The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-10-30

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The end desired must be known
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We are not training for day,
nor a year, nor for any one place,
but for all lands and al times, even
eternity"
Some time in the spring lengthy
and eloquent article making plea
for High Schools in the county ap.
peared in The Vidette. | have sew.
eral clippings from various sources
that | have been anxious to send to
that writer but I've lost the paper
and can not be sure that / recall ii e
exact name. j am greatly interest
ed in country schools and hope the
editor can give me space for short
talk on the subject, As ! have not
seen a copy of the paper in three
months the subject OF County High
Schools may nave been given full
treatment in the summer issues but
/ can not refrain from offering few
lines. Excepting the church Of God,
the state school is the dearest in
stitution in the world to me, and !
am not willing to leave the world
without doing everything that is in
my power to do in an honest effort
to help the great cause. Feeling
compelled TO be as brief as possible.
what I say will have to be roughly
stated.
/ have delayed this letter hoping
to get good deal Of information
that have not obtained. ] sup
pose that several efforts, perhaps
very vigorous ones, will be made in
your next legislative assembly TO
improve the school laws. My very
limited view OF our national life has
led me to believe that we South
erners are pretty well nigh helpless
victims of popular ideas and the
much advertised big name Of things.
and that most Of our school legis-
lation is merely an extension OF a
wave OF sentiment that is sweeping
the country and being endorsed by
many leading school men. / do not
believe with Robespierrc that virtue
always resides with the minority
but neither am I one Of those who
hail the voice Of the people as the
voice of God.
There is no mortal nor company
OF mortals. however well informed,
who should be followed without
question. excepting military officers,
Of course, and, some one says, your
doctor and your lawyer.
About two years ago Il Think
a writer in The Nashville Banner"
quoted "a very prominent Missis
sippi woman who was. opposed I.
equal suffrage as saying "Th,.
women of our state do not need tn,
ballot. We get all the legislation
We want by petition. / wantee
to ask her, THEN IN VIEW OF ALI.
THAT IEarAINs TO CIVIC WELFARE
WHY DON'T you WOMEN ASK FOX
MoaEs2 Why such colossal mod
eaty
One reason why some OF our wom-
en- and private citizens don't ask fni
more lie becauseg they don't know
what they need and are not trying
to find out. ] ef 4 here TO school
needs and school legislation only.
The women stock raisers are look.
ing after that interest. The owners
Of real estate are interested in eve
rything pertaining to taxation. Who
is studying. the little county school.
its conditions, its needs, its posi-
BILE development, and the school (
higher studies that should be pro.
vided 10 supplement the primary
school Are the children, the iu
ture citizens OF state and country,
not worth as much as the pure bred
sheep and COW?
For what purpose do we want
them trained ? Is it merely that
they may I well their parts in the
grand scramble Of the money arena,
or that they may become thoroughly
.epable and trus worthy citizens !?
The most exhaustive attention pos.