The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

me money to build sanitary school
houses? We answer. by greater con-
certed action, greatest cooperation,
which can be secured only by the cOun-
ties acting as a unit. While many school
districts in the wealthier counties may
raise the necessary amount by taxation,
the vast majority of our school districts
are unable to pay in one or two years
the money required to build satisfactory
school houses. If the counties would act
as units. they could borrow the money
by the issue of long time bonds at mod
crate rates of interest, and could in tho
next few years have sanitary school
houses. The bonds could be carried and
retired at their maturity by a small
annual tax not to exceed 10 or 10 cents
on the 800 of taxable property. The
children as beneficiaries would pay
large part of the bonds when as men
and women they would bring into use
the training they received through this
eXpediture.
In many localities several districts
would consolidate and provide vehicles
for sending the children to and from
school. Around these modern school
houses. the people would build their
future homes as the land holdings are
subdivided and thus escape much OF the
loneliness and isolation which exert such
a depressing and lettering influence on
country life. Mankind delights in social
Intercourse and the children take in in
spiration and encouragement from the
beautiful display they make when con-
gregated IN large numbers around a
clean, wholesome. well-kept school
house and Fairgrounds. Academic IN
Struction and more or less technical
training In the various vocation Of coun-
try life would bring increased happi-
ness into their lives and be productive
of thrift and success in their daily trials
We can conceive of no effort so fun
Of qualification, pleasure and profit rs
the building Of these school houses. Con-
cede that to do this involves increased
labor; and possibly greater self-deoi9l-
can any struggle be too severe or any
sacrifice too irksOme If our children car
be protected in their tender years
against exposure to diseases which may
cripple their energies during life IL II
does not cOnsign many to untiway
graves? Not only is health at stake, but
education as well for no teacher, how
ever efficient and Industrious. can make
satisfactory progress with children en-
feebled by bad air. by disease germs
and by the many ills caused by neglect
Of sanitary laws.
With the hope that we may awaken
renewed interest in the great educational
work of our State and especially that
we may appeal to our country people
to put into actual practice the views
hCreinbefore set out, we cOndense them
into the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we most earnestly ask
and petition the next General Assembly
OF our beloved Commonwealth to enact
a law authorizing the counties to issue
bonds for building school houses. The
bonds to be placed in the hands of the
County Boards of Education or a special
commission, as the General Assembly
may designate who shall sell same and
amply proceeds to the buying Of suitable
sites. TO the building Of school houses
and equipment and for no other purpose
Resolved, That in our judgment all
moneys raised under existing laws and