, 1921-10-20
PAGE SEVEN
4 NEW RNWLINS ASSET

'Halph ". Johnson
How many of the readers know
that this city has a new asset of
great Importance. capable of i'm
measurable good. or great harm?
me High School of this city.
which is equally our school and
city. and should be your pride. has
undertaken a task that if successful.
and it will be, will do more to draw
personal and public interest toward
the premier Of all our public institu-
tions. the public school and in this
instance, hat of the Rawlins High
dare state. and I know whereof
! speak, hat fifty per cent Of the
citizens of this city are practically
of the existence Of thi, new
school paper, and fifty per cent Of
those who do know. care little as to
it's outcome: and yet. they are the
ones who raise the loudest voices
regarding the lack of proper interest
toward our schools, and the missing
element of cooperation and good
Fellowship among the teachers and
student body.
! There is no medium in school life
which will accomplish the creation OF
consideration and pride in the ac-
complishments Of you sons and
O. daughters to read "A pal per issued by
them, the result of much pains and
' effort on their part. giving you the
activities of an institution built and
supported by you for the benefit of
1 your children.
Just as the daily papers give You
the news of a busy world, so docs
the school paper place before you
the ideas and result of thai institu-
ton which is responsible for the
making Of the citizens OF a buster
world Of tomorrow.
The writer is speaking from the
knowledge of experience on the staff
OF a high school paper representing a
body OF nearly fOur thousand stud
ents, an dthe amount Of good re-
ceived from that paper. for over
Swallowed that received from all
other agencies. and the interest taken
by the parents and public in various
school undertakings assured success
the moment the paper reached the
reader. and the cooperation among
the various classes composing the
student body and they with their
teachers and the faculty. resulted in
unison and harmony that was a
pleasure to all who were fortunate
enough to have dealings with them.
So as you are interested in your
children and their education and
preparation for life. ever more
should you be interested in this new
and paramount undertaking; it is the
voice OF the school as one. telling
you of their hopes and pleasures.
their ideas and views OF the morrow.
II as you would listen with interest
to the tales told by those whom you
love and put faith in. fully as much
should you read their paper with
pride II realize hat it is as great
a medium for future good as a paper
and print can possibly compose.
Much credit is due Miss Phelan in
esta blishing the new paper. and
equally as much credit should go to
those of the staff. the students and
teachers, for no amount Of work and
enthusiasm can put such an under
taking across without the combined
effort of ali. and the ultimate sue
c'sS rests upon you. the reader. and
in the amount of support and CO.
operation you give.
There are those who will read this
and throw the paper aside with The
explanation Bunk. but there will
be the few who will give this and
the cause for which it is written
some consideration and thought and
1t is for those few thai I have writ
ten.