The Forrest City times., 1904-07-29
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Frce.wil Offering Passes Thousand Dollar Stage Lib, eral Non.Resident. Interest Growing. Larger
 Donations Expected Next Week.

litRi ' VI | lS ititS 'N1i Ai'' . l'tNH did showing which the liberal, pa trioac, home.loving citizens Of Forrest City School Di,trlct No. [ have made il possible tr us to make Tn the great and noble free wIll offering of fsnds with which to carry Oh term of tree school for tho hitc children of thls com. munity next school year.
 As may he sech by ferusal of the list attached hereto, upwards of Twelve Hundred Dollar la. d. ready been ehcerially, and We can truthfu!Iy say. eagerly, donated for this most important and Iaud- able purpose.
 It is hardly necessary 10 repeat that unless funds are donated by the public 10 pay the expense, there can and will be no term of free school in Crowley Ridge Institute next school year, for the reason that there are no funds in the treas. ury. The funds collected this year have been anticipated, and when the debts of the district are pald there will remain Tn the treasury to the credit of District No. | only a fraction more than sl00.
 If the public will donate stuff cient funds to pay the expenses oi the 190i5 session, thorc should he no reason why this District should ever again get in debt or behind its income.
 We arc not advocating lower sal aries for the teachers who do tEe work in our schools, but we do say that we believe q competent priuei- pal may be secured for from Sfa to Ss5 and house rent, and that he should De required to teach all the pupils in the higher branches h other words, hustler who could take the place of the principal and his first assistant, thu, bringing the expenses of the school within it> income.
 The taxable values of the dis. trict are constantly increasing, the population Of the district Is Oh the upward tendency, and very soon another room or two will be ro. quircd to accommodate the large number Of children who are cntl- tied to be educated lu the cduca lional institutions of this district So even If tho Board could or should borrow money 10 run dae school the coming school year, matters would not De heIped-the calamity would only be postponed another year or two at the outside.
 There k nothing to do but to come to tby rescue of the condition which confronts Us, and pull the OK out of thy ditch with Iberaa ffoe-will oferHs trom our pockets
 We repeat that the suspension ot our free school, even for ont term, would be one of the greatest eaIamities that could bcfaa thas town. Without schools we caruo, invite strangers to locate wiyh Us We would lot have the cheek L. ask a man to come here and invest in our lands. or io any kj1l CT j. manufacturing oonCeul CT T aiy klld ot business, trade or profcs- ,.oa1 uai,ss we could pre@.so Htm good schools, good churches, good aoclety, and the protection ot the Iaw These are tour absolute re- quirements of tho intelligent cti. zen who seeks q location for u home CT aa investment of hi> means. Without schools our pro. Perty would deteriorate in value, vacant houses would begin to loom up in every pare ot town, and .he town winch nov has the pretdest and most satisfactory prospects for a bright .sud prosperous future, is sure 10 be retarded and set back for many years. No man who owns property in this school dis u.ct, or wao expects b i've here, whether he rai>es family or not. can afford to withhold h.s financial. moral and religious a.i 10 this great pr.acp pie.
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