The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-03-15
PRESSING NEED POINTED OFT.
REPORT OF THE CITY SCHOOL
BOARDS VISITING COMMITTEES.
PRESENT School Building, Although
Comparatively New, Doesn't
Meet DawsOn's Needs.


Mr.. ]. D. Weaver and DR.. l.. La
mar the committee from the city
board of education to visit the
schools during the month of Febru-
airy, have made the following report.
-, The most pressing need before
the people Of Dawson at the present
lime is more adequate school facil-
ltleS Tor the immediate future. The
education OF the children of this town
IS us most important public interest.
Inc pest legacy that we can leave
our children is an education. With
out II all other wealth will come TO
naught. Education is creative, and
cannot be destroyed.
The children of this community
are its greatest asset. Uneducated
or improperly educated they NAV
prove to be a heavy liability. Their
opportunity for gaining knowledge
Is quickly passing, and once gone it
Will never return. They can't wait
and what we do for them must be
done now. Why not let us make our
school not one of the best but the
very best in the state? This is posi-
bic If we will only wake to the re-
sponsibility. We find that even now
some OF the grades in our building
are crowded beyond the possibility
OF good health or the most success
full teaching.
A part of one grade is almost
turned adrift, having no place for
study-one small room being used
10 accommodate Rotations from
three OF the grades, besides serving
as a laboratory and storage room
tor books. With this condition of
congestion actually existing what
may be expected within another year
or so? More children are each wear
demanding entrance upon our school.
Snail we remain idle and see the
! time soon come when the doors of
the school will be shut against your
child or mine for lack of seating ca
pacity? We find further that the
present auditorium will seat only
about 800 people, and with the pres
| ent enrolment of $50 odd children
| it is filled, with no room to seat pat
| rons and visitors on public occasions.
| We find further that the heating sys-
tenn is defective to the extent that
| some OF the rooms are never COM
! Portable during cold winter days
one room especially, in which the
temperature never rises above so on
cold days.
I'VE find further that the present
building is without any sewerage
| connections, and the present ar
| rangement is neither sanitary nor
hygienic, endangering the health and
comfort of over 800 children.
1--WE find further that the present
building is in need of repairs to the
extent of a new coat of paint on
| the wood work and general over
| hauling of the windows and doors.
This town has wealth of over
two million dollars, and yet only
about twenty-five thousand of this
amount is invested in the most i'm
| pOrtant institution in the town. If
/ the money of our town is being &C
cumulated for the children of the
town let us give it to them in some
thing more valuable than houses
and lands, stocks and bonds. Let us
| quit spending men to make money
and go to spending money to make
men. We ask you, Mr.. Chairman,
| to call upon the town through your
board to do it's duty by it's schools -
| McCollum is making stamp pict-
ureS 12 for % cents