The Glenwood post., 1909-01-02
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Gunnison people have begun u 4e
against the former town over -
normal school proposition. Whea this
fight gets before the legislature prop.
erly the people Of Glenwood Springs
will have something to say. The
mean fght put up against Us at the last
session by Senator De1ons from Grand
Junction - what made the tide turn
against us. II the statements be made
against Glenwood Springs were true We
might pass it over, but everyone OF
them were downright lies. Grand juno
tion and Gleuwood Springs should pull
together for the good Of the whole
western slope, but what d there to
gain by lying about each other!"--Av-
alanche.
The Post would gladly welcome a
normal school or county high school
or any other respectable educational
institution to Gleuwood knowing from
experience and observation that town
or city, which gives considerable at
tention to educational matters is almost
invariably desirable place in which
to live and rear family but We warn
those hot air artists who seem to bel
lieve that to wish a thing done is
equivalent to the doing of it that there
is not half as much to DO gained from
lighting Grand Junction or same eth
town as by keeping close watch n
their own door yard.
We don't know just what Senator
DeLong said about Glenwood, refer
ence to which is made in the above
quotation, but if it was similar to the
remarks usually made about us by out
siders it was probably true.
| Anyway, We want to remind the
Avalanche man, that Senator DeLong
has record for veracity with which
he will do well to avoid comparison.
Now what are tho factsY Glenwood
and Grand Junction were rivals for q
state normal school, which neither ono
landed and inthis zeal, in behalf Of his
own town, Senator Delong may have
said some disagreeable things about
Glenwood and some things which we
didn't like, but were they untrue: We
know soma Of the things which the
senator did say and it is no credit to
Glenwood to have to admit that he
could prove his charges. Whether he
said anything about US that was untrue
We cannot testify, as we don't know
all that he might have said about us,
but we do feel that before calling
other people liars We ought to make
use of little truth and honesty our
selves.
We made q great ado few years
ago, when o. 8. Davis, principal of
tho Carbondale schools went around
over the county, making certain state
ments about Gleuwood, and Thus de-
feated our county high school PROPOSE
tion. The Post did not then and does
not now approve Of Davis conduct
but that is not material to the facts
The statements made against US by
Davis were absolutely true, to our
shame be it said.
. Now what is the lesson! Either
. Glenwood does or does not want n
state normal school, either she does OF
else she does not want q county hisn
school. But you say Glenwood does
want county high school and then
you cite as proof the almost unani
nous vote Of our citizenship last fail
lin favor Of it. 2a- 1850. '-'
True, our own townFeople seemed in
> terested in the education Of their own
? children. True they voted by very
large majority for the establishment!
, of a county high school in Glenwood
) but, did they take any steps to son
vince the people outside Of the town
> limtA that Glenwood bad deserved
the right 70 the location Of county
t high school! Aye, there's the rub!
After all, something besides our own
selfish desire 10 necessary.
| If Gienwooa is the proper place fol
+ the 'oration OF sta,e 1Crma' Scboo
: it ought to be an easy matter to make
this plain to state Legislature, with
cut lying.
If the conditions in Gleuwood ar:
J such as to warrant the location nj
this place of 3 county high school, il
, should not be difficult to convince RI:
fle, New Castle, Carbondale and Grand
. Valley, that such 10 the case. Reinem
, i'ci clr own opinions and our own vore'
} are not sufficient. We must have some
friends and some support beyond oul
own borders II we would succeed aud
VIC cannot afford to call man liar
. unless We can dsprove his statements
As to the location of the normal
} school, not every town, not every