The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-14
MORE ROOM NEEDED
FOR STANFORD SCHOOL
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
INADEQUATE TO CARE FOR
CHILDREN.
iContributed.D

This town and community may wei
boost OF her progress and educationa
~ and otherwise but we are now in ar
attitude TO be formed into a child-wei
fare conference and TO Determine wha,
IL best for the children OF our CON
munity a. we'll as citizens and taxpay
ers. Not public Imagination but q
public sense OF duty OF a sense Of
public duty should be focused upon
the way OF giving the best OF mind
and substance to the child and future
citizens. Teach children and all that
the fear OF littleness OF soul Is para.
mount 10 the fear of littleness OF for.
tune. lie who sees the need Of so.
cial and school betterment fills a cry.
ing demand and Will show to all the
keenest and highest sense OF public
unitarian good.
Let thy high manhood sacred be,
Then lift thy calling up to thee.
Re true yourself and thou shall find
An answering echo In tho kind
Keep thy faith With men and see
How men will keep their faith with
thee
This Is given TO each one interested
In the advance Of Stanford, education
ely and otherwise. How may this
ideal be realized In our own good town?
The theory Just mentioned ib undeni-
ably good. II not the best. He who
runs may read the demands OF our
school system. None can gainsay the
fact that the Stanford schools reflect
great credit upon the town. and they
should be a civic pride They haye
proven a cultural, benefioient and mum
f.cent asset. We now need more
room and increased facilities. Patrons
and citizens. look for yourselves. The
aphorism we must educate is now to be
linked with the stern question where
are to educate? The college pro-
perry is to be sold What shall be
ooney There will be i25 little ones
without a school home Our teaching
force Is taxed to its fullest, even IL
suitable quarters were had. There
is no teacher in the school who has an
enrolment of less than 80. and two,
the primary and high school, have
more than 80 enrolled. Every room
at the main building Is In use. The
rooms at the college are uninviting,
and hence unsatisfactory.
Seeing Is believing. let any doubling
Thomas call and see. The alert, pub
lie spirited citizen will easily discern
the purpose or intent OF the BOARD
OF Education, and that is 10 get the
most suitable school house at the least
possible expense TO the community
II the graded school which is also the
county. high school, could be given
possession OF the property now being
occupied by them on Main street, con-
podious and sanitary quarters could
be made out OF the property. Would
this not bea public benefaction. At
the present statues the district cannot
fix for school purposes, a property
over which IL has no control. The
rooms are liely to be condemned at
any time and therefore We can see the
demand.
II the commonplace virtue OF pub
lie duty be uppermost in the citizen
ship OF our good community and coun
ty concerted movement may be made
TO the end that the most suitable
place at the least expenditure and thus
protect the taxpayers II the property
now occupied become the permanent
possession OF our public schools and
thus avoid the necessity OF perpetual
ing the tax. or increasing the tax rate.
II is said that this can be done, let
us hope that Il will be dome We
must educate is predioated In this
instance by where shall we build or
educate? What is to be done? Let all
with one purpose unite in the most
healthful public sentiment and in
crease those things that do most for
the public good. Let us secure con-
ceited action in maing the strong
est asset OF any kind in the communi-
ty for. The riches o fthe common.
wealth. Are free strong minds. and
hearts OF health.
And move to her thou bold or grain
The artful hand and cultured brain.
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