Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-04

l tunity, and to put all opportunities at I the service of the children so they may be developed into the best citi- zens., We all believe in Americaniza- i ton. The Junior high school would make possible this equalization of op- portunities.
 modern buildings, we'll equipped. has recently bonded itself for s50O.O00 to
 establish a junior high school. Our buildings are not modern. We also. Shall we be contest with in adequate facilities for our children, while dema nding for ourselves the | latest improvements in business, fac tory and household appliances 9 Are the people who oppose the < l posed school because of expense still reading and working by candle light. cooking by wood .traveling by horse power, and relying upon the mail solely for messages? Electricity. gas, automobiles. telephones and tele- graph-all these things cost more and are worth 1t. Just so with the new | CT educational facilities for the chiI- | dren. They cost more and are worth l it.
 Do you know of any investment iia- ble to bring in greater returns to more people than an investment in chil- dren?
 Voters. Sou have chosen men to act for you in the capacity of school com 1 mitteemen. They have sought ttc ad vice of experts in considering how best to solve the school problems of the town. and make the wisest pre- vision for the children of grammar school age. These gentlemen rerom-
 mend the. junior high school project as the best solution of Norwicn's edu- not receive your support even if taxes have to be increased?
 When the physician. after a areful diagnosis. prescribes remedies for your | .xl- ,1~s1 l, L.T l. efforts by. refusing to have and pay for the needed remedies? Hardly. You beseeche his treatment and a cure,
 no matter what retrenchmenc the family budget must suffer. Is not the intelle ,tual welfare Of 1he children of the town to be as -ener- 'iEsly slo o parentally suppor:ed
 As we sacrifccI for the m .iTen "ove- there shah we not sae-'ice fnr tne children herr, if needs oe that they n7a~y have the best educ itioral advantages that money can provide? Not ali are called upon to pay their share of school expenses in the way of taxes. When the no| Aca' fmy was built some of us gladly" contrib uted for five years to its building fund. We are ready to do as much for the grammar school children. Doubtless there are many non-taxpayers who would willingly make such a contri button either because of their inter est in children or their desire to have
 part in the memorial to our soldiers. The October number of the Red Cross Magazine contains a splendid
 article. The School That Everybody Wants. by Angelo Patri. the great schoolmaster of New York city. Born in Italy. Principal Patri came as a child to this country and was edu- cated in the public schools. He has
 become one of the foremost educators
 in New York and is known far and
 wide for his America nisms." Patri
 says. in speaking of this school that
 everybody wants;
 All this will cost a lot of money.
 The building with the shops and gar
 dens and classrooms and books and
 teachers and proper supervision will
 be expensive. What of it? You are
 raising man. Didn't you mean it :?
 Is it a cheap man you want to turn out?
 Raise the tax rate. Pay for the
 best building and the best equipment and the finest teachers that money
 will buy. When it begins to hurt you, remember how ytti poured out vcur money. your food and your children when a great danger threatened the nation.
 You ate corn bread though you loathed it. You made the old coat do and went shabby. You bought Liberty bonds and war stamps when you
 wanted to buy an automobile. You pledged everything you had to the sue
 cess of the war.
 ' Educa ton is SIS important the war. It is a war. The threat of ig- norance and inefficiency is enough 70 make the sleepiest of us wake up."
 The Rose of New England went slc- riously over the top at each call fer war funds from Red Cross Knights. of Columbus. Salvation Army. Jewish Welfare and othe organizations. Shall we not just as surely go over the ton even though it means personal sac rifce. in this call for the bcnefit of our own American children
 A LOVER OF CHILDREN.