La Junta tribune., 1911-09-02
A Look at the Future
BY J. P.sTs...ute
BY }. ?. Treasure

books and current periodicals. should
continue the education of the boy
and girl. when school days are over.
In this way II becomes a powerful
factor for uplift and progress to the
community.
The swimming pool ought and can
be reality. The building and site
have been. that is. are promised by
men whose words mean action and
accomplishment. All that is left to
be provided Is the water. the me-
chanical power and janitorship to put
the institution In full operation. The
overseer need cost nothing. for he
can be one OF the regular high school
staif. Now II seems to me that II
10 up to the city or group OF public.
spirited citizens to help this prop
osition along. the city by furnishing
free water and the citizenship to
see that the institution is main
tained and perpctuated.
/ For further argument In this di-
rection. I wish to quote few apt
and pointed words from the pen OF
the club director that bring truth
home to the situation:
/ The normal boy loves to play In
open water. Watch the average boy
and you will find that he has some
place that he calls his swimming
4 pool II may be large. clear lake.
II may be a small pond or a running
stream. In such places he learns to
swim
The boy OF La Junia is the boy
iof our nation. He loves the water
iAs much as the boy OF Maine who
.1ises on the shores OF Mos~ehead
VIsias The boys es. our town haye
two or three swimming pools Al
their best they are muddy. unclean
and unsafe. The ditch" is too
swift and too far from town. From
that very ditch the writer rescued "A
lad last spring. Had the boy once
gone To the bottom and there re.
mained for some time the most skill
ful swimmer could have secured him
only by luck or chance. Our boys
must learn to swim. The day will
come when the lack Of knowledge vii
prove dangerous. The saving OF the
La Junta boy last spring was ample
pay for time and effort spent In
learning how 10 swim.
I The fact remains- that La Junta
has no place for her boys 10 learn
the art OF swimming We can have
such a place. Two or three men
have promised TO help. Hut rest as.
sured that unless others show their
interest by their help aud co.opera.
ton II will not be- possible To Sc
Club. The one or two who are al.
ready help want the assistance Of
II little help from others. Tn. pool
Will need To b. refill.d about every
five days WIN that water cost our
boys much7 tn. water must BE-
warmed. Are there few IN town
who will guarantee this The swim.
ming pool Is n sure thing II the
cost OF water. warming Of the same
the pool can be secured. Turn down
III. proposition Of simply furnishing
the running expense-and away goes
the promise Of the building with Its
ample tank. ". need such "a place
for our boys. Part of the gift has
been secured. but this will avail moth.
ins without the help Of some others
The teachers for the coming year
and their assignments are ss follows;
J. y. Treasure. superintendent.
Preparatory High School N. n.
Porter. principal. assistant In Latin.
Alinda Montgomery. Latin and Ger.
man: RcbA Poison. English: Frances
o'Rourke. mathematics. Jnm'n ".
Haynes. history. A. !. Wilbur. sci.
cnce.
Commercial High School u. u.
Eadcs. principal. advanced subjects.
Curtis McCombs. elementary sub.
jecss: Gertrude Ballard. general ~.
sistsnt: Grace r. Speisei. Spanish.
Sup~rvisors--R. o. Trurbiood. man
uai traiains; Edric cohoon. music:
Marie l. kciioss. domestic science.
Mary Caleee. drawing and art
kindessartsu- Frances Robinson.
director: Hasel i.ce. assistant
Colu0bian School Departmental
work: \. D. McCtintock. principal;
MIss Lottts Howe. Fjorsnce Cook and
Assse VCeanos: noma Oehruns.
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