The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-10

great advantage in building up your
library. This school is provided with
no sort of laboratory. For the sum
Of $3.50 laboratory can be well equip.
ped for teaching one science. A High
School, calling herself strictly up.,o-
date and having no laboratory, would
he like city without sidewalks calling
herself up-to-date.
Much of our school furniture is I'M
steady and loose jointcd from long use.
Some of ii has been in constant use
since the old frame structure wus first
occupied. Provision should be made
for buying at least so new desks for
the rooms now in use
According to Supr Carrington's last
report, there are ) towns in Farming
tons class. But eight Of these are now
paying lower rate of school taxes
than this town. Some pay just double
our taxes. Our ncighboring towns,
Flat River and Ronne Terrc, are each
paying 1 . and 80 cents more respect
lively on the SlUO valuation than we
are paying
1t Is my opinion that not more than
$50, 600 will be required to buy site
and To build and equip the sort of a
building needed, besides furnishing
heating apparatus for the present build
ings a levy OF 100 cents on the 500
will provide all the funds necessary for
running the schools, provided the same
standard of wages you are now paving
are maintained. However, think
that new teachers should not he paid
the limit of your salary until they have
proved their efficiency.
II suitable play ground could be
provided, | would recommend that an
attempt be made to build to the North
Ward School. The rooms already
there are better adapted for high
school work than they are for grade
work. Such an arrangement would
be more economical from the stand.
point Of supervision, fuel and jantor
service. However, | think it extreme
ly doubtful If n modern siX-room
structure could be joined to the pres
ent North Ward building. Ii six.
room addition could be made to that
structure, not more than standing room
would be left on the play ground for
the pupils who would attend school
there.
These recommendation | have re-
specially submitted to you and the
intelligent people OF Pennington. 1t
is perfectly evident that your public
schools will be what you make them,
They cannot rise above the standard
set by the people. Our schools can
not hold their own in the race for ad.
yancemcnt when other cities are much
more liberal in their appropriations
for school purposes. Pennington is a
wealthy town. Her citizens are cul-
turcd; they live in splendid houses.
She is called the city of "Schools and
churches. Her church buildings are 4
credit to the town. challenge you
to cite single city in her class that
has such 4 cheap, out Of date, poorly
equipped high school building as she
has. In fact do not believe that you
can point to u single town of half the
wealth and population of this town
but what has better high school
building aud better apparatus.
This measure is for you and the in.
telligent citizens OF your town to dis.
pose Of MS you think best. The meas.
ure is intended for the Improvement
of your schools. You and your child.
rcn are directly concerned in this prop.
osition. The few dollars of increased
taxation will be more than Offset b,
the enhanced value of your property
In the short time stolen from schoo
duties, acting upon what | believe L
be my duty to the school interests %
this district, | have presented to yor
this matter rs | see it.
Thanking the Board OF Education
for the hearty sympathy shown, and
cooperation given, during the year
J remain, Very respectfully,
j. W. DUNLAP, Supt.