Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-12
Shall TregO Have a High School?

| fl the law and teach the higher branches re-
/ the general fund. The commissioners are
not authorized to make special tax levy for
be very small The expense would not
amount to more than one or two mills of
school tax or from 30 to so cents on a quarter
Section five provides that such school shall
township and almost every district in the
e0obhty has one or more pupils ready for
side country districts as of wa-Keeney. Coli
school would enroll 80 young men and
women e. or fourteen to twenty-one years of
state university. our state normal or the ag-
r1cultural college 1t would also be of great
or two more years to school life and still
wish to fit themselves for Intelligent life on
and for the duties of enlightened citizenship
such a school would also improve our dis
tr1ct teachers and the schools in their charge,
ana return to our taxpayers, in more effect
i've teaching; many times its cost. such a
books for one or two years at just the
Without it they leave school forever and
many OF them do not find other useful en-
ployment for several years and when found
they are often unfit or poorly prepared for If
Just now the question arises what shall we
do with our common school graduates? A
county high school will provide the answer
Within the last year we have passed more
than forty pupils from common school life
Further time spent in district schools with
the average teacher would be "A great waste
OF the SpIendId energy. industry and perse-
verance which these bright boys and girls
nave shown They are anxious for better
opportunities and they worthy of them
Let US give them chance and keep them at
t6at thew lem n years o Longer 1t may be said
experience shows that only one in ten can
cate tn other nine if the money be kept at
home in support of "a county high school
ance than added expense: Away from home hon
the young pupil is almost beyong the reach
Jected to many temptations. With a high
school at the county seat many pupils can
once week or Ofuener
Such "A high school once established would
tunate adjoining counties. and / have no
doubt doubt, "a t great part of the expense of the
schooi couid be paid by the tuition fees they
Section six provides two WAYS in which
such school may be established. A special
election called for the purpose would entail
dollars and require considerable time on the
part OF every citizen who wished to vote for !
in every neighborhood who are sufffcientIY |
interested to spend one day in circulating a !
petition among their neighbors think ali |
persons entitled to vote at district school |
meeting should be given an opportunity to !
sign this petition Let male voters sign in !
the left hand column and females in the |
right am legally advised that this is the
better way The petitions should be ready 1
to present to the county commissioners at
their regular meeting July 5th. l feel as
given an opportunity. In view of the many
1dvantages to be derived ut little or no eX-
pense cannot see how any can fail to do So /
l have tai ked with several citizens of differ
ent helSnDOfhOOdS- parties and professions |
and all have assured me of their hearty sup
port and hope to have yours in aid Of this /
public enterprise.
In conclusion L know of no reason why we t
should not have a county high school. /
have given several reasons in favor of it. | [
have no doubt YOU can think of many others /
L do not know the author of the law who
voted forit nor what in fiuenc put it anon our /
statute books but I am glad to find it there /
We can all endorse I his act of the late legis-
ature and we can all work together regard /
less of personal or political differences Cor I
the good of our young people. Let us have /
the school assured before the annual district
meeting Respectfully.
A. :. PEACOCK
County Supt.