Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-03-19
SCHOOL, QUESTION.

A few weeks ago we heard of a
move to build a school for Whitwell.
Now we hear nothing of it except |
some talk on the streets.
The school we have here is in bad |
shape from the fact that the grounds
where the school is located, is mud
dy, wet and damp, and besides that
the building is not large enough to
accommodate all the children OF
.Whitwell. We hear that there are
many Of the children sick from be-
ing exposed to wet and dampness on
the school grounds. This is 4 bad
state of affairs. The citizens are
able to buy land and build college
that could accommodate all the child
ren, They could select nice plot
of ground on some high and healthy
location, and own a building that
would fully serve the purpose deslr-
ed. We have been told that in some
of the other towns of the State that
a twenty-five per cent. assessment
together with the public funds, gave
them ten months school each year.
Our sister town, Tracy City, boasts
of as good a school as there is In the
State, and the citizens keep it up by
an assessment. We could have a
school here that would reflect credit
on the laboring men and citizens of
Whitwell, and would prove a bless
ing to the boys and girls of our town
who are striving to obtain an educa-
ton that they may be better fitted
for social life, and also to help them
in their battle for bread.
Now let's agitate this question un-
til we shall have commenced on it.
And let us not disagree over loca-
ton or some other small question.
The way to do much is to begin.
If we do not win a reward for
ourselves we may for some one else,
and the boys and girls of our town
will feel grateful to us in all the af-
ter years. There are bright and in
telligent boys and girls growing up
in our town who would if they were
encouraged make master minds
which some day would be called tc
to the responsible positions of oul
country. How can we expect these
boys and girls to fill these response
BILE positions if we, the citizens o.
, Whitwell, do not provide an oppor
tunity for education and proper
s training? You can give your DO,
e or girl no better start in life than t.
, prepare him or her to hold their plac,
y among others who are educated o
= trained. There will be a day whel
: it will be too late for some.
4 Now is the time.
). Let us prepare a building and NOV
0 and add to the school we alread
!. have. 1t does not matter where tn
property is Or who controls it so
fills the requirements proposed.
1t is for the good of ALL. {
# Ketner & Co.'S Monthly Letter.
Of The above is taken from an adyer
,e tisement of J. O. Ketner & Co., on
y of Whitwell's prominent mercanti
A. firms, and we print it in these co
Sc umns because we think it worthy
Y. pre- servatlOn. We should like to 81
m ~ handsome school building built
Whitwell on some prominent sit
and think the town deserves iu
C, such a school and building as Trac
nd possesses, and we hope to be able
nd chronicle the completion of such
o. building at some future time. Ju
now we advise the citizens to hold
mass meeting, and devise ways al
means to provide for such a buildin
Education is the world-bmlder
ry to-day, and the man who knows Il
er most leads.