Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-07-11

Some few urge that IN preparing 10
build water works. establish high school
and perfect our common school that Yer
ington is trying too much.
In the first place, let me ask, Which
of these do we need !" and then, In
what does the acquiring of one confiics
with the securing of another !? :"
Surely we need a water system, fire
protection and means to irrigate lawns
and gardens. The increase in property
values from nice lawns and growing shade
trees would alone pay for the plant and
wears of use. 1t is surely a money
sidering the added convenience and
safety.
Few persons oppose the plans to bring
our common school to higher degree of
excellency. If any are opposed to it,
opposition is so unpopular as to keep
their objections unexpressed. And GER
tainly the arguments in favor of good
common school are as potent for high
school. Every parent who has child
| in the common school will soon have
pupil for the high school. Without a
high school here, it is either send that
pupil away or let it lose that part of its
education that will be of the most bene-
| fit to it all its life-a college education
not excepted. To send away is both
costly and dangerous. The cost of car
| fare alone would paw the high school
taxes of the pupils family for many,
many years. 1t is dangerous, because
the child is taken from the home circle
and its many safeguards at an age when
the boy or girl is most susceptible to evil
influences, which creep insiduously into
his or her life, without a fathers or
mothers constant presence to see at
once and counteract any evil tendencies
or associations.
During the four years of the high
school course, the best and sweetest of
the pupils life, they would be at home,
have home surroundings, home sympa-
thies, home comforts, and, but not least,
you, parents, would have your child
these precious last four years-the last
years between childhood, when they are
your children, and manhood and woman
hood when they forever after belong to
themselves. These four years to pa
rent are worth a hundred fold the cost
of the high school.
1t takes several years to fully equip
and get high school in running order.
Every days delay puts the time OF being
ready off for that long, and it will all
nave 10 DC uOUC tHC SdlbC way Inv
end, so why delay? To put off now may
for Yerington.
Is it not we'll to get all these helpful
things we can when we can? Does not
every one OF these things secured make
more secure our little citv's permarency
and give you feeling of security in the
permanent value of your city property
and the property adjacent thereto
Would it not be blunder not to secure
one of these things when we may, and
arouse later to find that it had been Sc
cured by a band of hustlers for some
) other placer
l believe that now is the accepted time
to strike for all that is ours, and keep or
until we get it. Every improvement
; adds to the value of all property in the
community, and especially is this true
, when that improvement may be lost t
us forever if we delay.
All these things, and many more, &c
to make town. And we have every
/, thing to make town-except, perhaps
. unity Together, Yerington is invinci
o bic; divided, weak opponent may win
Let us fear that we are attempting to-
little, rather than too much. Let's pull
y together and do more. Let's back an
d man who has the vim to try to help ou
e city. Let's work with him to go on to
Great Yerington, even if we hate him $
: that we won't look him i'll the face. II
!. can't build up the city of Yeringto
a without helping us, and we can't hui
), him or it without hurting ourselves
= Let's fight side by side for our beautit,
n city, and settle all personal difference
after our citv's destiny for future grea
ness is assured.
Let's never fear that we are doing tc
much, but let's get everything in sigh
d The World is Yerington s-let's 6
what belongs to Yerington.
Y. E. RINGToNx