The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-11-09
ATTENTION CITIZENS! CASTOR
ST. AND WARD S

In the last issue of the Bienyille
Democrat the writer fully explained
the petition requesting the election,
gave reasons for the maintenance tax
showed why the expenditure OF more
money on frame buildings would be
a makeshift and waste OF funds, show
ed how transfers are success, out
lined the superiority OF the brick in
comparison with the frame. gave
reasons for a new location, and treat
ed of the cost, explaining that the
assessors books showed conclrslvc;ly
that the people who would derive the
benefits would bear only about 50 or
IS percent Of the cost. The writer
earnestly requests that those lndlVld-
uals who are still open to CONVICTION
will read this communication, II they
have not done so.
In this issue it shall be my pur-
pose to conclude the article with
brief reference to a few other issues
that have arisen.
1t has been proposed that high
school be established at Ebenezer
school for the benefit Of the sur
rounding schools, especially Lacy and
New Ramah. As the district would
include only few miles OF railroad
and the taxable property would be
limited, it would in the opinion OF
the writer require building tax OF
70 or Is mills to build, equip and
maintain six teacher school, the
minimum, as required by the State De-
partment OF Education. Furthermore
a proposed high school must serve tor
several years as a provisional high
school, employing qualified faculty
and using all the equipment, espec-
tally for science work. The require
ment also states that there must be
sufficient high school students to make
the required average before approval:
The writer is thoroughly convinced
that Il will be many years before there
will be sufficient high school students
10 warrant OF justify such move,
even though the citizenship OF those
communities would be willing to as
sumo the financial burden OF estab-
fishing a central high school al
Ebenezer at cost Of 20 or Is mills.
It Is not a selfish motive that
prompted the people Of Castor te
start the movement for new build
ing. The only motive is to help the
school patrons from the surrounding
districts give their children the ad
vantage Of a high school education
Castor with her assessment and schoo
district is more than able to take
care OF her own. In fact the presen
buildings would accommodate all, a
there are about us or 800 in thu
Castor district These facts prove tina
; the surrounding communities need tn
high school at Castor more thai
Castor needs them, as Castor is self
sustaining and independent In shor
the majority of the taxpayers in tn
Castor district are ready and Willing
to assume an extra building tax Q
s mills in order to accommodate all tn
students who are coming from the out
laying districts in great numbers, an
will continue TO- enroll in greater ninl
bers each year. The writer is con
6dent that the chief objection to thl
plan is from those citizens chiefly
who no longer have children to at
tend school, and who therefore hav
little school interest, and forget tina
the Christian spirit teaches that MA
should be his brothers keeper, an
that II is the duty and responsibility
Of ALL the citizens Of our dcn,ocrac
to assist in maintaining schools TO
the benefit OF the rising generation t
instruct and enlightened progress:
i've citizenship, which are the bles:
ings that the high school, the people
college, brings to a community.
cannot close this discussion witt
out briefly alluding to the Value
|, a High School Education" The1
+, was a period in the evolution Of o.
splendid public school system, eve
within my own memory, when o,
leading educators had to 60 througl
out our country creating and stinlula
ing school spirit and enthusiast
But we know that that day when pc
pie must be taught the value Of educ
ton has passed into history. Tod
the fathers and mothers realize tn
their greatest responsibility in life
the cultivating Of those God Civ
talents Of their children throu
education, and they are determin
that their sons and daughters sh
have a better and broader opportu
ity than they had, and why?