Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-03-23

rIea For sew se.eoIhease.

To the Editor Of TAe AsaeTte1ss
The voters Of the soss OF TrsDoDt are
to assemble Moncsy, March b to sots
upon q matter OF vital Interest TO al cftl-
| zens Of ths town, viz: TIE erection Of
suitable school Building at sosthsesi
Hsrb0r village.
Toe decision to bulIo such building
means tue astabiissnneuf of permanent
high school, improvement Of lie fo@n
grade pchool work, more beautiful eouca-
tSons for the pupiis. and WHIST y mors
important. the raising OF the standard OF
education and rishs iising 10 oGr town-
some edscsfor hiss said. '-sb0w ne tbs
sehools. and I can judge the fstelfscfnsi
standing Of the peopse.- / am sure zone
OF Us wish to be iadged. intellectually CO
OF her ssse, by abe condition 81 the sceoei
building ia the csntrs Of this village, and
IL IL impossible to do good school work In
sueh rooms &c those In which tie children
OF this precfnes are Obliged 10 spens tssis
sssdy hours.
There are more than thirty yos5z
people in this village aIose who nsy Dc
said 20 hare graduated from the grsr7-
mar school, and wbe nesd sSe desire
educational advantages heyo8d these
xhich cur sshoot system Bcs cEsrs-
Msnser and sesxsli Villages wilI probably
furnish as many more. A large sam Of
money is sxpeade6 every year b. parents
Ia this plsee 10 send tteir children 70
high schools cat OF towB-
There Is no reason why these children
sh5uld not have those privileges right
here st hose at much less expense To
them ard benefit to those others who
cannot afford TO go sEsy-
The percentage OF young men snd
women entering college from our town IL
far bssox that OF other tosas OF less sszs
and wesgth.
There are no Incentives here TO higher
edacstion.
Given a good high school with its ST.
nos2hsre CT advancement and prepsrs-
tioD TO point cot the advantages Of a
tnoro0gn education. and smbiffons will
be- sxssened and the result he apparent
before many ysArs-
Not only 10 oar own village would sseh
school be an advantage. Parents in
other parts OF the toxn could place their
children in school here at much less ex-
pense than sending them 70 distant places
a. Ia nov necessary, besides having them
near enough to oversee tseir health and
work.
education. TIE school system In our
toxn would suffer by bsiug placed in
comparison with THAT of any town OF my
knowledge, and one Of the chief causes 10
that there is no system OF grading which
cannot properly be done without big
proDosion which is the incentive In
graded schools.
A visit to tbe sehcoihooss 10 tnis village
SIT snrely eonsincs any man that 8 new
one he much needed.
glance al tbs lack of grounds about IL
shows that the present building Is not la
q sastsoie situation. An observation of
the young people. xho should be sdvsne-
ing 10 their stgdies. will show the press
ing need Of a high school
The money Invested In schools Is saved
in she issssned bills for the poorhouse and
the jail. " says Que prominent educator.
Lst me sppesi to the voters TO think be-
fore they vote this measure down.
Money spent IN education surely means
greater prosperity Tor the toxn. II you
vote literally il means bat 8 small diner
ence in suy mans tax- / pay taxes here
and / have no children to be benefited by
the schools; bat have the welfare Of my
native town very much at heart, and do
wish to see It take It's right place educs-
tionaiiy.
Good surroundings hare decided effect
on the manners and morals of . child,
and suitable, modern school building
will give the youth Of our village sc-
vantages far beyond those Of actual book
learning.
sThe d Dor OF the next century has 3
chiid's hand upon the latch" and we
should strengthen that power By training
hand and brain to DO the best work
possible.
Vote TO build this building and TO es-
tabiisb this school, and before I've years
every Intelligent citizen will wonder that
there was even g question OF the sdvisa-
ntlity Of such setioD. Q.