St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
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that n man or woman should spend
from a quarter to half of their llfe
prepai n; TO teach school and then
when f;.ed for this special work. to
40 to work at the salary of section
II nd r. well digger, who needs TO
know onl.' enough to shovel dirt Out
Of hole in the ground. We be-
ieve in getting our public work done
as cheaply as possible and at the
same time secure good service. we
do know that our teachers are not
paid dollar too much and mum
Der of them are not paid enough
We know one, who II not paid more
will 20 to Seattle another year
where they are paying higher wages
pnd where they have been trying TO-
win this particular teacher away from
US. We know, too, II we permit them
to win out that the chances are ! In
100 that we will secure as good an
instructor to take her place. we
knov this from personal observation
br we have visited the schools and
nave noted the difference between
what they we're last year and what
they are this. IL shows the effect OF
good work on the part Of the instruo'
tors, not of this one alone, but Oh
others. We do not wish to save
few dollars at the expense OF the ef'
nciency Of our schools. IL Is the
thoroughly well educated boy or glrI
who will make success In life othei
things being equal, therefore we
should all strive to give the children
the best there is In II, In order tnat
they may do the best. Personally
We have no children to send to any
Of the schools In st. Johns. but we
have Just as deep an interest In the
| welfare Of every other child In the
city as we have In our own. They
,re all children together and .-'e
welfare OF our children IL bound
up In the welfare OF every otner
thild OF the city.
Il HH NlNN vi oNH '''hH
needs another high school. she
needs one that will do for long
term OF years. not a little hen coop
that WI be filled within one or two
or thtrr years ut the most. II should
ho built according to the best plans
that eXpor'pJcc have taught In this
linp OF Architecture. the James
John trustees promise TO give deed
10 the lot west OF the city hall. to
tho school district. provided the AIS
tiict puts up high school biiidlng
there. Il In "A splendid lot In
beautiful location. IN what will always
be one OF the most dcnscly populated
parts OF the city and II should be
taken on the terms named by the
trustees.
In reference TO the lots recently
purchased by the directors IN the
eas,cin part OF the city for school
purposes IA wo stated last week W.
Doi,eNe that Il In one OF the best
things that this body has done Tor the
distritl since Wa came TO Sc. JOINS
4, wlll not be three years until thls
same block of ground can be sold "
the district 30 wishes. for double
what IL cost. With the Improvement
of Fessenden street. the advent oi
tho packing plant. the two big saw
mills in the same section, two or
three other mills that have been To-
Gated there In connection with these
plants, the development OF the East
81. Johns aud Maegley Junction sec
tion, there will be population tha'
will demand n public school In tha'
noighborhood. II these lots are not
In the location then desired they
can be easily exchanged for others
where they can be procured for less
money. or sold at a good profit lof
the district and others purchased
The price paid for the lots Is very
reasonable In fact is sliOO less tnan
the price asked for thom before the
bargain was made and II the boafd
Wished To "renig" they would nave
no trouble In getting rid OF the lots
Now, this is not our own private
views on those matters. but that OF
81 number OF our more prog essiNe
citizens with whom We have talkeu
on the subject. SO. II you ara
voter and tax payer come OFT eho
cypress yourself at the polls. II 10
particularly disirable that every one
who has the best interests Of the
roy, and girls at heart to come Out
and vote for this special tax OF a
half mill or mill or whatever II may
be necessary TO bring about ihe de-
sired results. We have been assured
that il will not take to exceed a hali
nill, and that will break no one.
There is just one more argument
In favor of doing this at this lime'
and that is, that there is that ever
recurring club hanging over our
heads that III you do not do as We
want you To we will put yoi into
Portland. Someday this will be
done, and we may help to do It. III
would not take much to make us al
yocate that measure now. We need
10 vote few more bonds on tue
city in order To secure some OF the
necessities OF civic life first, for II
We do not, We will never get them
after We get into the big city II We
had these We would advocate gong