Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-26
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SCHOOL INTERESTS
A Long Term Trustee and a Bond Issue to
be Considered.
THE COMING SCHOOL ELECTION
Some Patrons Of No District Make Plea for Another
Rural School Building

ol Building
The taxpayers Of Rocky Ford and Vi
einity- those living within tho limits Of
school district No. Twill shortly b
called upon TO vote upon the question Of
bond issue Of $ls 1000. and on . re-
funding proposition Of $4,000. as well
as to elect school director for the long
tsrm. There 10 some little debate Of
both matters In interested auartsrs. But
they arc matters Of wide vital interest 10
the people Of the disssiet-mattsrs about
which larger numbers Of our people ought
70 display interest Hardly any other
matter Of such general eonesrn 10 allowed
70 60 20 much BY default - our school
afairs.
A very patent fact 10 that even yet cd
ueation b something 10 b thrust upon the
multitude. not = hunger seeking 70 b
led. Compulsory education laws and
ssuant officers are still important aeess-l
soriss Of our public school systsm. Not
only 10 the child Largely imbusd with The
notion that he or shs Is doing the parents
and public favor IN Icing faithful At
ssndsns, but = goodly number d parents
are prompt to announce Their Intention
TO take their child out Of school when.
ever grievance arises. Ths loss - sup
posed % b largely The psh,ie's when .
child Is out Of school. This b the natural
result Of every device which gives. os
even sssms TO give. somsshing without
cost The farther ws 60 In adding ftss
tsxt books. and free ether lhinss. 70 our
free school equipment he more Ne de-
vsiop he tendency 70 undssvalus what b
provided. Thc whole Justification Of our
frsc school system is that the general
good and safety Of The commonwealth b
advanced BY education. So !, is: bu, the
ffss essential Of the making Of . good
citizen Is the making Of an independent.
ssif-fslisn; man. Public or private ben
sfastsoas never do this.
Altar ell that has been done By the
state In the way Of free schools . little
education stiIl soes long way with the
masses And this is all perfectly natural.
Human nature works along The lines Of
least resistance. IN all but comparative
" few eAsss. This is what jasunss the
enactment Of arbitrary legislation. % far
- Il 10 jasiiaasls. The moral ssasah,iiiy
Of The saving remnant - Matthew Ar
mold expressed Il, eompsls the mass 70 do
viftuousiy. against is native impulses
and 20 gives 10 the whole moral up,ifs.
In the present school election . main
proposition is whether or not 70 borrow
on the credit OF the district SIS. 1000. with
which 70 build special high sehoo, build.
ing. and although not wholly %. the most
active factor in the matter 10 the loea-
too Of the building with reference TO the
enhancement Of private real estate val.
ues. Tba, was the factor that located
the FIRST important school building On the
extreme south limits Of the town site.
That was wha, jammsd the second
large building on one corner Of Q block.
within 500 feet Of Main street. And
tha, IL what will probably determine the
location Of high school u We build one.
Il certainly will unless there is . mere
general interest taken in the school ques-
tion than has been taken heretofore.
Nss, TO our individual homes and home
life comes the life Of the child in school
and the most selfish interest might prep
sriy inspire widespread concern as 10
the building and eauipmsht Of our public
schools. The public school Of today has
in large part to make good the defiei-
sneiss Of the home life. because economic
conditions and social sslfshness is stead
ily combining to make the child an en-
eumbranee. Here those whose home life and
child love are such as TO make the public
school less nseessary-and Il IL safe 10
say that here in this new and boundlsss
west we have larger proportion Of such
to population than anywhere slse-wc
still have need. rs q matter OF civic good
and Of humanity to take an active inter-
est in the public school. Perhaps this lit
lie sermon on the subject will encourage
more Of US TO do so.
In connection with our comment on local
educational matters this week we are able
TO picture for our readers front elevation
view Of the new state Presbyterian Col
leee. which il was one time hoped would
adorn some suburb Of Rocky Ford.