
teachers of experience.
We are not bidding for pupils from twelve states
from twelve counties but of Hardeman and choose the
medium of the county press to put before the public
Hareman County the claims of institution which the
people of Bolivar point with pride We choose this
manner presenting claims for recognition instead of
flaming catalog, because believe in the power of the
The high moral tone of this little city is now becoming
we'll known the people of Hardeman County that
is necessary emphasize it here. This is evidenced
by the number of its churches the quality of Sunday
schools and the answering religious convictions of
people Many former evils which have existed to ence
young from the pathway of rcctitude have disappear
of christian community thrown around them
Now the question which you will first ask and require
answeredis What will it per month? Arrangements
have been made by which board may be secured $8
$40 per month The tuition will be s. per month Then
the outlay would be $40 to S12 per month But the actual
cost you will by the following is much less Were
keep your boy girl at home could not board
them tor less hn p per month So that the actual cost
to small sacrifice at age when sadly needed, in
order that their child may have such untold advantages
Don't write for you have no time Don't hesitate for
representation the thief of time, and you well know
how by delay the impressionahle your child slips
The Bolivar High School for 1923 begins
Monday, September l, 1902.
Come to school!
Very Truly Yours
! FRANK s. GOBLIN, Principal.