Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1907 — THE PARR HIGH SCHOOL. [ARTICLE]

THE PARR HIGH SCHOOL.

Editor Democrat. Dear Sir —Two weeks ago we noticed that our friend from Fair Oaks was much alarmed about the Parr people wanting a high school. He called it a wheel; in their heads. Now let us have space to answer this gentleman. In the first place, Fair Oaks made a kick for a larger school house and went so far as to secede from the Union, claiming they were entitled to a better house so they could take care of the post-graduates. The trustees were kind enough to build them the best house in the township. The Parr people helped to pay for it, without grumbling. We would like our friend to tell us why he don’t furnish the postgraduates that he claimed when the good house was built for them? The Parr people will furnish the goods if the trustee will furnish the house. We believe in progression; we want our children to get the benefit of good schooling at home; we believe that they make better citizens. There are too many kickers and store-box whittiers. Now, if the gentleman has a better plan than we have he can find plenty of room to use it at Fair Oaks. He also kicks about the gravel roads at Parr. We are proud of them. We built them mostly by donation. The trustee paid for the gravel. We hauled it on half pay. Fair Oaks bad the same chance but turned it down. Most of the gravel roads that are in Fair Oaks was hauled by people that lived near Aix or Parr. Now there are plenty of good people in Fair Oaks that are willing to do the right thing, and we would advise the gentleman to consult them before he accuses people of having a wheel in their heads. We would rather have a wheel than an empty shell. We had the educational meeting the gentleman spoke of and it was a ?;rand success, but our Fair Oaks iriends did not attend. Say, brother, wake up, the wheel of progression is moving. •**