Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-04-28
A MUCH.NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.

MUCH-NEEDED IMPROVEMENT.
public schools occupy rather peculiar position when the
mental attitude of the people considered There no
the assertion that everybody comedies the absolute necessity
of the system and ready admit the dependence of demo-
cratic institutions upon universal education.
Every community jealous of it's school privileges it wants
good teacher standard school house, it always be-
vang equipment for both mental and physical deve
opment transportation facilities furnished it wants such
as will provide safe comfortable carriage wants books in
such condition will compare with the BEST wants it's school,
located conveniently the ewes and in order to satisfy
point demands schoohouses short 1T values
advantages all lines of school work. buand this
great big "but'-it balks at paying for them.
the favote arguments urged for the acquisition Of
commodities the oft repeated claim that 1--WE
and deserve to material returns In the way
school furnishings"
There minds of taxpayers the idea
the purchasing of paid for taxes exactly
mensurate with the difficulty and resentment attached TO the
payment dollar paid the collector looms mighty big
average citizen and he looks for mposs
BILE return in the way of improvements
schools constitute basis for almighty
upon county officials and these constantly meet with
aforementioned proposition pay ETC., etc."
the face of these calls upon the county echeque these
requests public utilities and convenences the
souny beabord the tax rate Should be above
that probably majority of the think should be
they quick their wants. but think that those in whose
payment of public debts have mysterious
way providing funds All that for people d
pay tax and that furnish ample funds for
lasting for local improvement entirely
with the size Of the taxable basis.
They what they want when they want but put it
to somebody else to pay for-and there you
This situation be psychological problem hard to
solve The future does not hold out time nearby when the
public will say"Gve what want, and will gladly pay
such period would approach too the millennium;
tally would be too nearly putting on Immortality.
The patrons of the public schools in Pocomoke must
pose ready submit classification along with the rest Of
their fellows shut their eyes from which the
wherewa to make the teacher and pupil efficient and comfort
ae operate upon principle that possibly if you
shall receive.
So processing to be human and constituting part of the
great of hoi poo knowingly and brazeny voa
ing implied principles in this article land asking humby if
worthy school board not by exercising of their fl
nancng WISDOM make much needed improvement in the high
school building in CITY,
We refer to the condition that cononts teachers and pupils
the ground domestic manual train
ing departments located.
needs lengthy argument to make those in authority
the need of boards the concrete floor which in
From the standpoint of health first and comfort next the sua
ton plain enough for to understand The hard cold
floor is both strain and physical organiza
on matter how robust and the and children
PEELED to spend hours there it is almost unbearable
this could be reneded those doing would receive the
hearty thanks and commentator Of 1.-THE taxpayers"
THE RAILROAD AND THE FARMER.
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