Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14
Mr.. Henry !. schmtIz Favor Free
ton Of a New high School
Building.
FOR ELIZABETH CIT COUNTY
Also sussests that $4,000 Should Be
Expended in Improvement of the
county's Hlshways-ouestlon of
Ways and Means and Figures Involv-
ed Interestingly Presented.
Editor Daily Press:

''Si L'uiiy TTeSS.
For some time past, have been
attention OF the citizens of our town
attention to the citizens of our town
anu county to the necessity of taking
action FOR the purpose of building an.
other new school house, with all the
modern cOnveniences and equipments
TO accommodate the growing demand
Of our community; and To pllt in the
hest lpossible condition the public roads
OF our county. These roads to be built
on the most improved. scientific plans.
IL possible, | want 10 suggest way
by which this can be done without bur.
dening the tax payers with a burden
which they are unwilling and unable
10 assume. 10 be practical in the en-
lerprises suggested, there must OF
necessity be an urgent need felt.
Luxures are for the wealthy. For
MS plain. practical people, the back
bone and sinew of the community, the
necessity for the Introduction of every
new enterprise and Undertaking, must
bear on It's face its Importance ana the
practical goua II will do the comnllIil-
ity. before II will find endorsement by
those who are To assume the manage
ment anu cost of the proposed worth.
lay down the general proposition
that intelligence. fOStered and rounded
by education Is the basic stone on
which every great undertaking is erect
ed. The public school, first and fore.
most. Is the greatest bulwark our
country can place to stem the tide of
socialism,, anarchism and all the kin.
bred evil Influences engendered and
permitted by our unrestricted immigra.
ton laws, which permit all with the
exception of the Chinese) who may de
sire to come, unless afflicted by conta-
gious or infectious disease or criminals
or those who would be u charge on the
country. great class of people are
thus introduced into our cities, where
they remain until this congestion VIC
lates the sanitary laws of the city,
when they migrate to more accessible
communities carrying with them ideas
born into them in the lands of their
birth. principles which are so often
opposed to all obedience To the laws OF
our lands and trndncing the glorious
shield OF our liberty into wanton Ii.
cense, communicating the morals of the
country md defying the laws Of God
andaman.
While am heartily in favor of immi.
gration,! welcoming the down-trodden
and oppressed for any cause, whether
1t be social. political or religious, I
do Believe that indiscriminate immigra-
ton. should be SO restricted that only
those should come into our country,
who are willing to yield ready obe-
dlence to the laws of our land, and in
stead of transforming Americans into
the other nationalities thus represent.
ed, they should be DESTROYS to be Am
orleans, and to be engrafted into orr
hoA In In
tunless they should infringe on their
religious observnnces ANA rites) and in
fact, make the land of their adoption
theirs, in deed and in thought The
public school Is the most efficient, most
accessible way 10 get into the homes
and direct the thoughts and shape the
lives of DIR foreign citizens. We may
not allow this TO be n potent factor in
our social life, but nevertheless, | am
certain If an investigation of the ma
tionality Of the children who attend our
public schools could be-. ascertaincd
we wOulu simply he staggered To- fipd
how large q population are foreign
born, or are Of foreign parentage
have been told by gentleman on the
hchool board Of New York city that the
greatest desire of every foreigner is
TO have his children enter at once the
public school. He said the instruction
they received In cleanliness and the
proper mode of living is carried to
the homes Of these children, and 4
revolution in home living of the foreign
bcrh, in cleanliness. attention TO the
laws Of sanitation and gOdliness bears
immediate fruit in the appearance oil
the children which has no little effect
onStheir lives and habits.
y,,,1.- a.. Al
come when new school building
should be erected infthe east end Of
ours town. We have now In our towr
two buildings which. for architecture
beauty, and for completeness of equip
I ment are not surpassed in any of the
cities or towns OF the State; still
there are some features necessary fol
n perfect building, which were elimin
Ated from these two buildings that ths
newSbniidings should have. Hampton
enjoying the unique distinction of be
ing the first place In the world to hay,
and own public school should main
tain It's right of priority OF being tn,
birthplace Of the public schools of tn,
world, by having the best aO,lppei
schools; with the best paid teachers {,
the State. If not the best paid, the,
should have their pay equal TO TIL
salaries paid school teachers in an
other part of the State. Irespeotfnll
call the attention of my reader to tn
the following letter received fron
Prof. Bonneville in reply to my lette
asking for information in regard t
she increase Of the number of pupil
5nsthe public schools Of our town 70
the last ten years, the number q
teachers employed, the school houses
the pay OF the teachers, the neccssit