The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-10-10
TRUSTEES OF LUBBOCK COUNTY
FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE IN LUBBOCK
EDITORIAL IN TUESDAYS AVALANCHE PROMPTED
THAT BODY TO DRAFT FAVORABLE RESOLUTION
NEED OF SCHOOLS IS REALIZED IN TEXAS
Crv for more Room Ambitious Boys and Girls Over West
Texas Is Challenge Lubbock Business Men to Establish
Institution Here-"t Can Be Done, Let's Do H."

Inc tdltOl OF bnt aNdiduSh' aiiN
NJ. NJ. Dupre have started some
thing
While Editor Dow made Il
known as we announced our inten-
tons Of saying something in this Is
sue OF the Avalanche about the in
terest that is being shown in Jun
;or College here that the School
man should receive the full benefits
of any Communications whatsoever
for starting the Junior College idea,
the following letter involves both
men, and the writer is Of the opin-
ion that insomuch as some action Is
being taken, and that something
worth while is the result Of what aas
been said heretofore. and will place
the credit Of this work upon the
aforementioned gentlemen.
The possibilities Of establishing
Junior College here are great. The
need is urgent The location is logi-
cal. The school in question must be
established 20 care for the overflow
of pupils clamoring 90 enter educa-
tional institutions. and the higness
OF Lubbock Is challenged IN their
cry FOR "morc room.
Lubbock must do the big thing
The following decision handed
down at meeting Of the County
Board OF Trustees which was pre-
sided over by County Superintendent
Of Schools, +. X. Haynes. is proof
enough that the prime movers IN
educational work Of Lubbock coun
" are wanting something 10 be dore,
and il Is altogether likely that Lub-
book business men must meet the
demand. Adequate educational IA
cilities must be established here 10
meet the demands that are not be
ing met in other educational cen
tsrg OF the State. Lubbock i& beccn-
ing too prominent 10 miss an op-
portunity To place this city in a.
brighter light Of public opinion. The
business men OF Lubbock OF course
havc had the blunt Of abnormal
growth 20 keep smooth. but withal
they have prospered. and again
comes more demands upon them, and
again this demand is creating an
opportunity for them.
Pardon Us for repeating figures
used by Mr. Dow IN his recent edi-
torial. but they are too important
10 be overlooked while this subject
is being discussed. and they alone
can reveal the vast opportunity that
Is placing itself in the hands Of Lub-
book people Mr.. Dow stated:
.sMr. Dupre figures that taking a.
a basis the sixty-five freshmen that
left Lubbock this year for colleges in
various places, that we send away
AZ least $40. 900 year for college
expenses that could just as well be
kept in Lubbock, and aside from
that. II the school was established
here that we would draw more than
that many or possibly several times
that many from other South Plains
towns which would run the sum Of
money up into very large figures
and the teachers could be secured
at a very small cost taking into con-
alteration the amount Of money It
takes 20 send children off to school"
These figures are too simple to
be misunderstood. The number Of
people a junior college would bring
10 Lubbock its first year in opera
tion would spend great deal Of
money in Lubbock. and taking this
matter as cold business PROPOSE
ton. leaving 10 the winds any civic
pride or community ambitions, Lub-
hook business men can easily see
that any demands made upon them
are not too great when compared
with what will be brought 10 Lub- /