The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-04-18
SCOTLAND ACADEMY.
Present Situation

StltutlOn mas De0n quietly bus OF.
fciently conducted among us in an
experimental way. In this time it
has acquired and paid for some
real estate, but the promoters have
been very careful not to over
reach themselves. Only such pro-
perty has been secured, and only
SO much, as was absolutely neces-
sary to carry on the experiment.
Before the end Of its second yea,
the permanency Of the school is
reasonably assured. In conse-
quence, decided steps have become
necessary, and will be taken in the
immediate future, to secure for the
school better and more convenient
quarters.
These steps have of late been un.
der consideration of the executive
committee. OF course, it has been
suggested as the most simple and
satisfactory step possible, to buy
the remainder of the old Academy
property. It is we'll understood
that the people of Scotland very
generally desire this property to be
restored to its proper use. This
desire is only natural and fully APP
preciated. If it were practicable
il would be most cheerfully com
piled with. But the new institu-
ton is in no wise responsible for
the management of the old, and
ought not to be expected to atone
for past mistakes in which it had
no part. Negotiations to purchase
the remainder of the old Academy
property, that were entered into a
second time in good faith, have
only developed the fact that the
ime to restore this property to the
use for which it was originally in
tended and from which it ought
never to have been diverted, is now
past and by no fault of the present
Academy and its management.
The price demanded at present
for the old building and lot, places
it beyond further consideration
This for two reasons:-First, it is
more than the building is worth to
the new institution. Practically it
amounts to an investment of about
$4,000 for An old pile which has
seen its best DAYS and is quite di-
lapidated and has always been ex-
penslve to heat. Even after it has
heen put into proper condition for
present use at an expense of proba-
bly, more than $1,000, it will always
require expensive repairs as every
old thing will. The management
believe that a new building
at a lower cost, would be
more comfortable, have better
lighting and heating. and be less
expensive to u and keep in re.
pairs. Second, the price demand.
ed simply requires the management
of the new institution to squandel
other peoples money. This they
cannot propose to do. They have
the confidence of their constituency
yet to win, and they propose to dc
1t in the establishment of an in
stitution that shall be first of all {
school, efficiently and economically
carried on, everything else second
airy and incidental. In an enter
prise like this, every dollar mus
count for something.
Primarily it is not to build ul
the town of Scotland if it does 81
incidentally and inevitably, as i
certainly will, SO much the better
Much less can it intend to atom,
for past failures, or to lend success
to a doubtful speculation in rea
estate. Its managers propose tt
make it an effective school for GU.
youth, first, last, and always
They are we'll aware that they hav'
enough upon their hands withou
turning aside to fight any party
Or to fight for something they d.
not need. Keeping their sole OBJ
ject in mind, they will take the sit
uation as it is and make the hes
of it. 1t is not necessary that tn
school own the old huiIdino ovo,