The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-07-17

the age of 10 to II years then they
have 5 years to take college edu-
cation, and S years for a special
education in whatever line they
choose, and at the age OF 20
they are ready to take hold of
their chosen work. But under
the old time one teacher method,
they seldom if ever complete the
common school education, before
they are forced to quit at 20 to %
and take up the work of making
a crude living the remainder of
their days.
Another thing; at home is the
best place in the world TO educate
our children, and by placing a
Rural High School as close to your
home as possible, is the ideal solu-
ton of the educational problem; it
has proven so beyond a doubt, in
all the states where, it has been
tried out; for at home you have
complete supervision over your
children, the very best teacher
obtainable, your home surrounds
them with comforts and protection
aud the expenses aresat the mini
mum, while on the other hand If
you have to send them away from
home for a high school education,
the anxiety is great. the comforts
and surroundings are doubtful,
the expense is burdensome. There
fore let's have rural high schools
in every community IN hiscounty.
We need them; we eau have them;
we will have them, We can have
anything we want II we only go
after it strong enough. So it re-
mains now only for each commun-
ity to go after its high school.
Don't be bluffed off with any flimsy
excuse or by any petty officer say
ing it can't be done, for if he was
any account he would have been
helping you all the time; but any.
way 90 down after it with that
"bull dog determination, that
knows no defeat, until you get the
desired results. There is little
fred tape" connected to it, to be
sure, but nothing works well now
days unless it has little red tape.
Vote for no candidate that does
not stand by you, and help you in
your efforts, to provide way for
the best education of your children
for if he does not help you. he is
an enemy to the interest of your
children, and TO thi IRE destiny
of the county; the e you can.
not afford to trustt va with the
position of any county Office.
You want your children, when
they grow up. to be able to stem
the tide with any people or faction
that may be in power, and as we
can all plainly see now, any man,
boy or girl without good education
will stand but shadow OF chance.
God pity the man that wants his
child to face the future without al
least a fair education; and it hs
don't look after it now who is going
to do 30? We cannot help the pas
neglect of the children who in
very few years are to take up tn
reins of government Of the county
hut we can serve their best interes
by doing our duty now, in placing
within the reach of every child II
1.-THE county, modern High School
where they can he trained by th
very best teachers to be found, it |
your duty; we owe it to the childrel
and it should be awarded to them
here and now, while we are ye
living. Think of the great natiol
of Russia, that collapsed so quickl
owing to the lack OF learning an
islliteraey of its masses OF people
being so easily influenced and er
a trapped, by a more learned an
: educated people, and SO soon doin
f the other nations bidding.
) And now, after due repentance
let's pick up courage and retire OF
: present pitiful looking pre-hsitori
e school houses to the rear of some
O our good farmers barn-yards, whel
q the view will blend better with Il
general surroundings; he might
: able to use them to good advantai
/ in building a second hand bar
le but standing out on the road sid
10 as they do now, they do not ha
4 the least resemblance to temples
intelligence which they are sul
= posed to represent.
er When see the many ideal loc
70 tions for rural high schools on eve
d side, | often wonder why the NOV
= ment has not been started long al
. Think of Showdown, Bethel, Salel
'e Cross Roads, Springhill, and ma
70 other thickly settled sections in
is county; throbbnig with young be
to and girls, eager, watching, watt
- for the opportunity to be thro'
'' around them, for better educati
IN waiting on whom? Why:you. !
n citizens and parents should arrar
It's for this high school, so as to
IN them in their future destiny. v
to you do it. Certainly you will;
YOU cannot afford to be traitor
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