The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-11

entirely. Say annexes will shut
d are out of the question.
Ell to the purposes of fifteen or
twenty years ago are absolutely out
of date now. And it must not be
| forgotten that the present building
was erected way back in the eighties.
| Something like dozen years ago the
| Grenada Bank abandoned its old
building, not because its vaults would
not hold it's money or it could not
do some sort of banking business
where it was, but because it wanted
a modern building. Can it be said
that the Grenada Bank made mis-
take in erecting a new building? Is
not our school, is not the matter of
doing business with the childhood of
Grenada, more important even than
the Grenada Bank?
| We have only to glance at the busi-
ness district of Grenada to see the
changes wrought in our business
establishments during the past ten or
fifteen years. The old awnings have
been removed and the store buildings
made uptodate. Shall it be said that
| Grenada's business men take more
pride in making "show" in the busi-
ness district than the town does in
having a school building whereby the
children of Grenada may have school
advantages equal to those enjoyed by
other children in similar commune
ties?
! Grenada has lived as one big fam
/ ily for many years, but to make the
school buildings of the town, the
needs of the children of all classes,
subordinate to beautifying the streets,
would serve to emphasize the differ
/ ences in wealth and tend to make the
; less favored of the community think
! there WAS a. ,paKds irg to sthase Sf
! the largest purse as well as to the
i pleasure of those who are able 20
| ride in automobiles. No one can
] afford to take the risk of dividing
/ Grenada into classes and of provok-
ing an unhealthy sentiment which it
would take years to cure.
! Those opposing the bond issue con-
cede that more room is needed in the
present school building, however, we
rather suspect that some are urging
the building of further annexes not
as a compromise but with the hope
of killing absolutely the proposition
to spend any more money towards
! providing better school facilities.
Those who are loud of voice in cry
ing out now against the proposed
new building and for bungling the
present building with still more ad-
ditions, had to be walked up even to
that duty to the community by the
request for an additional building.
We want to ask that the voters espe-
| c;ally think of this feature of the
matter. We think that the complex
! ion of the board of trustees is assur-
ance that the town, if the bonds are
voted. will get the very best for the
money invested and that no undue
/ haste will be exercised in awarding
the contract. The board will ask FOR
a turn key job. and with present con-
ditions. it will be we'll into the year
! 1921 before the building could be
anything like completed.
| Inasmuch as the trustees are by
law the sole custodians of the school
property ard are alone empowered
, to take the initiative in all matters
relative to the school, entertaining
the views they do, they could not,
| without stullifying themselves, con-
sent to further additions or annexes
to the present building, hence the
| initiative, at least for year or two,
looking to providing more adequate
| quarters for the public school must
| come from the present board of
trustees. Having submitted what
| they think best for the school and
| for the future of Grenada, they feel
that they would justly bring down the
wrath Of the sobered thought of the
town upon their heads, if the voters
| should say nay and then they should
face about and do what they row re-
gard as unwise and lacking in fore
sight.
A new school building is inevitable.
1t must come, all agree, within year
or two. All agree that something is
needed NOW. Our judgment is, do
the inevitable NOW.
While it is not customary for an
official body to PREJUDICE or prostate
its own acts, yet perhaps the present
circumstances warrant the trustees in
saying that in the event the bond is
sue is approved, it is not their pur-
pose to purchase any property upon
, which to construct the proposed
building, but that it. is and has been
their judgment that it should be
erected on the grounds Of the pres
ent school property.
We ask the most serious thought
to the bond election. We believe that
if the people think about the mat
ter seriously there will be no doubt
about the outcome. To think of
beautiful, home-ioving Grenada, TAX
ing backward step in regard to her