The Seward gateway., 1921-01-28
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1920.
WE NEED A HIGH SCHOOL

Some weeks ago Lester Tender son, supt- of Education for Alaska visited Seward and talked to the peo- ple of Seward and told them that he was in a Position to help them ma terially in securing for Sewar a full grade High School.
 Since the time Mir. Henderson made this statement not one single effort has been made by the people of Sew ard toward making full grade Higf
 School a reality. Every father and mother in Seward and every real cit izen who wants to see Seward take
 it's rightful place among the llVe'
 progressive towns of the Territory must realize what full grade High School means. They cannot help but
 see the need of such an institution and wha, tie establishment of it would do.
 Yet seeing and feeling the real need for such an institution they have fail ed to take one step toward making it a certainty in the near future.
 The town of Seward has among its population a particularly fine lot of children. At the present time the ma jority of these children average about twelve years of age. The grammar grades of the Seward school have the largest attendance. These children who are attending the grammar grades will in few short years be ready to attend high school. If we do moi exert ourselves and get a high School here this year these children who are now attending the grammar grades will be obliged to do as many many of their older brothers and sist- CTS have been compelled tn do, either 20 outside to finish their education ol stop going to school at a time wher their minds are just commencing to properly develop. A great many of these children will not continue theil education or stop going to scho" atl time when their minds are just com mencing to properly develop. A great many of these children will not con tinue their education because theil parents are not financially able to send them out. The lack of 8 high school in Seward is a crime against the younger generation, a crime that is charged to every father and mother and very real citizen of the town. It is a crime for which the people cannot be punished by the law, but morally the punishment for neglecting this vital issue will be ten fold, particular ly sn for the fathers and mothers of the children of Seward who are con tent to see their children take their place in the world only half equipped for the battle of life, because they have been deprived of an education that would enable them to cope with those who have. Why let this matter of a high school drag along in an un- certain manner. Why wait for George t.. do it when by using your own voice you can demand this institution for Seward. The Superintendent os Schools for the Territory of Alaska has told you that he W mld assist y1u in obtaining full grade high school for Seward, but he did not tell you that he could order this school for Seward unless you people of Seward showed that you would do yourpart.
 What have you done since he was here? Nothing. What are you continu- ing to do? Nothing. What are you go- ing to continue doing? Nothing? If you do continue to sit dormant and say to yourselves. "K we get the schoil alright. If we don't get it all. right" you ought to be ashamed to ,c1k any Seward school child in tn. face. Now is the time to take acti"n on this vital question. You fathrs and mothers of ths children Qf Seward