The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-27
BIC ATTENDANCE
At THE SCHOOLS
Largest Number of Pupils
in History of Schools
at Opening
OVER 700 ON FIRST DAY
Session of 1so4-5 Began Yesterday un.
der Bright Auspices-Majority of
the Lower Grades Already
Crowded fer Room.

Yesterday morning witnessed the
orening of the public schools for the
term l904-5. Seven hundred and
twelve children in round numbers
were admitted making the largest en-.
70 lment in the history Of the schools.
The lower grades as usual are over.
crowded and the ingenuity of the SUI
perintendent and teachers IS put to
the test to find seating capacity for
the little folks just beginning their
pilgrimage of school work. MANY tear
stains had to be washed away and
scbs hushed when the mothers dlsap
ptared in the distance and Emmy
Leu" was eft for the first time at the
mercy of the cruel world and the
teachers.
But a day or two does away with
al that and the teacher generally saall
rivals in the affections OF the little
ones. the friends at homie
The higher grades are comfortably
flied and will have more members as
those who are away for the summer
return. Some Of the best families
from neighboring counties have remov
ed to our city in order TO give their
children the advantage OF the superior
school training. and children from the
foremost families in the city are founa
Ia every grade. great thing in fay.
OF Of the spread of education iE
Brunswick. is the encouragement the
schools are receiving from the pulpit.
Ministers who come in contact with so
much ignorance and It's deadly effects
are preaching warfare against it
and giving their sympathetic aid to
the upbuilding of an institution OF
learning which is free alike to rich
and poor. A deplorable fac. is that
there are yet many children in this
city who do not receive the benefit oil
an education from these or any other
schools. Dozens Of children who go
foi a few weeks and drop out either
foi lack OF means to attend OF because
they do not want to 90; half grown
boys who cannot write 2 receipt when
sent to collect bill and other expo
nents Of the no education legions.
These things actually exist right in
our midst where one OF the best
. schools in the state flourishes The
school is powerless to affect This state
cg affairs. All it can do is TO furnish
The where witha for good common
school education to all who desire it.
No one who comes and faithfully tries
u obtain il viii be disappointed. What
IS needed is public sentiment. Let
everyone constitute himself commit
lee Of one to ind these obtinate cases
and by sympathetic advice ane per
srasion cxhort him to take adyautahe
step which will put him on the
high road to at east making com
Portable living.
DO not be decrying the school sgs-
tan, encourage hin 70 lie Of Idle.
1883 and poverty but by makng him
see it in its true light, hep him to
the higher life.
Every child is a thought Of Gods
The business OF education is to condi-
ton that thought for fullest, freest ut
tei ance. Never have our schools been
il. the spiendid condition they are IL
now, both as regards capacity equip
n.ent and the teaching force. The out
lcoR is more than bright and those
who are interested IN the forward
movement OF the town cannot but be
proud OF the improvement OF eduea
t.onal facilities which means so much
:, them and their children.