The Crittenden press., 1922-02-03
Marion Graded School
Is Thankful

The advantages of a separate build
ing for the graded school are many,
because the High School and the
grades have entirely different In
tcfcsis and ambitions can re-
member when We were in the second
and third grades we used b. be- ex.
asperated because We had 10 ait for
hall an hour boz Chapel and listen 10
the principal talk 10 he High school
We didn't think it fair for the teach
Ter 10 say We couldn't wiggle or move
our feet when 20 us the talk scented
a. dry a. the Sahara desert II wns
douhtieas lne nlk. bui We we're
not interested In football and other
thing that go 10 make up the lie
'of the llirh School ~ course there
were umes when the taIk was I'd
dressed io be- and do not doubt bat
that the older ones were bored Ter.
rhly
And then. when Marion School be-
ran 10 grow, and 40 many boys and
glrll began a. come in from the
country for he upner grades and for
he Hirh School. We began b. b.
crowded in our rooms and In the an.
diiorium THIS was really a good
sign for b showed that ths people
~ friitendsn Sounty vefe waking
'up a. the necsssity ~ education us
they never bad before d had iis
dfaWhari, however for W. bad 10 De-
packed boz our rooms like safdinea in
a can Of course, lt was harder b.
Keep cood discipline in our crowded
'condiiion than .i would be- n We had
lplsuiy Of room for ve just oouldn't
iesp frum talking vhen someune aas
80 close 10 tall 10 And ~ course
we could nai siudy when there was
oonfusian
Aside ffoia nuf srhallfoom dini
culiies h. play ground Too 80 in.
adequate fuf sa many For shou
you think u putilnr Eve hundred
and forty people in our small play
ground you can imagine that there
vas no room % spare
Another deulusifaiion of tho a.
Weakening school spirit wa the a..
siltance the School Improvement Club
gave us They repaiuied the sew
enih grade room and remodclcd the
smoky looking auditorium changing
ii from o. dr,ay looking place 20
one ~ he most beautiful school au
dlioriums Ia the state. hcslde many
other helpful improvements
Then came the evcufful day when
the voiers were o. decide whether
they yould have both the grades and
HIGH equipped o. do their best or
whether they would leave us to stray.
rle along a. beet We could without
AID FROM them Our years ~ wait.
ms sere a. an eni, for lhey rallied
gloriously to our aid
Now wc can have tuo play rooms.
which will make q much more pleas.
ant We can have the entire uss n
ihs basket hall court so that W ,an
b. better players when We reach .
High Sehool and perhaps some time
Marion will b. proud of lis winning
team for the grades have some ycty
promising playeu
We rcalire that Marion b expecting
some good work frum bal in response
10 IN, kindness they hayc shown us
and Ne arr irving not io disappoini
them
The other day Mr larrcrs came
over 10 our building and iold us that
be- appreciated the improvement W,
had made Ia our order H. also told
us that th, lllrh School was running
us a race. that they too ave irving
O. prove themselves worth, II the
kindness The citizens of Marion have
shown us in providing separate
building for the Hirh school
We shall take for our motto the
verse by ERNEST Neal lyon
Attempt ihs highest Nohler far.
To stumble gazing ai q star
Than hy a glow .Wosm lantern lel.