The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-06-15
EDUCATIONAL BOARDS ATTI-
tube ON M. M. I.
QUESTION

TIC HleNlocTS VI the BOURBON county
Board of Education toward the pro-
posal to convert M. Nj. 1. into a
County High School, and the rea-
sons for their attitude, is due both
to them and to the public.
Every member of this Board is
proud of the record that has beer
made by M. M. I. Colonel and Mrs.
Best have contributed generously
and greatly to the cause of educa-
ton by their many years of devo
ton. Millersburg would be guilty
of ingratitude if they failed to ap-
Lreciate to the fullest what these
two unselfish and efficient lives
have meant for them. No member
of this Board is in the least disposed
to deny or disparage the great SER
vice that this school has rendered.
1t is not their purpose to let this
service die, but rather to extend and
widen it sc that all the children of
all the people of this section of the
county may be privileged to enjoy
The same incompatible opportunities
that few have been able to enjoy
heretofore. The supreme obliga-
ton of. this Board is to afford the
very best possible advantages to
every child ir this and in all other
sections of the county
Colonel and Mrs. Best have reach
ed that point in life when they felt
that they were entitled to q rest
No man will deny that they have
earned it. They did not want to
see the work of their hands die; for
that reason, they were willing tc
dispose of this property to the
county school board at sacrifice.
This property is easily worth more
than the price that has been paid
by the County School Board Col.
Best realized this thoroughly; only
his desire to see the work car
ried on prompted him to make this
sacrifice. His wish was that none
initiated by him should be lost, but
that they should become the hertz
age of the entire county. The
members of the County Board un-
derstood and appreciated his atti-
tude and feel themselves under SOL
emn obligation to continue the same
high standard that he has set.
The members of the County Board
realize their obligation to the people
and to the tax payers of Bourbon
county. They believe that the peo-
pie Of Bourbon county want the
best possible school for their chill
dren. They believe that they will
gladly support such school. They
hope that in the course of a few
years every child in BOurboI
county shall have easy access to an
efficient graded and high school.
They saw in the situation at Mil
lersburg an opportunity to begin.
The first one of these schools must
be established somewhere in the
county. They were not favOring
Millelsburg at the expense of the
rest Of the county. They began at
Millersburg simply because the best
opportunities were presented there.
When they have given to the people
of this section of the county first
class school, then they mean to do
the same thing for for other sec
tons of the county. Within the
course of a few years, even under
the minimum tax levy, the Board
believes that it can do this. They
have no desire to antagOniZe any
other school of any sort whatsoever.
Their obligation is to provide
schools that can be attended by ali
thee hildren, rich and poor alike.
Their oath of Office compels them to
do this. They have no choice.
AS business proposition, the
Board feels that it is entitled to the
commentator of the tax payers Of
the county for the purchase at Mil
lersburg. AS an educational propo-
sition, the Board feels that they
have been able to do the best thing
that has ever been done for the
children of the county in this pur-
chase. They believe that it will
mean more for Millersburg will
come to feel just the same sort of
pride in this new County High
School that they have felt in Nj. M.
L. They invite their cooperation
and solicit their advice and support.
They feel that their first obligation
is to the children of the county and
they believe that they will receive
the support of the people in the dis
charge of this obligation.
J. B. CAYWOOD,
Chairman of Bourbon Co. Board OF