Evening journal., 1921-01-19
Vote TOMORROW
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tion. spoke at Mt. Pleasant, aud Miss
Ruby Miller. Miss Ruth Jones, county
supervisors. and County Superinten-
dent w. II. Jump, were the speakers
at ronsing meeting at Cenireville.
A meeting has been called by the
Board OF Trustees OF Arden to bring
me matter before the taxpayers OF
@ lne Arden emergency school district
inns meeting Will probably be held
tonight According TO the trustees OF
In favor OF the loan.
p. f. Strickland of the county
board, and Miss Ina Barnes, addressed
an enthusiastic organizing meeting
last night in the church, at Brack-EX.
DIT. Spaid today issued an open let
ter 10 taxpayers OF New Castle county.
In which ne said:
When attention is called 10 the fact
that the school buildings OF your
county, In most cases, are Inadequate
and insanitary, endangerlng the lives
and health Of your children and your
neighb0r's children, plea for your
vote and influence. on Thursday, does
not seem necessary. However, for
fear your attention has not been called
particularly 10 this important refer
endum. ! appeal 10 you to represent
the school children on Thursday ar
ternoon. the twentieth, by casting
your ballot in favor OF the bond issue
In the meantime, please devote your
spare moments TO calling your friends
by telephone, and urging them TO sup
port thefbond issue.
We have not forgotten the Liberty
and Victory Bond drives for the Gov
ernment. when all were urged TO give
"tlll II hurt Not only did New Gas
tie county do her part gloriously In
these Federal projects, hut she always
stood lrst In the Red Cross drives as
well. Even now there is proof OF her
| generosity In the Statewide effort FOR
si5O.0OO for the saving OF 35O0OOC
starving children overseas.
ne financial ability Of the county
/ 10 undertake the school improvement.
Is apparent. The county has an as.
/ sessed valuation OF more than Si2 =.
| 100000, there being 5000 OF wealth
/ behind each school child. Under IN,
] law each person has a right 70 on,
J vote for every dollar OF school taxes
assessed against him.
rs II too much, then. 10 appeal fol
| your aid in so important an undertak
ing as the health and education "a
/ 300 children who need more room an,
/ better school houses? Those OF M
| who are close TO the situation know
] mat the schools have been sadly neg
/ lected in the past Shall we bond 4
build fine county buildings. and high
] ways, and neglect the school chll
! dren2 Must it still continue the rull
that 70 get into a comfortable public
building, where the lighting, heating
commit a crime. misdemeanor, or los
ones mind?
During the war teachers and pupil
did their part well and stood by IN
government in every drive. some
Thing should now be done TO hell
them. Without a good public school
education for everyone democracy
not safe for an intelligent citizen
S1ip Is the basis on which a govern
ment like ours rests.
n you are cOnhected with a cor
poration or a trusteeShip. be sur
that steps are taken b insure IN
proper resolution for voting the prop
erty In favor OF the bond issue. Il
short, do all In your power TO max
the bond issue a success.
Having served as superintendent a
schools In New Castle county 70
lmore than ten years, I do not hes
tate TO ask you 10 give the Board {
Education OF New Castle county YOU
lheartiest support in this campaign
The County Board OF Education ha
received an encouraging rcSOlutio
b favoring the bond issue. adopted b
, the members OF MarshalltOn Methg