The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-21
little RESPONSE is MADE TO
APPEAL FOR HI SCHOOL GYM
,oT A SINGLE DONATION HAS
pEEN MADE SINCE TWO AN
NOrrNCED TIL e WEEKS
AGO, PUBLIC INDIFFERENT.

c;,ce the urgent need of a gymna
At the school auditorium was
.,ooht TO the attention of the people
= Dawson three weeks ago it has
boen unnecessary to assign anyone to
.be 1uty of handling and recording
.ortributions in fact, an absolute va
Zion and manager of the high school
oo@Ir9nasium fund are synonymous.
Three weeks ago The News an
.onnred two contributions for this
nYrnose-one of $50 and one of SIS.
PI if possible that the school spirit
:, Dawson is absolutely dead, or must
tba patrons Of the school be asked for
a,,srv penny they give to the great
~ institution of which the city can
bo.st9 1t is not necessary that the
,,orev be paid at present, as the
-,,ork Of construction could not be be-
nnn until the middle of August, at
syhich time every person in Terrell
county should have some money.
a note maturing on August 18th,
an I. O. u. or any means whereby
+be athletic association of the school
oonld have something to show that the
money would be forthcoming when
needed will be sufficient.
This explanation is made as final
,ooea1 to the people of Dawson to
bni1d a gymnasium at the school OF
sufficient size to house good crowd.
Then athletic encounters could be put
on a paying instead of losing basis.
Other towns of much less size than
Dawson have built similar structures
IN similar plans. Marshallville erected
INST such building, and the peach
croo this wear will enclose the present
wooden structure in brick. Little Sale
Civ. smaller than the smallest OF Ter
relis incorporated towns, has build
inc of which a city of 10000 popu-
1ation could feel proud. From the ruins
Of the Montezuma school fire has rls-
en- a handsome structure, and plans
are at present being formulated tor
building a suitable gymnasium Bron-
wood has come along with new
school building The PARROT people,
Individually, are paying corps OF
teachers for an additional two months
to keep the school term on the list OF
nine months schools, and the people
of Dawson are content to see their
building annually accommodating an
increased number of pupils, and go on
year after year with only the replace
ment of broken window panes.
Several business firms in Dawson are
able to give a hundred dollars each,
some individuals as much or more, and
fifty could give fifty dollars each,
while, two hundred could spare from
two to twenty-five dollars. Several
have expressed themselves as being
wiling to give something when the
money is raised, but these contrlbu-
tons will not be necessary if the mon
az needed is given by others. 1t is not
the ones who make gifts after all 9th
ers have Clipped in who show the
proper spirit, but it is those who
start the ball rolling or add to it while
it is small who really have the right
feeling toward the school
Your last chance, folks! You marvel
that your sons and daughters have no
desire to attend the local schools, but
prefer preparatory schools which OF
Ter no better curriculum. Yet, you
sleep over this opportunity OF placing
something on the school campus that
would not only make them feel greater
pride in their own school, but make
it a place to be enjoyed instead OF
dreaded.