Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-16
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New Nigh school Building.
~. tAe Voters Of The towa Of Brookiin:
,,.t : plea for new high school build
A. the time draws near for town
testing, ~. the subject Of most importance
:. Inc stores and other places, where
-.onle are in the habit. OF congregating, Il
r.s.rding new high school building to
..,,,sce the one burned last November. II
s.s bsen said by some, let M hope not by
.,.pv. aNow that our high school has
earned. why should We 60 10 all that
80. expense and erect . new building,
~nen We can buy an old building per-
h.ns FOR . third what II would cost TO re-
,,,sce our former one, 90 that high school
nav be held In part Of iii As things are
now. let rs vote down high school, then
our taxes will bs less"
Many of you do not reslixe the infiu-
.,ce for q better or higher education .
b,gh school 10 in . town. II town sup
ports high school, other towns will fol-
low its example. 1t has been said in the
past, IL town like Brooklin can support .
hisb school In grade A, why cannot our
town. whose population 10 more, do a.
Yell, Look around and zee the towns
which are now supporting free high
schools since Brooklin voted TO have one.
RrooksvilIe, Pcnobscot and 5edg rick are
now on the list. Are we going to let them
20 ahead OF us in educational lines, votersf
Here we have . town Of not quite .
thousand population, we'll fixed financial
IL, and II we cannot support free high
school what town cant II We vote down
a high school. thsrs arc parents who are
going to sent their daughters and sons to
schools which viii prepare them for col
lsse, and then W will have to pay their
tuition, which would In the course Of four
years, or ave ct the most, almost build q
new building. And what would our town
have 70 show for this amount Of money
expendeds Nothing, but We would have
the same thing TO do over year after year,
whereas II No continue 70 vote TO support
free high school and erect new build
ing, we shall have sonnet hing TO show
where We have expended our money.
Quoting from Z resent town ssport ct .
nearby town, In one ysar H. tuision
amounted TO ovsr goo. Can Ne afyosd to
do likewisaf
There are parents who cannot afford to
send their children away TO preparatory
schools, even II their tuition Il paid Dy the
town. These pupils viii lose the advsn-
tages Of free high school education, and
perhaps some girl or boy who might have
niled some high position in town, State
or national life will not all his niche in
the great plan.
The Porter property, which IL bringing
90 much employment and money into our
town, came when we needed It the most.
1t should at the lowest estimation bring
into the town In the way OF taxes q 300 or
1900 additional. What are you going TO
do with that; put II in the bank for COM
ing generations to use or squander, or
shall we put 1t TO the best possible use
now, where we can all see soms good re-
suits from itr
Voters, when you 60 to town meeting
the first Monday In March. do not think
Of the added expense to the town or your
taxes, which, by the way, would Be hardly
nominal, but think OF the youth in our
community whom free high school edu-
cation may put in the way to make some
thing Of himself, 30 that he will Be
credit to himself and our town. II one
scholar fails TO make good, 1t does net
prove that all must fail. We could point
to many graduates from our high school
who sre to-day holding positions OF trust,
who, II II had not been for free high
school education, would no doubt have
been day iabosers. II you have had sons
and daughters graouats from Brooklin
high school, you ought TO b the more
zsalous In advocating the continuance Of
. high school.
MEMBER or THE SCHOOL BoAHD.