Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-31
Schools and Community Life.

Probably no other agency of mans creating has such far
reaching power for god in the community as good live up
todate schoos The time long past in this country when
lust any old school" will serve the purpose
In no age Of the world was business competition keen
and relentless as at the present and before is so i'm
peratve that young brains be trained and developed to
their full capacity.
Nothing truer today than that community is known by
the quality of its Schools for tits fact that the school
perfect barometer for the community AS the community so
the school, and conversely the school, the community
But aside from the mereeducaona consideration, pro-
gressive school community its influence in other dir
econs frequently very little regarded by the community
orally
In the first place. rea live progressive school is never
found in dead community As well expect mushrooms from
barren so expect educational perfection where none is
expected 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 of every ten home seekers are
What of your schoos? and What of your churches?"
The really desirable citizen with family of and daugh
er rear always suspicious of the town without good school
facilities He is aware of the the absence of
these facilities argues lack of interest the part the COM
mny at large and rightly refuses cast his lot with hem
So that from material point of view, the higher build
our schools the stronger drawing power the material
things of lfe
We have said that the school the barometer for the CON-
munty and county It preeminenty from standpoint
of morals
The old adage As the father the son. fast losing its
force this day. Instead tending to coin counter
adage las the son. so the father So that build up
our schools year by year higher state Of efficiency they
in turn are building up the Individual members of the
ity gradually trimming off cruteness and eeva
ing the character and generally remodeng and revazng the
character and generally remodeng and revazng the entire
body polite. M
Then what of the schools of this county and community
Are they our first consideration? They should be-
What other interest life have you reader that for
moment compare with the welfare of children? And
what other influence in the chd life there compare with
that of his school?
Get this fact firmly fixed in your brain and heart AS your
school, so wlyour child be- The child will be faithful
duct of the school that moulds his character
Are we afraid to invest few hundred dollars or few
thousand in modern schools facilities?
No town or community ever yet made the investment that
it was not returned many fold Viewed from purely nanc
a standpoint the safest investment possibly make
There absolutely for poor school in any CON-
munity of disappearing and women.
The town. county community that refuses to give of its
best to its schools will find itself the go by gradually
losing in the race of life
And the people who deem sacrifice too great to be made
for their chdrens welfare will year by year climb higher
What of this town and county?
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