The Crittenden press., 1920-01-09
PROF. CHRISTIANS LETTER

l wish to take this OppOftunlt.
of thanking the Press for it
kindness in printing in it's issu,
of week before last my reply t,
an erroneous statement in it,
preceding issue regarding my at
titude toward the lyceum course
| wish to express my appreci
alton also for its work of edi
torial comment. / asked for al
apology and by apology | did mo-
mean what is commonly under
stood in the popular acceptatior
of that word, that is, a more OF
less palliative explanation, ex
preston of regret, or, admission
of fault. By apology | near
what the word really signifies, &
dignifed explanation of the
statement that | considered un.
justifable.
In placing responsibility for
the statement on common talk
the Press made the apologyI de.
sired. And it seems to me that
both the Press and myself have
been imposed upon by this
common talk. | should like to
add also that our town would be
a more progressive town, our
churches would do better service
our schools would be more influ-
ential and efficient and there
would exist a much better under
standing and feeling between
man and man if much less of
this. unfounded and irrespon-
rlble common talk" were in
dulged in. | should like to sug-
gesI that the Press would better
serve the community and its own
interest if it would require those
responsible for common talk"
to print their statements over
their slgnitures as | am doing.
No one is more pleased than
myself that the Press is not
afraid to speak out for or
against things that should be
brought to the attention of our
citizens. Every community
needs a fearless newspaper that
will courageously support meas,
ures of community uplift and de,
velopment, ana that will just as
courageously help to rout, over.
come and if possible, line up
forces that seek to place obst.
acles in the way of nearly every
project of community progress.
No more important or neces,
fairy work can be done in a com
munity than the arouslng of the
people from their indifference tC
waking them up to a better
understanding of the crying
needs of, and stimulating them
to a more intense inter.
est in and energetic support Of
their public schools. We wei.
come any we'll founded and wei
directed criticism of the schoo
which the Press may see fit t
make, knowing that the schoo
can only profit by its needs be-
ing thus brought to the attent
ion of the public. We do moi
think the Press can serve the
community in any better way
than by helping to give publicity
so school needs here and by en-
listing in the fight for better
school. This the Press ha,
pledged itself to do both in al
interview between the editol
and myself and in its published
editorial.
During the war, school peop
lie said little about school need
and nobly gave their assistanc,
in the winning of the war
Their effective work in helping t,
arouse and mold the patriot,
sentiment of the nation has beel
attested everywhere and hal
received expressions of appreci
alton from the highest official
in the land. School people wer,
willing that they and the schoo
be somewhat neglected during
the war, but now they are go
ing to speak out regularly an,
loudly for what they know to b.
the best interests of the boy
and girls of the nation.
So the people of the commun
ity may watch the columns o
the Press for articles challene
ing the citizens to immediat
and definite action leading to tn
improvement of our school.
V. l.. CHRISTIAN