Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-22
OUR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
Public Opinion is Ciystaly=ing
-1p0cnd the Idea that IL is
a Necessity, and MUst
be Speediiy Butt.
A SITE SHOULD DE SELECTED.
And Now is the Time to Buy 1t, While
Land is Cheaper than 1t Ever
Will be Again.


a matter of as much Importance
to the people of the school
district as it is to the residents
Of the town itself, and we are
glad to note the interest they
are manifesting in the matter.
Some there are among us who
pretend that they cannot sec
the necessity for a public
school building, so long as the
Academy building can be util-
lied for public schoolpurposes.
But that is not the point. The
Academy building is private
property, and a public school
is only held there through the
courtesy of the Academy trus-
tees. We want a school build
ing of our own, a school build
ing that shall be public prop
erty-the property of the dist
rict-in which the taxpayers
can take an honest pride, and
have something to show for
the money they pay out every
year for school purposes.
1t is claimed that the reve-
nue. derived from the special
tax voted last spring will not
be enough to do more than
buy a suitable piece Of ground
and build a $500 school house,
and the directors are therefore
10th to put up such a building.
And we think they are right.
A $500 building will not meet
the necessities of this populous
and wealthy district, and it
would be equivalent to throw
ing money away to erect such
q building. But with the mo-
ney they have, let them nego-
tiate for suitable piece Of
land, not a 6X9 lot, but at least
a whole block, and have it fen
ced and planted to trees, and
with the surplus let them pro-
cure plans and estimates of
cost of a school house suited
to the growing necessities of
this town and district. The
cost of such a building need
not exceed $4,000, and the
district can be bonded for that
sum at six per cent. interest,
and the small interest tax will
not be felt. We are not more
anxious to pay extra taxes
than others, nor have we any
money to throw away, but we
earnestly desire to see this
school house proposition carry,
because we know it will inau-
gurate a new era IN our COM
munity in the way Of improv-
ments that will be Of perma-
nent value to the town. We
want to see the children OF
our town who are now growing
up, receive a better and more
thorough education than THEN
parents have. We live in ar
age which demands superior
advantages in education as well
as other matters, and there
surely can be nothing which
could give parents more plea.
sure than the knowledge thai
their children had secured
educations to enable them tc
cope with the rest of the worlc
under any and all circum
stances. They never can de
this unless we open our heart,
and un-loose our purse strings
and give them the much-need
ed advantages.
We ask our school director.
to give this school house pro
position their speedy officia
attention. Let them interview
the taxpayers of the distric
and learn from them that W,
express their views on thi
subject. Let them buy th,
site for the new school hous,
at once, while land is cheap
because Grangeville is goin,
to take a forward jump mex
spring that will surprise every
body, and the money that vii
buy a whole block now, ma,
not then suffice to buy a singl
lot. Now is the time to bu,
the ground, while land is chear