The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-07-14
SCHOOL ROOM HEATING
AND vENTILATINo
Blackwell, Mo. July :. 1910.

AND vENTILATINo.
Blackwell, Mo-, July I, 1910.
To all, in and out OF our district,
we wish to express our greatful APP |
probation of the hearty and sub |
stantial support given our picnic
celebration on the 4th day of July |
just past.
This, having for its prime object |
the raising Of funds with which to |
install a heating and vcntlating
! system in our new school building
now in course of construction, should
appeal To- every right thinking man
and woman, no matter whether they
! live in his district or one far re-
moved, whether they have boys aud
girls Of their own to send to school
or not All have been one or the
other, aUd most of them have had
also they have knowledge of the
great discomfort met in the country
schools as we ordinarily find them,
and for this, If for no other reason,
should take Il deep interest In the
health and comfort Of all the boys
and girls Of our broad land, for they
are more precious than fine gold.
For instance, Mayor Gaynor OF New
York City calls attention to the fact
that all the operators of flying ma
chine are couutry-born and coun-
try-brcd. The cities have not yet
produced single aviator.
Boys and girls are unqucstionably
the best crop the farm produces.
, For their spkcs you would, IL neces-
sary, sacrifice all other interests. II
, is largely for them that you are SO
, much interested in making all other
70 Iproducts Of The farm successful.
, Farmers are sometimes charged
r with taking more Interest ia their
stock than in the proper care of their
a children. Personally we do not he
p licve that they do; yet yon and !
know some school districts where
the farmers have large modern
barns, sanitary stalls, ventilated pig
pens and poultry houses, where the
health and physical welfare of the
stock Is a matter NJ considerable
concern.
l Aud yet the district school, where
II our boys and girls spend many hours
II every day in close confinement, may
be poorly heated and have no ventila
& tion whatever.
3 Think of the harm that may h,
e caused by confHing your hoy or cir
six hours IA day, five days week,
k and thirty weeks in Il year, ia al
l. unveatilated schoo-ro0m where on,
q child or more is affected with ttT'eer
!. cul0sis consumption or eSiser cen
- tagious and dreadful disease, ant
~, where the same air Is hreattted eve
~ aud over again!
God speed the day wlren m'Te ~
y our good people will awaken to- III,
terrible danger Of such condition =
u aud respond, with heart and sSud- a
: they have ia the instance iSereiu re-
= lated, to overcome tn" evSl.
= In heating and veutilatfng eggip
meat, in sanitary conditions, pu
II your district school ON n par Il
W least, with your horse barns aud Gov
barns. join in the worthy effort t.
r. make conditions in the eauatrY sucl
p. that the boys and girls Will he will
ne ing to stay ou the farm.
p. The school should be tkr .etfuca
Y. tional and social center @f ever.
n community. II should he anade a
n homelike and attractive as possible
ii Here the children begin tbedr eduea
ID ton. Here most Of them finish
K Early Impressions are mo st lasting
Memories of school days SHOULD b
Il constant delight.
y II the contents of this bniletiI
u reach the hearts of the friends w
&c are endeavoring to thank and he TIN
~ means OF making our school house
and school grounds more attractiv,
>" and hOmelike, more sanitary, ant
hence more healthful, IL will fulfil
'e its mission In helping develop
Is higher citizenship.
W BOARD of EDUCATION,
III Blackwell Mo.