The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-29

by cutting out music, drawing, man
ual training and gymnasium four sur
plus room would be available, when
the fact is that only two of these de-
apartments and manual
training rooms at all, and
neither of these could possibly be US
ed for school rooms, both being in the
basement
We, as your Board of Education,
have not jumped at conclusions. We
have not thoughtlessly called for an
election to vote bonds without thor
oughly threshing out every suggestion
as to location, fire prevention, rooms
absolutely necessary, operating expen-
ses and prevailing high cost of mate
rial and scarcity of labor. We have
not relied on our own judgments in
any one of these matters. We have
had the building inspected by several
of the best architects to be had. COM
petent physicians, experienced school
men, competent business men, ladies
OF the Parent-Teachers' Association
and many of our bes. citizens
The conditions now existing at the
City School have not all developed
during the present year. The gradual
Increase in attendance has compelled
the Board to utilize one after the 9th
er Of the basement rooms (never in
tended for school rooms and unfit for
that purpose) until all are now being
used. Two small half rooms, which
are almost indispensable as rest rooms
for teachers and pupils who have sud
den attacks of illness, have been turn
ed into school rooms, and these are
badly lighted. Part of the teaching Of
che department is being done in the
Superintendent Office Part of the
teaching of one grade is being done in
the Auditorium. Thus with every room
in the building occupied for school
purposes, there is absolutely no place
for the small children to play during
recess and at noon in bad weather, eX-
Cept in the cold dark basement CORR
doris
We are serving without one dollar
of compensation, and the only possible
reward we can receive is the con-
seriousness that we have been of some
service to the community and human
ity, in giving the children OF Paris SAN
itary school quarters and a competent
corps of teachers to instruct them.
And right here it might be well to re-
members that these same children will
be the men and women of Paris in a
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as we can make them.
To render such service we are SEN
sible of the fact that we must lay
aside all personal desires to further
the interests of friends and keep only
the welfare of the children in mind. In
doing this some of us are often COM
PEELED to cast our vote against per-
sonal friends and blood relations.
For these reasons we are often charg-
ed with disloyalty, ingratitude and
treachery.
Is it any wonder that our best cit
iTens are 10th to accept such posi-
tion. Is it any wonder that Public
Schools are often used to further the
interests of office-seekers and politi-
clans?
Rumors are being circulated which
are calculated to make those who are
not informd as to conditions, believe
that we are asking you for funds
which are not needed. Will you be-
lieve that we are such traitors as this,
without first getting the information
from some one who knows the condi-
ditions? Isn't there some one OF the
Board or of the teaching corps, or OF
the Parent-Teachers' Association in
whom you can place enough confidence
to believe what they say? Which do
you prefer to believe the teacher who
labors with your children every day,
the parents who patroniZe the school
and knows conditions, or the childless
men and women, or if not childless,
the men and women whose children
have passed the Public School age?
By this reference we do not mean TO
say that the dividing line lies between
the fathers and mothers with children
of school age and the childless men
and women, together with those ia
theirs and mothers whose children
have passed the Public School age,
for such is not the case. Many of
those whom God has denied one of
the greatest of all blessings, are en-
listing on the side for better citizen
ship. Many of those whose childrens
Eave passed the Public School age.
and who, perhaps, have experienced
conditions equally as bad as those now