their property as
much as it's anyone else's!"
"Excellent," nodded Mr. Morton. "But how do you propose to get
them interested in the use of their property, even if the Board
of Education will permit it?"
"The willingness of the Board of Education can be dropped out
of sight," argued Dick. "The Board is the servant of the people,
and must do what the people want. What Dave and I want to see
is to have the High School gym. turned over to the young working
people of the city in the evening time. Say, two evenings a week
for young men and two evenings for the young women. We believe
it will result in big gains for Gridley. When you put new life
and brighter blood into the toilers, it increases the wealth of
the whole city, doesn't it?"
"I declare, I think it ought to," replied Mr. Morton. "But see
here, how are two boys---or, let us say, two boys and a
submaster---going to bring about any such result as this?"
"By presenting it properly through the leading daily of Gridley,"
replied Prescott, with great promptness.
"Have you received any assurance that Mr. Pollock, of 'The Blade,'
will be for this big scheme of yours?" asked Mr. Morton.
"When we've explained it all, I don't see how he can help being
for it," rejoined Prescott. "If 'The Blade' takes hold and booms
this idea, day in and day out, it won't be very long before evening
gym. classes will be filled to overflowing. And the Board of
Education would have to give way before the pressure.
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