The Dolores star., 1917-02-16
School. and commsaisy LIZ.

Probably NO other agency Of mans
creating has such far-reaching power
for good In the community ~ good,
live, up-to-date schools. The time 10
long past in this country when '.just
any old school" will serve the purpose.
In no age Of the world was business
competition ever 20 keen and relentless
q at the present, and never before
was It 20 imperative that our young
brains be trained and developed to
their full capacity. VII
Nothing ID truer today than that .
community is known by the quality Of
its schools, for It il . fact that the
school Is . perfect barometer for the
community. Az the community, 20 the
school; and conversely, - the school,
20 th4 community. But aside from the
mere educational consideration, pro-
gressive school in community exerts
it, infiusnce in other directions fire.
quently very little regarded by the
community generally.
In the first place, = real, live, pro-
gressive school il never found in
dead community. Az well expect
mushrooms from . barren soil ~ to
expect educational perfection where
none is expected or demanded. So,
then, the really progressive school pre-
supposes like spirit in the community.
Men Of observation and intelligence
have this fact in mind when seeking .
location for home. Probably the two
first questions asked by nine out of
ten home seekers are: "What Of your
schools?" and What of your churches?"
The really desirable citizen, with .
family of sons and daughters to rear.
ID always suspicious of the town with
out good school facilities. He 10
aware Of the fact that the mere absence
Of these facilities argues lack Of in
terest on the part Of the community at
large, and rightly refuses to cast his
lot with them. So, that, from ma
terial point Of view, the higher we
build our schools, the stronger their
drawing power in the material things
Of life.
We have said that the school is the
barometer for the community. It is
pre-eminently 30 from standpoint Of
morals. The old adage, ''As the father
70 the son, . is fast losing its force in
this day. Instead. we are tending to
coin . counteradage, '.As the son, 20
the father. So that, as we build up
our schools year by year to ahigher
and higher state Of efficiency, they in
turn are building up the individual
members Of the community, gradually
trimming of crudeness and coarseness,
elevating the character and generally
remodeling and revitalizing the entire
body polite.
Then what of the schools Of this
community? Are they our first consid-
GRAFTON? They should be. What other
interest in life have you, reader, that
can for . moment compare with the
welfare Of your childrenf And what
other influence in the child's life ID
there TO compare with that Of his
SCHOOL, Get this fact firmly fixed in
your brain and heart; a. your school.
20 will your child be. The child will
be faithful product Of the school that
moulds his character.
Are We afraid to invest . few hun
dred dollars, or . few thousand In
modern school facilitiesi No commun-
ity ever yet made the Investment, that
It was not returned many fold. viswsd
from = purely financial standpoint Il
10 the safest Investment We can possi-
bly, make. There is absolutely no *
cuse for . poor school in any commun-