Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-12
A PLEA FOR BETTER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

Elsewhere today issue of The TmesRecorde appears com
muncaon from Superintendent E. Mathis of the local schools rel
the needs of the local school system Superintendent Mathis
given clear logical ndputabe words the needs OF the schools
and for their aid he seeks the loyal and sympathetic support OF the
people of Americas
The needs of the schools such vital that would seem
hat no argument should be offered their behalf. But I'll
is the desire of Superintendent Mathis and of official of
the schools and the school board that the people OF Amecus become
so thoroughly interested the welfare of the schools that they viii
investigate every phase of the forthcoming bond issue order that they
NAV 90 to the polls January and their convictions favor
of giving Amecus the best school system that the city has
known
For every school that opened jail closed said Victor
Hugo Can there be eloquent argument behalf of schools
than this erse observation by the immortal author of Les Msera
bes whose KEEN searching mastery comprehension of the great
questions of life has made him beloved wherever the Of
all times known In this brief sentence the wide and inspiring
that the school renders to humanity admirably summed
The school the home the very basis OF the social order
Can the people of Americas ponder the great truth expressed by
Victor Hugo and then close the door of school any little boy
girl in Amercus That the question that to be answered by
each citizen when he places his ballot the box January and
either virtually close the door of school Amecus
open and with broader and good than for the
building and beterment of Americas and all its people,
1t largely for the purpose of bringing directly home every
of Americas the advantages of school training that the bond
sought We have schools That true. But what
greatly needed schools and the bringing the schools home
the very doors of the people The children of Brooklyn Heights
should be compelled to walk almost pobve distance with
the added danger of crossing railroad tracks, reach the schools
where they instruction The children of East Americas should
not be compelled undergo similar unfortunate their
quest of the training that the public schools afford
The percentage of defective of pupils the Fuo school IS
enough make the people OF Americas righteous and unit
ed action that such building which ought the of hui
mainly and hygiene and sanitation have been condemned
years till vitality needed repairs effected upon speedily
renovated and made worthy of the city which stands There
not father mother Americas but who should feel the deepest
and sincere interest the physical and spiritual welfare of the
children who attend the Fuow school, which school authorities
tell frankly and plainly poorly ventilated and badly umna
m
pair vision for life.
If there time WIN becomes the duty of the people
of Americas rally united support righteous cause would
that the time and that the the bond issue for
proving the schools the sacred duty of the parent present
and unborn generations that aloud and will be sed 1t
cry that the people of Americas vii surely hear Its cry that they
will surely heed If they hear and heed generations will
rise up and call them blessed.