Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-03-22


tain John A. Cobb, president of the
Board of Education, for a hearty re-
ssponse and cooperation on the part Of
voters of the city when the matter cf
the bond issue for schools comes no
for consideration at the polls on Mon
day week, March 81.
Captain Cobb's letter was issued ia
printed form and has been mailed out
broadcast to the voters and citizens Of
Americus. The letter was issued yes
terday. 1t is addressed to the people
of Americus, and the text of it is rs
follows:
"As president of your Board of Edu-
cation, 1 feel it duty owe to the
school, to you and to the children o.
the city, to address you at this time,
on the Importance of your turning out
on the 31st of March and voting for
bonds on that day.
"There has never been a time when
a question of more Importance to you
has ever been submitted to a popular
vote The future prosperity of your
city is at stake; our school population
is growing rapidly, our rooms are al
ready over-crowded, and it is impos-
sible for the teachers to give proper
attention to a room over-crowded with
children, the ventilation and lights of
which are bad and unhealthy.
With no additional room provided,
by another year more children will ap-
ply for admittance to the schools than
can be taken, and a large number o,
your children will of necessity be de-
MED educational facilities. Americus
and Sumter county have been we'll ad-
vertised, and many are desirous Of
making this their home, and the cha :
acter of our schools has had much to
make this enviable reputation we now
have. Macon, Waycross and other cit
les have sent here to investigate and
secure ideas for the improvement OF
their schools, to model after ours, par
ttcularly our High School (the plans
for which were selected by our pres
ent efficient superintendent, while a
member of the Board of Education.)
"Our schools have a statewide rep
utation-of which we are justly proud.
Albany on one side and Cordele on the
other, are advancing in population and
Importance rapidly Do you want
either of them to take from Americas
our proud claim of the largest and
most important city of Southwestern
Georgia? My fellow citizens, it be
hooves you to be up and doing-you
can't stand still.
"If this bond election fairs, it will
give you a backset from which you
will never recover.
"Do you want to see other cities
take your proud laurels from you AMI
your children, growing up in ignor-
ance, because you fail to provide edit
cational facilities for them?
81 have too much faith in the civic
pride of the people of Americus to
believe you will allow this to happen
This is day when people want bis
dividends for their investment No in.
vestment you can ever make will ever
give you the returns that proper edu-
Cational facilities for your children
will give. You cannot legislate morals
and religion into people-it must be
done by educational and religious in
fluences.
Religion and morals and all that
goes to make good men and women is
based primarily on education. An ig.
norant population is vicious, an edu-
Gated one seeks improvement and re-
ligious uplifting.
CAS- good citizens, loving your city
and desirous for her happiness anj
prosperity and the future happiness