The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-01-27
w. II. Gold Approves of
Enlarging High School
? Redwood Falls Banker Writes From
Florida of City's Need of More
Room for Students
MAKE REDWOOD FALLS
AN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE
Provision for Students of Future
Would Be Real Wisdom; Gymna-
stun Necessity

SUM Necessity
Editor of Gazette.
Our attention has been called to the
matter of enlarging our high school
facilities, which so greatly interests
US, perhaps from selfish standpoint,
that we take the liberty of publicly
stating our position.
You can travel in United States
from the extreme North to the South,
from the East to the West and the
one big thing that strikes you is the
Public School system.
School an Inducement
When our people move to better
their condition, that very often be-
comes secondary and gives way to
future opportunity for the youngsters.
We have known farmers in Red
wood County to move out of school
district owing to the niggardly policy
sometimes pursued by a school Dist
riot. I do not mean to acuse Redwood
Falls of any thing like this as the
wonderful strides our schools have
made, would readily belle any
such statement.
We have known hundreds of fami-
hes of more or less Independents
means, move to secure better school
70 oi1itioc vorxy nf+an ~ +bo .Jo+x;roor+
Of their financial interests.
The large cities are getting the
rural population, which includes
towns of our class, on account of
church and school facilities offered
and environments conducive to the
use of spare or idle time Redwood
Falls has taken strong forward step
along all these lines Note the strong
active churches, the Lecture Course,
Chautauqua, County Fair, its Park
and Lake facilities and others might
be mentioned.
Advertises the City
We recently visited a high school
at Spokane, Wash, costing $780,
100000. 1t contained every known and
possibly a few experimental facili-
ties
It's great bid and welcome to all
to come to that CITY,
The city we are now in is doing
the same thing and making a mighty
effective bid to the thousand of tourists
now here from every state in the
union, to come here and live perma-
nently. We are watching with great
interest the installing of large gym
nasium in a S100,000.00 church prop
erty, also in large new central high
school just being erected.
Build Big Enough
My plea is this, let US look into
the future when deciding on our school
needs at Redwood Falls. Its poor
economy to under build. Lets pro-
vide for 100 to $50 additional high
school students and thus serve notice
on two or three Counties and twenty
five smaller towns adjacent that we
want their people to come here and
! live and educate their children. Then
let us provide plenty of clean whole
some places for the youngsters to
put in their spare time. Nothing SO
desirable for this as suitable gym
nasium.
Let us lead in these things and
not follow. Let us not forget that
we live in the center of wonderful,
fertile valley, none better in the
World, that every dollar invested in
Redwood Falls is backed by never
failing resources.
That the Country population has
and will multiply very rapidly the
next ten years is assured We want
them to stay at Redwood Falls and
not move to the Twin Cities in order
to secure facilities that we can readily
provide with liberal policy helping
us to decide at this time.
Here's for Redwood Falls-First--
Last and Always.