Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01
BOND ISSUE INTERVIEWS
CpinIOrS Of Our Prominent Citizens
in Regard to the Graded SclbOl
Bond Issue

The bond issue shoua be
passed because there is Ibt e.
rough room to accommodate the
children as it is, and efficiency
from the schools cannot be obtain.
ed without more room to atcom
modate the lower grades iespeci.
ally.
THE loss of the boni issue
would be great blow TO tho
town. 1t would deter people
from moving here to live. as peo
pie simply will not go to aplact
where they cannot get as satis-
factory school facilities forl
children as they can get inbther
places.
THE only additional eXpNse OF
carrying on the educationA work
in this community after ths bond
ssue is passed, will be thqsaIar-
les of two more teachers and 4
lanitor, while at the SAND time
the efficiency of the sche3l will
be practically doubled, I'll
'TeacherS cannot be got ID any
longer to teach the rooms the
primary grades, crowded ~ they
are at present, Most Il them
have fifty percent more fpupll-
than they can properly handle.
They have been kept working
because they understooa the ebonc
issue would be passed.
IF the bond issue should iot he
passed, two shifts of scholars
and probably teachers will W alb.
soIutely necessary"
l.. S. Canrpn.
In this age of commercialism,
ability and efficiency are the
greatest assets people can fave,,
and it is only by the education of
our children that such ability and
efficiency can be acquired and
maintained, at the present time
and in the future.
ITO some the cost may seem
high, but if we will stop to think
Of the results. what people
educated in every branch of in
dustry, means to a community,
we we'll realize that the profit
we receive repay us an hundred
fold.
What we want is a people in
our community who can do things
and do them right and it is only
by education that we get them.
When speak Of our children,
mean the children of the com
munity, everybody's children.
Every good citizen, whether he
is blessed with children of his own
or not, should be public spirited
enough to regard the children OF
his country, State and community
toa certain eXtentas his children,
our children, and should be zeal
ously interested in their welfare
and education. :"
A. l.. Clark.
Because believe the education
of its children to be the first duty
OF ever community, | am unEes.
itatingI Y 'taor Of the proposed
bond issue, for be purpose of en-.
! larging the eduGdlydal facilities
for Il childrenyof Roanoke
Ra DIS and RGsahary.
|. 1t is unq,9stionabIe that oul
present faflities for the educa'
Ntior0t our children are made.
quate. The Trustees of the Grad
ed School who were selected fol
NE purpose of managing oul
Graded School and who are, by
virtue of their experience, more
familiar with our school needs
have, after careful consideration
recommended the raising o.
twenty thousand dollars to NEE
the increased educational needs
OF our community.
They are the men selected fol
this purpose and we should fee
safe in leaving the decision of tn,
amount needed in their hands
We should also leave with then
the administration of this funC
and to their discretion the amour
to be expended on the building
of the primary school at Rose
mary and the amount to be ex
pended for the enlargement %
th4 school at Roanoke Rapids.
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemar!
are, as far as the welfare of tn,