National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-02-14
Our Graded School.


tain ones, to break up our Union School,
What the particular eause Of dissati sfnctioD
Is In all eases, IL ditiicnlt thing to tell. The
prime movers In this matter, however, are men
who have no children 10 send 10 school and
being possessed of considerable property arc
uneasy on the score Of taxes. A glance at tho
records Of the Union District, and the various
reports Of the Prudential Committee, DISCLOSED
the fact that n tax Of 30 cents, on the dollar.
will On an average supper: our Union School,
including the income from buttons, and other
sources. hut hsw Is II that we arc paying u
tax Of ~ cents on the dollar this yeari The
reason Is this, that when the School was start.
I'd In December, Is65, no tax wRs raised Ia de-
| fray the expenses Of running the school, and
at the Annual School Meeting, In March, 1856.
the District WAS IN debt over $4,000 and ut
that time the District only raised u tax Of o.
cents on the dollar. In 1868 the tax was -
cents on tho dollar In 1859, 40 cents. In
1870, 20 cents. In 1871, 81 cents. and in 1872
we raised 80 cents, an average OF 33l cts. per
| year
! In 1871 the tax Of 81 cents on the dollar paid
the current expenses of the school year end
ing April LIST, 1872, aud left a surplus of 2 80 :
20 to he applied on the Indebtedness of the
| District. Ii was thought best to raise tax
enough at the last Sc hool Meeting to pay all
our debt and the current expenses Of this year
so that we might commence our next school
| year free from that debt that had been hang
| ing over us ever since we started the Union
School. The Indebtedness of the District in
March. 1872, was probably not far from $780,
90.
The tax of 20 cents on a dollar Of the grand
| list will pay onr current expenses and leave
quite u Surplus in the Treasury.
80 cents on the dollar will raise
nearly il not quite, sl,G)0.Oo
We get from the Academy about, IJO.W
From tuitons say, -oo.'O
From School money about. l~J.oO
Making our receipts lor the year
about S!N5.oo
The current expenses of this year
viii not probably exceed, 10000
! Last wear they were I.3}l. %
So it will be seen that oar present tax will
| pay our expenses pay our debt and more too
our graded school docs not cost us more on
an average than it costs many districts To
.upport a common District School Dlstr.
No. | raised last March, am informed, 80
cents on the dollar. District No 10 lin Go
shenj 10 cents. No. about 10 cents, aud some
of our school districts in town raise nearly
| 100 cents on dollar,
The tax OF 10 cents on a dollar will not pay
the expenses aud indebtedness in No. 10 into
20 eta OH the dollar so says one Of the tax
payers.
Every one must admit that our Union School
system is good one We have II school
where our children can have an academic edu-
eat ON and lit for College If they see nj. They
have til, advantage OF the large and well ST.
/ l,ctcd Academy library, and all at an expense
loss tian it costs many OF our back districts
| to support Di'trict School.
Shall We throw away all these advantages
and have nothing but common district
school in this ,ill..e, WHAT say you shall
Ne be obliged to send our children away from
home TO get an AcI demic Education, or shall
| we have n school at home for them
Is there u man in hi, village who wants to
have t said tina, this the largest village in
orange IN wv P~F " "~i'fV''
| Graded School !
But says ono /: We find no fault with the
system, but the school is not properly con-
Quoted.
To such We should say, 90 to the Union
District School meeting and correct tue error,
tf there is anyI and not try to break up the
school.
If your town officers are doing wrong will
Won give up your town organization, ar will
YOU 90 to Town Meeting and elect better ones
in their places
There is no village in this State whore there
is Graded School run more successfully or
economically than in bradford.
In the village of St. Johnsbury, it costs 100
cts. on the dollar 10 run a school Of this kind.
and still they keep their school up, and take
pride in it,
Parents who have children to educate, look
| well TO this matter before You decide to rob
your children of the hest legacy you can give
them, a good education. n