The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-01
FRANKS SAYS
SCHOOL PUPILS
HANDICAPPED.
New President Suggests
Kiwanis Aims For
Coming Year
By THOS. H. FRANKS
Kiwapis President for 1885


1885, I wish first to express q
most sincere wish for happier
New Year for each and every in
dividual in Hendersonville and
Henderson county. / hope for
each one greater material bless
ings, especially those who have
been so unfortunate as not to
have an opportunity to cam suffi-
cient money to provide the neces-
sites for physical well-being.
And yet, while economic security
is certainly necessary for the
most satisfactory living, hap
piness is certainly to a large ex-
tent dependent upon the mental
and spiritual qualities of the in
dividual. believe healthy mind
ed individual probably finds more
real happiness in struggling out
of difficulties than in any other
way. .... '..-
The organization of the XII
wants club is designed to cover
and to touch upon all community
building organizations and enter
prises. However, we have usually
concentrated on two or three spe-
cially needed fields of work. Dur
ing the past year a very special
emphasis has been placed upon
work for under-privileged chill
dren. Special detectives for the
year 1885 will be decided upon
shortly by the board of directors
and the committee chairmen, but
it is practically certain that the
club will continue its work for the
under-privileged children. From
every standpoint, there is no
work that a civic club can do that
is better and more promising for
future results than aid for boys
ard girls who have unfortunate
physical handicaps and do not
have parents or friends who can
help them. 1
Speaking Of under-p privileged
children, l personally hope that
the Hcndersonville Kiwanis club
will give very serious conSidera-
ton during 1885 to the condition
of our public schools. The stu
dents in the Hendersonville
schools today are decidedly under
privileged in comparison with the
students of few years ago. This
is a matter OF very greatest con-
Germ to I'll of US. The lack of prop
er educational opportunities now
will forever handicap the hoys
and girls of this community. Bet
ter school facilities later on will
not help the students of the pres
ent.
On account of the drastic cut
in funds provided for the schools,
the efficiency of the schools in
Henrerconville at the present
time is Internationally lower than
il was even two Or three years
ago. and unless something IS done,
the situation will undoubtedly be-
come worse. The success and. we'll
being of the individual as we'll as
the community is absolutely de-
nerdent upon adequate ednca-
tional facilities. This is problem
which challenges the best thought
and effort of the Kiwanis. club
and all Other clubs and organlza-
III. of Jnn6nrSOnVillo.
The Hendersonvillc Kiwanis
cIub has many other inviting OPP
nort,,nities for service in this
section. | won d personally like to
SEQ something substantial done
during the year to help and en-
courage that organization of fine
women who have been trying to
build up and to operate the Pat
ton Memorial hospital. Two years
ago a special committee of the
Kiwanis club composed of DR., }.
G. Bennett, DR.. !. l., Wellington
and H. Walter Fuller cooperated
with a similar committee OF the
Rotary club to promote the pur-
chase and development Of a golf
club. The result is that we Will
have by the summer of this year
a most excellent eighteen-hole
golf course. The help of the NJ
wants club will be needed to make
the golf course a great success
and a most valuable community
asset.
The Kiwanis club could not
sponsor the organization of Girl
Scouts, of course, as it has Boy
Scouts, but | hope the club may
decide to encourage and possibly
aid the ladies in undertaking that
most important work.
The Kiwanis club has just
rounded out a most successful
year, but it is my sincere wish
that, by taking advantage of the
opportunities before us, We may
make the year 1885 the best that
our club has yet known.