The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-06-05

Which shouldB Be Read rhoushfully BY
Every voter Of Barasa Township.

always stands for public improvement,
beg space in your valuable paper to
set forth the plans Of the members of
the Board Of Education Of Baraga.
On June 18th, next, meeting Of the
qualified electors is called for the pur-
pose of bonding the School district in
the sum of Twenty-eight thousand
dollars.
twenty-five thousand will be required
to build an eight room building, modern
in every respect, in the village of
Baraga, as estimated by H. T. Liebert,
architect, of Hancock, Mich, the
balance to be used at Arnheim and
Bruce's for two sub-district schools.
We hope the people will look at this
bonding proposition favorable and vote
the Gum required for the improvement
of our schools.
The writer knows that conditions
exist in at least two Of the primary
school rooms that are menace and
injurious to the health Of every child
that attend them, improper ventila-
tion, and improper lighting-and rooms
can not be heated in cold weather to
any degree Of comfort for pupils or
teacher. Just think Of IL! Forty-six
little children in one ill ventilated, foul
smelling room, fifteen feet wide and
twenty-eight feet long. Light can
penetrate only from one side of
this room. This is a description of
Primary school room No. 2. Baraga
primary No. is in store building;
conditions are about the same as in
No. 2. The room is dark, light coming
from the front. There are sixty children
enrolled in this room, crowded like
sardines in box. know this to be q
fact from personal investigation. One
of my children attended this room the
past winter until her health broke down
from cold contracted during her at
tendance there. These two rooms are
utterly unsuited for school purposes
but the Board OF Education had no
remedy after the bonding proposition
was turned down in 1906, 80 continued
to use them.
We are on the eve Of another cleo
tion, when the voters on the subject
will have chance to decide which is of
the most consequence to them-the
health Of their children or the payment
of the Almighty Dollar.
The writer calls to memory when q
few bridges were needed in this district;
it was in the year 1900. Since that
time you have paid twenty-five thous-
and dollars for steel bridges, and, let
me add, it was one of the best invest
ments this township ever made. Have
any Of you taxpayers felt the amount
that you contributed toward payment Of
these bridges, in any way?
In nine years you can pay twenty
two thousand dollars with interest at
z per cent. without feeling it in the
least. II seems reasonable that we
should be able to take care Of an in
debtedness of .twenty-eight thousand
dollars, spread over fifteen years with
interest at per cent, two-thirds of
which must be paid by the large corpo-
rations who derive no benefit whatever,
and add to their credit that they new
er objected to any bonding proposition
that was for the improvement of
schools in this district.
Taxpayers Of Barsga Township:-I
appeal to your sense Of justice in be-
half Of the little children who attend
the kindergarten, the first and second
grade primary departments help Sc
cure comfortable quarters for them
while trying to lay the foundation of an
education which has SO much to do
with the successful establishment of
character through life for them. Come
to the meeting and vote Eyes" on the
Let the victory of 1909
wipe out the crime of 1906, for crime
it was to condemn and sentence chill
dren to serve ten months each year in
the rooms now in use as Primary No. q
and 8. Be generous and just. Give
the little ones well ventilated, well
lighted and well heated, pleasant rooms
to study in and note the result in the
child's health and class standings at the
end Of each school year. Under such
conditions it Is pleasure for pupil and
teacher to work. Think over the prop
osition and let the good work 60 on.
A great many freeholders Of the dis
trict have asked what will be done with
the building now in use. i win say
that there are many purposes to which
L may be put, but ct the present rate
Of growth IN the school population, l
that both the old and the new
building win b IN uss to their full CO.
pacity IN I'VE years from now.
Thanking you In advance for courtesy
extended, ! en-
Respectfully yours,
JAMns McMAnoN.