The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-24
n N ARIETTA
lVIPUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO THE PEOPLE OF MARIETTA:

All public enterprises should be. KEEP
before the people, by whose authorit!
they exist and by whose substanc,
they sre maintained.
No institution organized for the gen
eral good reaches directly more of ou
citizens in common than our public
schools.
The system of instructing children
by public taxation is decidedly demo
cratic and every property owner con
tributes willingly his share Of the tai
for its support, regardless Of the
amount he pays or the number o.
children receiving its benefit.
The rich and the poor, the high and
the low share equally in its privileges
and its bounties.
Its success is, therefore, matter OF
common interest to ALL
Upon this idea the following infor
nation is presented for consideration:
In the year 1899 the school population
OF the City OF Marietta was lib OF
which SAT were white and 566 colored.
The attendance of our schools that
year was 834, consisting of 479 white
pupils and 1855 colored pupils.
During the ten year period from 1899
to 1909 the attendance increased to
1,135, of these 749 were white and 1856
colored-a gain OF over three hundred
pupils.
The attendance in 1909 was greater
than the whole school population of
the city in 1899.
Now the Board of Education, acting
for you, and carrying the burden and
responsibility incident thereto, is do
ing the best it can to take care Of this
increased enrolment in our public
schools with the accommodations pro-
vided eighteen years ago and with the
same tax rate levied for their support at
the organization of the system.
We need larger and better accommo-
dations and provision for more
adequate fund to successfully manage
the institution.
The salaries of teachers all over the
State have increased largely during
the last decade
The cost of living has been greatly
augmented, and consequently there is
reasonable excuse for calling at
tentiOn to these demands for more
money.
In view, therefore, OF the pressing
necessity OF providing means for the
more successful operation of our pub
lie schools, we ask your sympathy and
cooperation in securing an increased
tax rate for school purposes to such an
amount as will make fund amply
sufficient to meet this urgent demand.
We take pleasure in stating the fact
that our schools, Notwithstanding the
great difficulties of the past, have
maintained high rank, and are today
placed with the best in the State.
These schools are and should be the
pride OF the city and should have our
constant care and consideration.
The public school system of the city
is one of its greatest assets, and the
pr ogress and development of our mu-
nicipality depend upon the excellence
OF the work done therein, in establish
ing high moral and intellectual char.
ecter in our boys and girls.
We would not fail to express our APP.
probation of the work ofthe "Mothers
Club," recently organized for the pur.
pose of adding the zeal, thought and
devotion which women alone can give
to the advancement of civic righteous.
ness.
Under the direction of these good
women much improvement is being
made in the appearance of the school,
buildings and grounds, and we are
confident they will arrange by theil
delicate touch something to appeal tc
the aesthetic nature of our pupils.
Respectfully,
w, X. POWER.