The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL A CERTAINTY.
The County Commissioners Made the For
nal Order Monday Establishing
the School

order establishing a county high school
at GOodland.
The school was established in &C
eordanee with house bill No. pa, in
trodueed in the last legislature by
Representative Smith and passed by
both branches. The act provided for
a petition praying for the school to be
presented to the commissioners and
signed by a majority of the voters of
the county before the board could
make the order establishing the school,
and also made necessary a guarantee by
the board of education to furnish
rooms, desks, chairs and heat for the
school.
The petitions have been in circula-
ton for some time and received 459
signatures, the total vote of the county
being approximately 800. The board
Of education submitted their written
guarantee to the commissioners at their
meeting Monday, and with the petitions
at hand, the order was made.
The school will be opened for the fall
: term Of this year, and pupils fro M any
part of the county that have finished
the common school course may enter.
Three courses of three years each will
be provided general, normal and
a collegiate. The general course is de-
signed for those who do not intend to
continue school after graduation; the
normal for teachers and those who
wish to enter the State Normal school,
and the collegiate will prepare stud
ents for entry in the freshman year at
the State university and other institu-
tions of higher learning in the state.
The board of education, with the
assistance of the county superintend-
ent, will control the school, except that
the county commissioners will make
contracts with teachers, fix the length
of the school year and maximum ex-
penditures. Funds will be raised by
levy of not more than two mills on
the dollar on all taxable property IN
the county.
Following is the order establishing
the school made by the commissioners
and the guarantee of the board of
education:
Whereas, 4 petition having been presented to
the board Of county cOmmissiORers-Of -Sharman
county, state of Kansas, signed by majority Of
the electors of said county, as shown by the
poll books of the last preceding general cleo
ton, asking said board Of county commission
ers of said county for an order to establish and
maintain a county high school in district No.
IN the city OF Goodlands Sherman county,
Kansas, at the school house building of and be-
longing to said school district No. IN said city
and
Whereas, The board of education of said
school district No. In said city Of GOOdlaDd,
Sherman county, Kansas, where said county
high school IS by said petition designated and
sought to be esta blished, having given written
guarantee to the said county of Sherman that
said school district No. viii provide suitable
rooms, desks, chairs, stoves or other heating
apparatus, and other necessary apparatus to
carry on said high school so long as said high
school Is maintained In said school district.
1t Is therefore ordered by the board OF county
commissioners Of Sherman county, Kansas, at
county commissioners, that a county high
school be and the same is hereby established in
district No. in the city of GOOdland, Sherman
county, Kansas, at the school building Of and
belonging to said school district as prayed In
said petition.
It is so ordered, all members of said board of
county commissioners concurring therein.
Board of County Commissioners.
ALFRED DAWSON, Chairman,
j. w. GERMAN, Commissioner.
d. W. DuLINGER, Commissioner.
Attest: A. ID. RUM8IEL, County Clerk.
hneE6d6s A p6ElElOQ having Oeen presented to
the board of county commissioners of Sherman
county, state of Kansas, signed by majority of
the electors of said county, as shown by the
poll books of the last preceding general election,
asking said board of county commissioners of
said county for order to eSta blish and main
tain county high school in district No. In the
city of GOOdland, Sherman county, Kansas, al
the school house building of and belonging to
said school district No. in said city.
Now therefore, we, the duly elected, qualified
and acting members of the board of education
OF said school district No. in GoOdland, Sher-
man county, Kansas, do hereby bind said school
district and guarantee unto the county of Sher-
man, that said school district No. viii provide
suitable rooms, desks, chairs, stoves or other
heating apparatus, and other necessary appara-
tuS to carry on said high school so long as SAID
high school Is maintained IN said school dis
trIct No. l. IN GOOdland, Kansas.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands this 18th day of April. 1901.
Z. NJ. MILLISACK.
w. p. BRINKER,
p. j. MCBRIDE,
GEORGE Hess,
&. i. BIDDISOS,
A. d. RUlIAIEL,
Members Board of Education.
Attest: A. D. RUN1EEL. Clerk.
The OmeiaI Route.
The Rock Island road has been
chosen by the Kansas Epworth Lea
guers, as the official route for their