The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-03-09
PREPARING
To TAKE STEP
FORWARD
Will Vote On Fine New
School Building On
18th of March

Unless all signs fail Smyrna win
take a long stride toward making
the town and school district the
best in the County if not the best
in North Georgia for on March 18th
a vote will be taken as to whether
they shall have new public school
building. If one doubts the fine
spirit behind this movement, let
him take a day off visiting the dis
trict in which Smyrna is located
and make note of the splendid farms
and intelligence of the community:
their comfortable home II
bright faced children are ready and
eager to secure such an education
that viii fit them for anything
from farming to banking.
Give a boy or girl a good educa-
ton and watch them develop. This
is the one debt that every parent
owes his son or daughter. In this
day Of progress, efficiency is the
watch ord, whether in the shop,
factory, farm or bank. We must
develop the mind as we'll as the mus
Gle if we keep pace with progress.
And that is just what the good peo-
pie of Smyrna and the School Dis
trict are going to do.
These children who are going to
| fill this new modern school building
will look back in after years with
pride and appreciation for what
their fathers did in placing this op-
portunity for securing an education
which is more valuable than gold,
because it is an asset that will re
main with them through life.
But aside from these benefits, the
increase in population and enhance
ment of property values alone will
more than take care of the cost.
! When the Dixie Highway is
/ completed t will attract tourists to
our section and it's influence will
extend for miles on either side.
This Highway will do more toward
attracting prospective buyers to
this section than all the newspaper
Advertising combined. And to it
would bring the better class of peo-
| pie from the cold northwestern
states: people we would be
proud to have amongst us. | would
like to speak a kind word for the
splendid little city of Smyrna. No
more hospitable or lovable people
can be found anywhere. AS an
evidence of this, take a look at the
many attractive homes and their
churches. These edifices would do
credit to town many times the
population of Smyrna
With our splendid street car SER
vice with its hourly and half hourly
schedules into Atlanta only IA miles
distant makes it possible to have
a nome with city conveniences with
cut the smoke, dust and noise of
the city dwelIer. Then there is a
passenger train schedule of some 20
passeng ger trains daily for those
who wish to travel by rail. Are we
going to get the new school build
ing
If you don't believe it just come
down and catch the enthusiasm of
the community. Better get ready
{. buy one or more of the many
beautiful building sites before they
double in price for that is just what
is going to happen In all serious
ness there is not to be found a more
logical place for just such a school
that we are pleading for. The
grounds are large and amply shaded
pure water and an altitude that
insures pure air and perfect health.
By the way did you know that
the Smyrna District was the first
in the county to vote a special tax
for the support of the public
schools?
This election was held Sept. 9Th,
1908.
The other day watch
ed a rosy checked little girl with
hair like tangled sun beams play
ing l wondered if there was a man
if given an opportunity would re-
fuse to give her and many more like
her a modern sanitary school bull
ding that would keep and preserve
those rosy cheeks and improve their
minds.
c. A. w,