The Penn's Grove record., 1910-03-04
A High School Is Needed
The Benefit and Cost Of II.


Mr.. EDITOR.
After reading the article in your paper
signed ga Reader" we have come to the
conclusion that the author does not know
just what he is talking about or that he
is exceedingly marrow and selfish. We
| prefer to think the former and SO We will
try to state q few reasons why we should
have a high school in our town.
With a high school here the boys and
girls would not need to 60 elsewhere for
higher education. Some writer has al
ready admirably stated many reasons
why they should not be required to do
so. Among these reasons may be cited
the great strain on the vitality and strenth
of the pupil in being required to rise
early and travel morning and afternoon
each day; the travelling alone, %unprotect-
ed; the expense to parents OF proper cloth
ing to keep up appearances; then paying
by our borough $1,000 for thirty pupils
sent, and having no material benefit to
result there from to our school fund but
rather all expense besides the c~arfare.
Why not take that $1,000 as part payment
on a new high school each year and thus
have our children educated at home and
increase the value and beauty of the
borough at the salne time? Then, too, |
we haye our children under u W care.
1t is exceedingly selfish to say that
there will be few boys and girls who will
care to continue their education by going
to an adjoining township for it. Do we
not know that with such a school here
all boys and girls will get a high school
education? What Of the boy whose par
ents are poor? Shall We not have some
thought for such children? Because WE
have no children or are able to send OUR
boys and girls to a business college should
not make us forgetful of the fact that the
majority are not able to do SO.
What nobler cause can We support
than the protecting and educating of our
WI children? A child saved is a soul
won? Do we not want our community
to be all educated community? Do we
not want it to be a law abiding communi-
ty? The better educated the citizen, the
the moral and civic laws are OBJ
Can the congestion in the lower grades
be relieved by doing away with the high
Perhaps so for a short time;
but the time is surely coming when an
other school building MUST be erected
then why not now, without further
of money? 10 relieve the conges-
ion in the lower grades in such a way is
clearly a disgrace to the borough+making
DOM for the younger pupils by making
,he conditions harder for the older
Both these conditions can best
met by building a high school and
with the least expense in the end to the
borough.
Some have even said that a new high
Ichool would cost the borough $50, 900.
is not true on the best authority.
have it direct from the state authori-
y that the cost of a high school is So, 900
room, or 1924, 600 for an eight room
building. So that for $25, 900 or $4O,O 900
can build a school that will meet all
requirements for some years. SaIem's
high school cost only $50, ZOO. and
'wedesboro's $40 ZOO.
The enemies of the high school have
nsinuated that because a few boys and
urls have gone to other schools. our high
chool department is not efficient and
uccessful in its work. These pupils
'ught to be encourage to complete the
Ugh school course here and not rather
Flowed or persuaded to 60 to other :
chools for what they can get here just as
veil, under just as good instructors, only
he instructors must be well supported in
heir work if the people would expect the
pest results. Let there be cooperation of
he parents with the teachers and support
ID withal by the Board of Education
md there will be such results as will
'stonish the people. United we stand,
divided we fall. Come, ye Christian
workers, do your best work now. Give
he high school your needed and best
support.
A FRIEND OF EDUCATION.