Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-08-19
McDONOUGH DRIVE WILL
START MONDAY NEXT :

The Drive for funds with which to
make the needed improvements and ex-
pansion ~ McDonough Institute will
begin in earnest all over the county
Monday next.
All OF the preliminary work has been
done by the Executive Committee and
subcommittee have been appointed
in each neighborhood who will have
charge of the personal solicitation.
These committees have been furnished
with lists of residents Of the county
and each person will be seen and asked
for q specific amount, and requested TO
sign a subscription blank, which will
stale the amount pledged. and method
OF payment. which will be in quarterly
instaiments, payable October /, Janu-
airy 1, March Is, and June !.
Every contributor in this manner
will be asked to sign a pledge card in
order that there may be a complete
record so that those in charge will
know exactly what fund will finally be
paid into the treasury and be in a pO-
sition 10 20 ahead with all arrange
ments necessary for the contemplated
improvements. 1t being Contemplated
that the new Hall can be made ready
for the Commencement exercises OF
1922 and the extra dormitory and din
ing room space for the opening for the
fail term of 1922.
Aside from the need Of a. adequate
Auditorium, the fact that the supply
ing of such is going to release the
present Assembly Hall for conversion
into durmitory space for the accommo-
datiOn of girl students, is of especial
sI.lf
contemplated that there will thus be
afforded room for about twenty extra
girls. Last year II had to be refused
admission because OF lack of space.
Cratnped quarters in the dining room
have also made it impossible to fill the
Boys Hall to its capacity.
Not only does it seem thatthi Drive
SHOULD appeal TO those who are inter
ested in the.cause OF education. those
who have children TO be schooled, but
it should appeal to every person in the
county who has any pride in public
affairs and wants TO see this centrally
located school advance.
A real auditorium here would be q
public benefit, not only Tor school pur-
noses hut Tor other nublic uses as well.
and judging from the attitude in the
past, we feel safe in saying that il
would be available for such gather.
ings as Teachers Institutes, Farmers
Conventions, Agricultural Exhibits,
etc.
Some have suggested that the insti.
tuition should make this necessary ex.
pansion out of its own funds, but they
do not know the circumstances OF the
sehool-that it already has upwards OF
Thirty Thousand Dollars in buildings
and equipment, and that il it drew up.
on its small invested funds remaining,
for this purpose, it would not be able
to continue to offer its benefits at such
a moderate cost.
When it is recalled that during the
period through which we have Just
been passing of high prices and un.
equaled costs of everything that Nc.
Donough has never charged more thar
$240 FOR board, light, heat, tuition and
books of a student, and has been Civ
ing them the equal to what they have
been paying from five to eight hundred
dollars for in practically every other
institution in the East, it is truly re-
markable that she has been able to en-.
dure; and we cannot but appreciate
that this has only been accomplished
by the most rigid economy and best OF
management. Truly, the public has
reaped the benefit. Here is school
that is operated for the public, not a
dollar of profit to anyone, but saw
ing wherever it can be had, in order
that the opportunity can be made
available to a maximum number of
people, by keeping down the cost.