Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-21
MAKE APPEAL TO
VOTE FOR BONDS
Business Men Issue
Statement on
Question

The business men Of the city have
expressed themselves in the following
statement as favorable to the school
bond issue which will be submitted to
the people to be voted upon Saturday.
The statement was circulated among
the business houses this morning and
without an exception was signed by al;
to whom 1t was presented. 1t is as
follows:
More School Room Must be Had.
THE schools of the city are crowded
now far beyond their capacity. The
school population has increased at
such a rapid rate during this last year.
that the number Of scholars to each
room is much more than should ever
be allowed. 1t was time last year that
something was DONE Are the voters
going to blackslide and try to evade
the question? 1t will be Impossible.
president Hadley Of Yale said:
Give the little children good schools,
plenty OF room and clean fresh air;
that IL half of education You cannot
possibly educate your children prop
erly when they are huddled UP to-
gether in a small room and are too
many for one teacher to handle You
must have comfortable surroundings,
and the right number Of pupils to the
teacher. All visitors to the school last
year commented on the way the chill
dren were packed in and the crowded
quarters that were provided.
A~l A.
"The board Is very anxious that the
schools Of this city may be kept up
with the best in the country. They
want the cooperation Of the citizens
to this end They have been to the
schools during session and noted all
the inconveniences and ask the people
to do their part towards helping 70
improve conditions.
They have no interest In any one
part Of the city over another. They
have been elected to serve the whole
city and intend to do 1t II you will let
them. The only interest they have.
Is that the best result for the entire
city, shall be obtained
Make Conditions Happy.
"The child grows up to be man or
woman and in order that he shall be
the very best fitted for his life strug-
gle, he must be In the pink Of con-
dition, when he reaches the latter
stage. He must be healthy. strong and
well educated. All this depends on
how he spends his early life. Under
the conditions as we and them coming
up here now, they will hardly be that
Therefore REMEDY the conditions II
is your duty. to your child. yourself
and your city.
Every mother wants her child to be
az pleasantly surrounded as possible
ana to have all the advantages Of q
good education.
board Must Hirs Rooms Outside.
.If the accommodations asked fol
are not voted, the board will he Obliged
to hire outside rooms. this year.
And what Ii the condition then
You are using rooms that never wer'
intended for school rooms. The aver
age room Is never supplied viii
enough light for use az schoolroom
The latter In the one kind OF room
which requires an extra abundance Q
light. The eyes Of the young childrel
are ruined by dim light and movfn'
shadows.
Ibid you ever try to do any head
work in close. stuffy room? The
how can you expect your little childrel
to learn their lessons when they nav
bad air. 1t puts them to sleep. d.
you ever hear your child complain Q
headache? You win. II you make tn
school board put him in an unventi
lated room. -
"And where can the board obtai
rooms with the proper sanitary az
rangements? This - one 0f the mo'
vital points and should have your clos
est attention.
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish.
ITO force the school board to hi
outside rooms. you are forcing the
to use the most uneconomical methe
of public education. It costs mo-
money to do the school work In tn
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