The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-18
A TEMPORARY SCHOOL HOUSE

No one, least of all the Register
disputes the necessity Of some decen
quarters for the children who are nov
housed in the old Baptist church. Blu
whether the Commercial Club shoulC
be ~disorganized for that purpose o
some other building found is a qies
ton which demands consideration
The board of education have made
enough mistakes in the past, without
asking the city to make other mistakes
now, to provide the necessary conve'
niences that their past short-sighted'
ness makes necessary today. We do
not intend to arraign the board for
those mistakes. but as their lack OF
vision has caused the present calam-
ity, 1t would be well to have a vision
OF the city's needs, both as to the
school demands and the other things
that go to make up a live community.
The present Commercial Club is the
0utgrowth OF hard work, and much
mature deliberation after two other
organizations O. a similar nature had
AdllIus IL mas dNAS uIlu 10 uOAhS SpChI
work for the city to which every live
business man can testify. 1t is com
posed Of live, active members. It's
dues form a fund that have come in
handy to finance school and college
necessities. It's members have planned
and carried put valuable campaigns for
city betterment and its rooms are a
place Cor community meetings, the like
of which are no where else in the city.
Abandon the Club and you have killed
the goose who has laid the golden
egg for many things in the past, and
whose treasury will be needed in the
immediate days to come If the city
is to grow and prosper. There Is at
present a building almost completed
that we believe can be obtained for
school purposes. It's interior could be
finished TO meet the needs of our
schools. II could perhaps be rented !
for more than one year. It is fire
proof, sanitary and convenient. We
refer to the new Dybdahl garage and
submit that renting this would be
more sensible, would do less toward ;
wrecking an institution as valuabiel
as the Commercial Club, than any
scheme that has been proposed
Tor the relief OF the present school
There may be other build
ngs, the n we mentioned is right !
US and suggests itself. But to !
wreck. an institution like the CONNER. J
Club, Is acting without vision Of :
he city's needs or future, and is kill :
ng public spirit. The youth of the l
need u help to provide proper :
school accommodations, but there !
seems no need to tear down one neces- I
'ity In order to build up another. The :
that men frequent the CONNER =
.ial Club card room and loaf there Is J
lot the measure OF the Clubs useful !
and when that phase of the mat !
er is harped upon, it is evident that !
he same lack of vision characterizes q
his proposal. as has featured some !
public actions of the past. The !
Tub should not be sacrificed on ac- i
count of the past mistakes of the Q
OF education and we DO not
1t necessary to protect our
Dung people in that way. We have a
eason to believe that the Club stands 9
eady and willing to do everything $
easonable in its power to help the '
superintendent and board to improve a
he present conditions. But are you g
wise in asking them to commit suicide a
that purpose? l.
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